Cardinals @ Pirates
May 17, 1961

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Cardinals 3 12 2
Pirates 4 7 2
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Cardinals 3 12 2
Pirates 4 7 2

Ken Boyer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .307
OBP .500 .404
At Bats 4 88
Hits 2 27
• Singles 2 21
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 11

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 4
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Forbes Field - May 17, 1961
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Roy Face
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ken Boyer
Julian Javier
Don Taussig

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 12 2 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 2 9
Winning Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Losing Pitcher Ernie Broglio
Save Roy Face
Game Winning RBI Smoky Burgess
Attendance 17,691
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Charlie James. McDermott hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Don Taussig pinch runs for Red Schoendienst. Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taussig moves to second.
Top 9 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Ernie Broglio. Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Face hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier.
Bottom 8 Carl Sawatski now catching. Bill White now playing first base. Don Landrum now playing center field. Joe Cunningham now playing right field. CharNelson 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 8 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Hal Smith. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill White pinch hits for Curt Flood. White hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Landrum pinch runs for Stan Musial. Roy Face now pitching. Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson fields the ball and throws to Mizell covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Skinner 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 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 James hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Broglio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Skinner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spencer is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Musial hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Boyer scores. Musial moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Mizell fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mizell. Boyer moves to second.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 James hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cunningham tags and scores.
Top 5 Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Cunningham reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mizell bunts towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Broglio hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 3 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mizell strikes out.
Top 3 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James moves to third.
Top 3 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clemente strikes out.
Top 2 Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Smith is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Flood reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. There goes Spencer trying to get to third. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat, who relays the ball to Hoak who tags Spencer for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to second.
Top 2 Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon strikes out.
Top 1 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cunningham for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.