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Dodgers 9 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
June 27, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on June 27, 1961 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 27, 1961 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 9 H: 16 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 16
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherTurk Farrell  
Losing PitcherBob Friend  
SaveLarry Sherry  
Game Winning RBIDuke Snider 

Game Info

DateJune 27, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Podres  
Home Starting PitcherBob Friend  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance25,936 
Time of Game3 hours 6 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tom Gorman
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Vinnie Smith
3B: Mel Steiner

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Center Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Johnny Podres  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

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

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Dodgers 9 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
June 27, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/27/1961 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Wills M, ss           4  2  2  0   Virdon B, cf          5  1  2  1   
Gilliam J, 3b         4  2  3  1   Logan J, ss           5  0  1  0   
Snider D, rf          3  1  2  1   Clemente R, rf        5  1  4  1   
Windhorn G, ph-rf     0  0  0  0   Stuart D, 1b          5  2  1  1   
Moon W, lf            4  1  2  2   Hoak D, 3b            4  0  2  0   
Aspromonte B, ph      1  0  0  0   Christopher J, lf     4  0  2  1   
Davis W, cf           0  0  0  0   Smith H, c            4  0  1  0   
Davis T, cf-lf        2  2  1  0   Schofield D, 2b       4  0  1  0   
Larker N, 1b          3  1  1  2   Friend B, p           1  0  0  0   
Hodges G, ph-1b       2  0  1  0   Green F, p            0  0  0  0   
Roseboro J, c         4  0  3  3   Skinner B, ph         0  1  0  0   
Neal C, 2b            4  0  0  0   Mizell V, p           0  0  0  0   
Podres J, p           2  0  0  0   Groat D, ph           1  0  0  0   
Farrell T, p          1  0  0  0   Shantz B, p           0  0  0  0   
Sherry L, p           2  0  1  0   Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Labine C, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  9 16  9                        39  5 14  4

Los Angeles      204 100 101 --  9
Pittsburgh       102 100 100 --  5

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Podres J              2.2  6  3  3  0  3
Farrell T (W)         3.2  6  2  1  2  2
Sherry L (S)          2.2  2  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Friend B (L)          2.1  8  6  6  0  1
Green F               1.2  4  1  1  2  0
Mizell V              2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Shantz B              2.0  3  1  0  1  1
Labine C              1.0  1  1  1  1  0

E -- Gilliam J, Christopher J, Davis T, Neal C
DP -- Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Larker N, Logan J, Virdon B
3B -- Stuart D, Wills M
HR -- Virdon B
SB -- Davis T
SH -- Davis T, Snider D, Wills M, Gilliam J
SF -- Roseboro J
WP -- Green F
T -- 3:06
A -- 25936

    

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