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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 6, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on June 6, 1962 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 6, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 6, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Moeller |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Gibbon |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 13,667 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Mel Steiner |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
Larry Burright | Second Baseman |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Joe Moeller | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | 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 |
Joe Gibbon | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 6, 1962
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibbon
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gibbon
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Moeller
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Moeller
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Moeller
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. Moeller
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Gibbon
Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski catches it and throws to first to double up Davis. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibbon
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Moeller
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moeller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Moeller
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Moeller
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Moeller
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gibbon vs. Moeller
Gibbon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibbon for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Gibbon
Burright hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Gibbon
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Gibbon
Moeller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gibbon
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Sherry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Gibbon
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sherry scores. There goes Wills trying to get to third. Skinner throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Wills for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Moeller
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Moeller
Groat hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Moeller
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Stuart vs. Moeller
Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Moeller
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Moeller
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Moeller covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gibbon
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Moeller
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moeller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Moeller
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Moeller
Gibbon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Moeller
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibbon
Fairly hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Gibbon
Burright bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Gibbon
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Moeller
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Moeller
Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Moeller
Stuart hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Moeller
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to home to get Groat. Stuart moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Moeller
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. Moeller
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Gibbon
Moeller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibbon
Wills bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gibbon
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Moeller
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Moeller
Gibbon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Moeller
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Moeller
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis bunts and there's an error on the play. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Gibbon
Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski catches it and throws to second with Groat covering, to double up Davis. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Gibbon
Fairly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Gibbon
Burright hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Moeller
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Moeller
Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Moeller
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Gibbon
Sherry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Gibbon
Moeller bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Sherry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Gibbon
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sherry scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Gibbon
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gibbon
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
There goes Davis. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lamabe
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Moeller
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Moeller
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Moeller
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lamabe
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Lamabe
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burright vs. Lamabe
Burright strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Lamabe
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Moeller
Tim Harkness now playing first base. Ron Fairly now playing right field. Dick Schofield pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
Schofield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Moeller
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Moeller
Groat takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Moeller
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schofield scores. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Roebuck
Donn Clendenon pinch runs for Dick Stuart.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright fields it and throws to second for the out. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/6/1962 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Wills M, ss 4 1 1 1 Virdon B, cf 4 0 2 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Groat D, ss 3 1 0 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 2 1 Skinner B, lf 5 0 2 1 Davis T, lf 3 1 1 0 Stuart D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Howard F, rf 4 0 0 0 Clendenon D, pr 0 0 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Fairly R, 1b-rf 3 1 1 2 Burgess S, c 3 0 1 1 Burright L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sherry N, c 4 2 2 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Moeller J, p 2 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 3 0 1 0 Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Schofield D, ph 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 8 5 35 3 9 3 Los Angeles 001 000 220 -- 5 Pittsburgh 000 010 002 -- 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Moeller J (W) 8.1 8 3 3 7 3 Roebuck E 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Gibbon J (L) 7.2 8 5 2 0 3 Lamabe J 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Groat D, Mazeroski B DP -- Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 12 HR -- Fairly R SB -- Davis W SH -- Davis T, Moeller J T -- 2:44 A -- 13667
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