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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
May 20, 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 May 20, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1961 |
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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 | May 20, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Gibbon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 12,547 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Joe Gibbon | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Malkmus | Second Baseman |
Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
Bobby Smith | Right Fielder |
Charley Smith | Shortstop |
Jim Woods | Third Baseman |
Ken Walters | First Baseman |
Cal Neeman | Catcher |
Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
May 20, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malkmus vs. Gibbon
Malkmus strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gibbon
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner 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. Gibbon
Demeter is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Roberts
Stuart 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: ---
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibbon
Smith 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, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibbon
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Gibbon
Woods 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: 1--
Walters vs. Gibbon
Walters hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Roberts
Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Roberts
Gibbon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Roberts
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gibbon
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gibbon
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malkmus vs. Gibbon
Malkmus 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 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walters scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Roberts
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gibbon
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Gibbon
Demeter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gibbon
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Gibbon
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Gibbon
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Roberts
Gibbon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woods fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Gibbon
Walters hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gibbon
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gibbon
Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Roberts
Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Roberts
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malkmus vs. Gibbon
Malkmus strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gibbon
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Gibbon
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Roberts
Gibbon hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a fly ball towards left. Callison settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Callison. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Roberts
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibbon
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibbon
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Gibbon
Woods is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Gibbon
Walters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Gibbon
Lee Walls pinch hits for Cal Neeman.
Walls strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Roberts
Choo Choo Coleman now catching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Roberts
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gibbon
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Robin Roberts.
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malkmus vs. Gibbon
Malkmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Gibbon
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. Malkmus moves to third. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching. Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Don Demeter.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Labine
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malkmus scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Labine
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Baldschun
Jack Baldschun now pitching. Bobby Del Greco now playing center field.
Labine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Baldschun
Virdon hits a line drive towards first. Walters reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Baldschun
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woods fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Labine
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Labine
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Labine
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Labine
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Walters moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herrera vs. Shantz
Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Bobby Malkmus. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Clay Dalrymple.
Herrera hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walters tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Shantz
Callison takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching. Tony Taylor pinch hits for Jack Baldschun.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 5 0 1 0 Malkmus B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 0 Dalrymple C, ph 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 0 Herrera P, ph 0 0 0 1 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Callison J, lf 4 0 1 1 Clemente R, rf 4 1 0 0 Demeter D, cf 3 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 1 3 1 Gonzalez T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 1 1 2 Baldschun J, p 0 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Taylor T, ph 1 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 3 0 0 0 Smith B, rf 4 0 1 1 Labine C, p 1 0 0 0 Smith C, ss 4 0 2 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Woods J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Walters K, 1b 4 1 1 0 Neeman C, c 2 0 0 0 Walls L, ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman C, c 1 0 1 0 Roberts R, p 2 0 0 0 Del Greco B, ph-cf 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 35 3 8 3 Pittsburgh 001 101 010 -- 4 Philadelphia 000 000 021 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Gibbon J (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 1 9 Labine C 1.1 1 1 0 1 0 Shantz B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Face R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Roberts R (L) 8.0 10 4 4 1 4 Baldschun J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Smith B, Callison J, Groat D DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 9 HR -- Mazeroski B, Hoak D, Burgess S SF -- Hoak D, Herrera P T -- 2:11 A -- 12547
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