Pirates @ Cardinals
September 2, 1963

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Pirates 1 10 2
Cardinals 6 12 0
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Pirates 2 11 2
Cardinals 6 12 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .273
OBP .500 .322
At Bats 4 455
Hits 2 124
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 48

Ron Taylor Season Stats

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8 6 8
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Sportsman's Park - September 2, 1963
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Triple
Ron Taylor
Tim McCarver
Bill White
Julian Javier
Ken Boyer
Dick Groat
Gary Kolb
Curt Flood
George Altman
Bill Virdon
Ron Brand
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. Brand goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ron Brand pinch runs for Jerry Lynch. Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Harvey Haddix. Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bailey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 8 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Altman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stargell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gary Kolb now playing left field. Burgess hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 7 Boyer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harvey Haddix now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schofield. Groat moves to second.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schofield for the out.
Top 7 Ted Savage pinch hits for Earl Francis. Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor strikes out. There goes McCarver. He's safe. There goes Altman. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. McCarver moves to third.
Bottom 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a popup towards third. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor bunts in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Francis hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Virdon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schofield for the out.
Bottom 2 Earl Francis now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gibbon strikes out.
Top 2 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Clendenon reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Musial reaches second base with a double. Javier scores.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Burgess strikes out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schofield is called out on strikes.