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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 7, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Francis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,967 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Earl Francis | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 7, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Koufax
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a line drive into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Francis
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Francis
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Francis
Davis takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Francis
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam catches it and throws to first to double up Hoak. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Francis
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Francis covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Francis
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Francis
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Francis
Koufax takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Francis
Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Koufax moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Francis
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Davis reaches second base with a double. Koufax scores. Wills goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Francis
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francis vs. Koufax
Francis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Koufax
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Francis
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Francis
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Francis
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Francis
Koufax hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Francis
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Francis
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Francis
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Koufax
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Earl Francis.
Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Koufax
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Green
Fred Green now pitching.
Davis hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Green
Larker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Green
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Green
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Koufax vs. Green
Koufax takes first base on ball four. Larker moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Larker scores. Spencer scores. Koufax moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Labine
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koufax scores. Wills moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Labine
Davis takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Labine
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Labine
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Labine
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Labine
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Labine
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Koufax covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Labine
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Labine
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Labine
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Labine
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Koufax
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Koufax
Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Face
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Face
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Koufax
Ron Fairly now playing right field. Tommy Davis now playing left field.
Stuart hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Stuart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 0 2 0 Wills M, ss 5 1 1 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 3 1
Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 1 Davis W, cf 3 0 2 2
Stuart D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 1 2 2 Fairly R, rf 0 0 0 0
Cimoli G, lf 4 0 0 0 Davis T, rf-lf 5 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Larker N, 1b 5 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 3b 2 2 1 0
Francis E, p 1 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 1 1 2
Christopher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 2 2 0 0
Green F, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 34 7 9 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 002 -- 3
Los Angeles 040 030 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Francis E (L) 4.0 5 4 4 5 2
Green F 0.2 1 3 0 2 0
Labine C 2.1 3 0 0 1 3
Face R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 7
E -- Mazeroski B
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Los Angeles 11
2B -- Davis W, Stuart D
HR -- Clemente R, Roseboro J, Hoak D
T -- 2:32
A -- 19967
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