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August 13, 1961

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Phillies 3 10 4
Pirates 13 15 0
Top 7 R H E
Phillies 3 10 4
Pirates 13 15 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .270
OBP .667 .325
At Bats 3 196
Hits 2 53
• Singles 2 39
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 34

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

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3 6 0
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Forbes Field - August 13, 1961
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Strikeout
Tom Sturdivant
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Schofield
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Wes Covington
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Covington strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dick Schofield now playing third base. Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive off the glove of Amaro, and into shallow left field. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Groat reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stuart tags and scores. Clemente tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Dallas Green now pitching. Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Skinner scores. Stuart moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Hoak moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Sturdivant scores. Virdon moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Mazeroski scores. Sturdivant moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Sturdivant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jack Baldschun now pitching. Groat hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Don Demeter pinch hits for Chris Short. Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Amaro hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dalrymple hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Covington throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Clemente, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Covington trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Taylor scores.
Top 5 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Callison goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Amaro.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Taylor scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Chris Short now pitching. Sturdivant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Elmer Valo pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Valo 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 4 Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dalrymple moves to second.
Top 4 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Walls hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski catches it and throws to first to double up Gonzalez.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart scores.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stuart moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Covington 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 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to second.
Top 3 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Buzhardt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 2 Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Walls reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the mound. Buzhardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields the ball and throws to second. Amaro drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Amaro. Skinner scores.
Bottom 1 Clemente is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores. Skinner tags and moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 1 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Callison strikes out.