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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 8, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 8, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Mahaffey |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Tony Venzon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Williams | Second Baseman |
| Ruben Amaro | Shortstop |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Pancho Herrera | First Baseman |
| Darrell Johnson | Catcher |
| Ken Walters | Right Fielder |
| Art Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 8, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mahaffey
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Mahaffey
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Mahaffey
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Haddix
Amaro hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Haddix
Demeter hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Mahaffey
Stuart is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Mahaffey
Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Mahaffey
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stuart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Mahaffey
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Amaro covering. It's a double play. Stuart scores. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Haddix
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Haddix
There's a wild pitch. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Haddix
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrera vs. Haddix
Herrera hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Haddix
Johnson 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
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mahaffey
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Mahaffey
Haddix takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Mahaffey
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Mahaffey
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Mahaffey
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Mahaffey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Haddix
Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Haddix
Mahaffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Haddix
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Mahaffey
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mahaffey
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Mahaffey
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Mahaffey
Groat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Haddix
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Haddix
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haddix
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mahaffey
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Mahaffey
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Mahaffey
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Mahaffey
There goes Mazeroski. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Mazeroski steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Mahaffey
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Mahaffey
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Haddix
Herrera hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haddix
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Haddix
Walters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahaffey vs. Haddix
Mahaffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Mahaffey
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mahaffey
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Mahaffey
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mahaffey
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Haddix
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Haddix
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Haddix
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mahaffey
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Mahaffey
Haddix strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mahaffey
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haddix
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Haddix. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrera vs. Haddix
Herrera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Haddix
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Haddix
Walters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Walters reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malkmus vs. Haddix
Bobby Malkmus pinch hits for Art Mahaffey.
Malkmus strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Malkmus out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Baldschun
Jack Baldschun now pitching.
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Baldschun
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Baldschun
Stuart bunts towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Hoak moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Baldschun
Clemente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Baldschun
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Skinner scores. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Baldschun
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it and throws to second for the out. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Baldschun
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haddix vs. Baldschun
Haddix hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Haddix reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Mazeroski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Baldschun
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Haddix
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Haddix
Demeter hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Haddix
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Brown
Paul Brown now pitching.
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Brown
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Brown
Stuart is hit by the pitch. Hoak moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Brown
Rocky Nelson pinch runs for Dick Stuart.
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Brown
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Brown
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera fields it and throws to second for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Brown
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 10 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haddix
Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Joe Christopher now playing right field.
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Haddix
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haddix
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1961, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 0 1 0 Williams G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 5 2 3 1 Amaro R, ss 4 0 1 0
Skinner B, lf 4 2 1 0 Demeter D, cf 4 0 1 0
Stuart D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Walls L, lf 4 0 1 0
Nelson R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Smith C, 3b 4 1 2 0
Clemente R, rf 3 1 0 1 Herrera P, 1b 4 1 1 1
Christopher J, rf 0 0 0 0 Johnson D, c 4 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 5 1 5 4 Walters K, rf 3 0 2 1
Groat D, ss 5 1 0 0 Mahaffey A, p 1 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 5 2 2 1 Malkmus B, ph 1 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 3 0 1 2 Baldschun J, p 0 0 0 0
Brown P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 13 9 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 010 011 052 -- 10
Philadelphia 000 010 100 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey A (L) 7.0 6 3 3 1 2
Baldschun J 1.0 5 5 5 1 0
Brown P 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
E -- Haddix H
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Walters K, Haddix H
HR -- Herrera P, Burgess S
SB -- Mazeroski B
SH -- Stuart D
SF -- Clemente R
HBP -- by Mahaffey A (Stuart D), by Brown P (Stuart D)
WP -- Haddix H
T -- 2:27
A -- 0
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