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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 30, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 30, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Jackson |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 7,158 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Al Forman 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Donn Clendenon | Right Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Don Leppert | Catcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Al Jackson | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 30, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jackson
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Jackson
Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jay
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jay
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Jay
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jackson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Jay
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jay
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jay
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. Jay
There goes Hoak. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Hoak steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leppert vs. Jay
Leppert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jay
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Jackson
Jay strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jackson
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jay
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jay
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Jay
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Jay
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jay
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Jackson
Post strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jay
Hoak hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Jay
Leppert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jay
Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Coleman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Jackson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynch vs. Jackson
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Joey Jay.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Jackson
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hunt
Elio Chacon now playing second base. Ken Hunt now pitching. Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop.
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Post picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Post. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Hunt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clendenon vs. Hunt
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Hunt
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Hunt
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hunt
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. Hunt
Leppert hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Jackson
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jackson
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Hunt
Joe Gaines now playing center field.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hunt
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Hunt
Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Hunt
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Hunt
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field. Gaines picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gaines. Mazeroski scores. Virdon goes all the way around to score. Clendenon moves all the way to home. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hunt
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Jackson
Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Post reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Jackson
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Post scores. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chacon vs. Jackson
Chacon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon throws the ball in to Stuart who tags Chacon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Freese scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gernert vs. Jackson
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Ken Hunt.
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Jackson
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Jackson
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Henry
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. Henry
Leppert strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Henry
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Jackson
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Henry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Henry
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Henry
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Henry
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Henry
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jackson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Jackson
Jim Maloney pinch runs for Jerry Zimmerman.
Chacon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maloney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cook vs. Jackson
Cliff Cook pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Cook is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Jackson
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/1961 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 5 2 1 0 Hunt K, p 0 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 0 1 0 Gernert D, ph 0 1 0 0 Clendenon D, rf 5 3 4 2 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 5 2 2 4 Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0 Kasko E, ss 2 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 1 2 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 1 3 Leppert D, c 4 1 1 2 Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 2 3 1 Gaines J, cf 1 0 0 0 Jackson A, p 3 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 0 Post W, rf 4 1 1 0 Freese G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Coleman G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Zimmerman J, c 4 1 2 1 Maloney J, pr 0 0 0 0 Jay J, p 1 0 0 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 1 1 Chacon E, 2b 2 0 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 10 6 38 11 14 9 Cincinnati 000 010 500 -- 6 Pittsburgh 022 133 00x -- 11 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Jay J (L) 4.0 5 5 5 1 4 Hunt K 2.0 6 6 4 1 1 Henry B 2.0 3 0 0 0 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Jackson A (W) 9.0 10 6 6 1 6 E -- Groat D, Post W, Gaines J LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Mazeroski B, Post W, Zimmerman J 3B -- Coleman G HR -- Leppert D, Stuart D 2, Mazeroski B, Cardenas L SB -- Hoak D T -- 2:22 A -- 7158
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