Cardinals @ Pirates
June 17, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 9 2
Pirates 9 11 2
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 9 2
Pirates 9 11 2

Alex Grammas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .189
OBP .250 .295
At Bats 3 53
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 6

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 1
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Forbes Field - June 17, 1961
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Bobby Shantz
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Dick Schofield
Johnny Logan
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Joe Christopher
Alex Grammas
Carl Warwick
Tim McCarver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 2 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 11 2 8
Winning Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Losing Pitcher Ernie Broglio
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Walt Moryn
Attendance 15,436
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. Lillis scores. McCarver moves to second.
Top 9 Charlie James pinch hits for Mickey McDermott. James hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third.
Top 9 Lillis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Lillis reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores.
Top 9 Johnny Logan now playing third base. Taussig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Taussig reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis has Shantz trapped. There's the throw to McCarver and over to Boyer, who tags Shantz for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Shantz moves to third. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mickey McDermott now pitching. Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Shantz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Shantz reaches second base with a double. Schofield scores.
Bottom 8 Schofield hits a line drive to right field. Taussig throws towards first. White fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Hoak scores. Schofield moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 There goes Hoak. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Hoak steals second.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Christopher now playing right field. Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. Stuart moves to third.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Stuart reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Warwick hits a line drive towards the mound. Shantz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McDaniel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis moves to second.
Top 7 McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lillis is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive towards the mound. Shantz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 6 Grammas strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grammas out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Warwick strikes out.
Top 5 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lillis hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taussig hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess scores.
Bottom 3 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second.
Top 3 Grammas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out.
Top 3 Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig. Groat reaches second base with a double. Schofield scores.
Bottom 2 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Shantz bunts towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 2 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McCarver hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lillis hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to third.
Top 2 Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Musial reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Moryn moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 White strikes out.
Top 1 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.