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Phillies 12 @ Pirates 11
Forbes Field
June 23, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 23, 1961 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 12 to 11.

Game Summary

DateJune 23, 1961 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 12 H: 16 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 12
Hits: 16
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 11 H: 15 E: 4 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherKen Lehman  
Losing PitcherEarl Francis  
SaveFrank Sullivan  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJune 23, 1961 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherRobin Roberts  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Gibbon  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance16,170 
Time of Game3 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Ed Vargo

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Del Greco  Center Fielder 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Ken Walters  Right Fielder 
Pancho Herrera  First Baseman 
Don Demeter  Left Fielder 
Charley Smith  Third Baseman 
Jimmie Coker  Catcher 
Ruben Amaro  Shortstop 
Robin Roberts  Pitcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Dick Stuart  First Baseman 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Don Leppert  Catcher 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Joe Gibbon  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

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Phillies 12 @ Pirates 11
Forbes Field
June 23, 1961

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         Game of 6/23/1961 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Del Greco B, cf       6  1  1  0   Virdon B, cf          6  1  3  2   
Taylor T, 2b          5  2  3  0   Groat D, ss           4  1  1  0   
Walters K, rf         3  0  1  0   Labine C, p           0  0  0  0   
Gonzalez T, ph-rf     2  2  2  1   Face R, p             0  0  0  0   
Herrera P, 1b         3  2  2  1   Francis E, p          0  0  0  0   
Demeter D, lf         5  3  2  4   Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Smith C, 3b           5  1  1  2   Skinner B, lf         4  1  2  3   
Coker J, c            3  0  1  0   Stuart D, 1b          5  0  1  0   
Callison J, ph        1  0  0  0   Clemente R, rf        5  2  3  1   
Lehman K, p           1  1  0  0   Hoak D, 3b            3  2  1  0   
Sullivan F, p         0  0  0  0   Leppert D, c          5  1  0  0   
Amaro R, ss           2  0  1  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       4  2  2  2   
Valo E, ph            0  0  0  0   Gibbon J, p           2  0  1  1   
Malkmus B, pr-ss      0  0  0  1   Moryn W, ph           1  1  1  0   
Roberts R, p          1  0  0  0   Logan J, ss           1  0  0  0   
Baldschun J, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Woods J, ph           1  0  1  0                                      
Owens J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Smith B, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Green D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Dalrymple C, ph-c     2  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 12 16  9                        41 11 15  9

Philadelphia     000 002 046 -- 12
Pittsburgh       213 030 200 -- 11

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roberts R             2.2  8  6  6  2  1
Baldschun J           1.1  0  0  0  0  0
Owens J               2.0  4  3  2  1  2
Green D               1.0  3  2  2  0  1
Lehman K (W)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Sullivan F (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibbon J              7.0  7  2  2  2  4
Labine C*             0.0  3  4  4  1  0
Face R+               1.0  5  4  2  1  1
Francis E (L)         1.0  1  2  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 9th

E -- Smith C, Coker J, Herrera P, Hoak D, Leppert D 2, Skinner B
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Groat D, Clemente R 2, Stuart D, Demeter D
3B -- Skinner B, Gibbon J
HR -- Demeter D
SB -- Virdon B
SH -- Gibbon J
SF -- Mazeroski B, Malkmus B
HBP -- by Green D (Groat D)
PB -- Coker J
T -- 3:05
A -- 16170

    

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