Pirates @ Giants
June 9, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 6 11 2
Giants 9 13 0
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 6 11 2
Giants 9 13 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .299
OBP .750 .333
At Bats 3 204
Hits 2 61
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 20

Bobby Bolin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 5
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Candlestick Park - June 9, 1961
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Walk
Bobby Bolin
Ed Bailey
Orlando Cepeda
Chuck Hiller
Joey Amalfitano
Eddie Bressoud
Harvey Kuenn
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
Dick Groat
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Groat takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Christopher pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Christopher is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bolin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Bailey hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cepeda 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. Hiller scores. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Mays reaches second base with a double. Amalfitano scores. Hiller moves to third.
Bottom 7 Roy Face now pitching. Kuenn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Hiller takes first base on ball four. Amalfitano moves to second.
Bottom 7 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Skinner moves to second.
Top 7 Skinner is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Bobby Bolin now pitching. Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores.
Top 7 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Groat scores.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Marichal 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 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bressoud hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Haddix is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hiller tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Mays is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Hiller moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hiller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Amalfitano hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Skinner is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Top 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Alou. The throw from Smith and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Haddix hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hiller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Marichal 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 2 There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bressoud scores.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Groat. Bressoud moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hiller fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Haddix trapped. There's the throw back to Hiller who tags Haddix for the double play.
Top 2 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hiller strikes out.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Hoak moves to second.
Top 1 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Nelson scores. Skinner moves to third.
Top 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Top 1 Nelson takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.