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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 21, 1960
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 21, 1960 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1960 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 21, 1960 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 21,292 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
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 |
Vern Law | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 21, 1960
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Law
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Law
White hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Law
Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Law
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Law
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Flood moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Law
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to home to get Flood. Grammas moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Law
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to home to get Grammas. Gibson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Gibson
Law bunts between the mound and first base. Gibson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Law for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Law
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Law
Sawatski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Law
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Law
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Law
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Gibson
Law bunts towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Law
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Law
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Law
Sawatski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Law
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Law
Daryl Spencer pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Daryl Spencer now playing shortstop.
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Gibson
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Law moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Broglio
Ernie Broglio now pitching.
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Law
George Crowe pinch hits for Ernie Broglio.
Crowe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Law
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Law
White hits a popup towards the mound. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Duliba
John Glenn now playing center field. Bob Duliba now pitching. Curt Flood now playing third base.
Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Duliba
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Duliba
Burgess hits a popup towards third. Flood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Law
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Law
Sawatski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Law
Curt Simmons pinch runs for Carl Sawatski.
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Face spins and fires to second, with Groat covering, and Simmons is picked off. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Face
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Face
Stan Musial pinch hits for John Glenn.
Musial strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/21/1960 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 3 1 1 1 Cunningham J, rf 4 0 2 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 2 White B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Skinner B, lf 3 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Duliba B, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 3 1 1 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Sawatski C, c 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0 Simmons C, pr 0 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf-3b 3 0 2 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 2 3 0 Grammas A, ss 2 0 0 0 Law V, p 1 0 0 0 Spencer D, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0 Broglio E, p 0 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0 Glenn J, cf 0 0 0 0 Musial S, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 29 3 7 3 St.Louis 000 100 001 -- 2 Pittsburgh 001 020 00x -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gibson B (L) 6.1 7 3 3 2 2 Broglio E 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Duliba B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Law V (W)* 8.0 8 2 2 1 5 Face R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Mazeroski B, Virdon B LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6 3B -- White B SH -- Law V 2 SF -- Moryn W T -- 2:23 A -- 21292
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