Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Pirates 15 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
July 6, 1961

(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 6, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 15 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 6, 1961 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 15 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 15
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBob Friend  
Losing PitcherDick Ellsworth  
Save 
Game Winning RBIRoberto Clemente 

Game Info

DateJuly 6, 1961 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Friend  
Home Starting PitcherDick Ellsworth  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Forman
1B: Frank Dascoli
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Tony Venzon

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Dick Stuart  First Baseman 
Johnny Logan  Third Baseman 
Joe Christopher  Left Fielder 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Bob Friend  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Heist  Center Fielder 
Jerry Kindall  Second Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
George Altman  Right Fielder 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Ed Bouchee  First Baseman 
Dick Ellsworth  Pitcher 
El Tappe  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs - July 6, 1961 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others


All Plays in Game (back to top)

Pirates 15 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
July 6, 1961

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Bottom 9


Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version


Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/6/1961, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Virdon B, cf          6  1  2  1   Heist A, cf           2  0  0  0   
Groat D, ss           5  4  2  1   Ashburn R, ph-cf      3  0  1  1   
Clemente R, rf        5  4  5  5   Kindall J, 2b         5  0  0  0   
Stuart D, 1b          6  1  4  2   Banks E, ss           5  0  2  0   
Logan J, 3b           6  0  1  2   Altman G, rf          4  0  2  0   
Christopher J, lf     6  1  2  0   Williams B, lf        3  0  1  0   
Smith H, c            4  2  1  2   Santo R, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Mazeroski B, 2b       5  1  2  0   Taylor S, c           4  1  1  0   
Friend B, p           4  1  1  1   Bouchee E, 1b         3  1  2  1   
                                   Ellsworth D, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Anderson B, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Will B, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Drott D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Wright M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bertell D, ph         1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 15 20 14                        37  3 11  2

Pittsburgh       001 212 540 -- 15
Chicago          000 001 002 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Friend B (W)          9.0 11  3  3  2  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D (L)       3.1  8  3  3  0  4
Anderson B            2.2  4  3  2  2  2
Drott D               0.2  1  3  3  3  0
Wright M              1.0  6  6  6  1  0
Brewer J              1.1  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Santo R 2, Friend B, Bouchee E
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Chicago 9
2B -- Clemente R, Altman G, Smith H, Stuart D, Taylor S, Logan J, Bertell D
3B -- Christopher J
HR -- Clemente R
WP -- Ellsworth D
T -- 3:08
A -- 0

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score