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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 9, 1961
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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 August 9, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1961 |
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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 | August 9, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Gibbon |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 17,038 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Left Fielder |
Ed Olivares | Right Fielder |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Joe Christopher | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Joe Gibbon | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 9, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gibbon
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibbon
Lillis 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. Gibbon
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Simmons
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Simmons
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Simmons
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Simmons
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Simmons
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gibbon
Boyer hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Gibbon
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivares vs. Gibbon
Olivares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Simmons
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Simmons
Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbon vs. Simmons
Gibbon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Simmons
Virdon hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Gibbon
Flood 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Gibbon
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Schaffer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Gibbon
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Gibbon
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Simmons
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simmons
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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Simmons
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibbon
Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gibbon
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gibbon
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Simmons
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. James 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. Simmons
Groat hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Simmons
Christopher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Simmons
There goes Christopher. The throw from Schaffer and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Gibbon
James 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Gibbon
Olivares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Gibbon
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Simmons
Gibbon 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: ---
Virdon vs. Simmons
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Gibbon
Schaffer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gibbon
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gibbon
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Simmons
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simmons
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Simmons
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibbon
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gibbon
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gibbon
There goes White. The throw from Smith and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Gibbon
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Gibbon
James is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Simmons
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood 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. Simmons
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Simmons
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Gibbon
Olivares 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: ---
Flood vs. Gibbon
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Gibbon
Schaffer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taussig vs. Gibbon
Don Taussig pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Taussig takes first base on ball four. Schaffer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Gibbon
Javier hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibbon
Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gibbon
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gibbon
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
There go the runners. The throw from Smith to Mazeroski covering second. The throw back to home, and Lillis is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bauta
Ed Bauta now pitching. Don Taussig now playing right field. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Bauta
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Bauta
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Bauta
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauta vs. Shantz
Bauta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Shantz
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauta moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaffer vs. Shantz
Schaffer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taussig vs. Shantz
Taussig takes first base on ball four. Bauta moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Shantz
Javier 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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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Bauta
Stuart hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Bauta
Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bauta
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Bauta
Christopher takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Bauta
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Bauta
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1961 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Javier J, 2b 5 1 1 4 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0 Lillis B, ss 4 0 2 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 1 0 White B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 0 0 James C, lf 4 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Olivares E, rf 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 0 Bauta E, p 1 0 1 0 Christopher J, lf 3 0 2 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 2 0 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Schaffer J, c 4 1 2 0 Skinner B, ph 0 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 2 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 2 0 0 0 Taussig D, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 4 34 0 7 0 St.Louis 000 000 040 -- 4 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Simmons C (W) 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 Bauta E (S) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Gibbon J (L) 7.2 9 4 4 1 6 Labine C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Shantz B 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 E -- Lillis B DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Schaffer J HR -- Javier J SB -- White B CS -- Christopher J, Lillis B T -- 2:32 A -- 17038
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