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Pirates
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 14, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 14, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 14, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 14,648 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Stan Landes |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 14, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Buhl
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Buhl
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Buhl
Skinner hits a line drive towards first. Adcock catches it and steps on first to double up Virdon. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Haddix
Cimoli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Haddix
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Haddix
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Buhl
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Buhl
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Buhl
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Buhl
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Buhl
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Haddix
Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Haddix
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Haddix
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Haddix
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Buhl
Haddix hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Buhl
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Buhl
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skinner vs. Cloninger
Tony Cloninger now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skinner vs. Cloninger
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon scores. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. Cloninger
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Cloninger
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bolling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Haddix
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Haddix
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Haddix
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Haddix
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Cloninger
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Cloninger
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Cloninger
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Haddix
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Haddix
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Aaron goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Haddix
Torre strikes out. There goes Adcock. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Haddix
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores. Torre goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cloninger vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Cloninger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. McBean
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. McBean
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Cloninger
McBean strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Cloninger
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Cloninger
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Cloninger
Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McBean
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McBean
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. McBean
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. McBean
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. McBean
Torre takes first base on ball four. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. McBean
McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Adcock scores. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cloninger vs. McBean
Cloninger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cimoli vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Cimoli 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
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Cloninger
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cloninger
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Cloninger
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Cloninger
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Cloninger
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Labine
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Labine
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Labine
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Labine
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Labine
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Cloninger
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Cloninger
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Cloninger
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Cloninger
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Shantz
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Shantz
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Cloninger
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cloninger
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Cloninger
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Shantz
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Shantz
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Shantz
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Shantz
Aaron 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, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Shantz
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Cloninger
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Cloninger
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Cloninger
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Schofield strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0 Cimoli G, cf 4 0 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Bolling F, 2b 5 1 1 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 2 2 2 Stuart D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Aaron H, rf 4 2 2 0 Clemente R, rf 3 1 1 1 Adcock J, 1b 5 2 3 1 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 0 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Torre J, c 3 1 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 2 4 Haddix H, p 1 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 0 0 0 0 McBean A, p 1 0 0 0 Cloninger T, p 3 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 6 3 35 8 11 8 Pittsburgh 021 000 000 -- 3 Milwaukee 010 320 02x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Haddix H (L) 3.1 5 4 3 1 5 McBean A 1.1 2 2 2 4 1 Labine C 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 Shantz B 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Buhl B 2.1 4 3 3 0 0 Cloninger T (W) 6.2 2 0 0 3 3 E -- Bolling F DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 9 2B -- Aaron H, Cimoli G, Adcock J, McMillan R 2 HR -- Stuart D, Clemente R, Mathews E SF -- Thomas F WP -- Cloninger T PB -- Burgess S T -- 2:34 A -- 14648
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