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July 2, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 6 8 2
Pirates 7 12 2
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Giants 6 8 2
Pirates 7 12 2

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .341
OBP .500 .373
At Bats 3 270
Hits 1 92
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 43

Mike McCormick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 0
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Forbes Field - July 2, 1961
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Walk
Mike McCormick
Ed Bailey
Jim Marshall
Chuck Hiller
Jim Davenport
Eddie Bressoud
Harvey Kuenn
Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
Roberto Clemente
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Clemente takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Groat hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kuenn chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Bressoud. Bressoud fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bressoud. Virdon goes all the way around to score. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. Nelson scores.
Bottom 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Don Leppert. Mike McCormick now pitching. Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan scores. Nelson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sam Jones now pitching. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Logan moves to third.
Bottom 8 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Harvey Haddix. Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Christopher is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jim Marshall now playing first base. Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Hiller scores. Mays moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Harvey Haddix now pitching. Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for Willie McCovey. Amalfitano hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuenn for the out. Hiller moves to second.
Top 8 Hiller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Dell hits a popup in front of the plate. Leppert catches it and throws to first to double up Bressoud.
Top 7 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Cepeda scores.
Top 7 Davenport bunts towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Bailey goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Al McBean now pitching. Don Leppert now catching. Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski.
Bottom 6 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Vern Law. Billy O'Dell now pitching. Don Leppert pinch hits for Walt Moryn. Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bob Skinner pinch runs for Hal Smith. Jack Sanford now pitching. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores.
Bottom 6 Christopher bunts towards the mound. LeMay fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 LeMay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bressoud hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Davenport is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Christopher trying to get to home. Mays throws the ball in to Bailey who tags Christopher who's trying to score from second, for the out. Smith moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Hoak scores. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 4 Christopher takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Law fires to first and picks off Cepeda.
Top 4 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bailey hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hiller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 LeMay strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hiller is called out on strikes.