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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 29, 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 August 29, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,999 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Stan Landes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Elio Chacon | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 29, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Friend
Chacon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chacon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. O'Toole
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. O'Toole
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. O'Toole
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. O'Toole
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Friend
Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Stuart who tags Lynch trying to return to first, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Friend
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Friend
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. O'Toole
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. O'Toole
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. O'Toole
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. O'Toole
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Friend
Johnny Logan now playing third base.
O'Toole hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Friend
Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. O'Toole
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. O'Toole
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. O'Toole
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. O'Toole
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Friend
Lynch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Lynch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Friend
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Friend
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. O'Toole
Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. O'Toole
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. O'Toole
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Friend
O'Toole 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Friend
Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. O'Toole
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. O'Toole
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. O'Toole
Friend strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Friend
Lynch hits a line drive into center field. Virdon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virdon. Pinson moves to third. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Lynch moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Friend
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. O'Toole
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. O'Toole
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. O'Toole
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. O'Toole
Stuart takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. O'Toole
Logan takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to third. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. O'Toole
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Friend
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Friend
O'Toole 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 -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Friend
Freese 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
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. O'Toole
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. O'Toole
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. O'Toole
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. O'Toole
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Chacon bunts towards third. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Shantz
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Shantz
There goes Pinson. The throw from Smith and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Shantz
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Pinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynch vs. Shantz
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Shantz
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. O'Toole
Gus Bell now playing left field.
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. O'Toole
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. O'Toole
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. O'Toole
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Shantz
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Shantz
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Shantz
O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. O'Toole
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off O'Toole, and towards Freese, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. O'Toole
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. O'Toole
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. O'Toole
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Burgess hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. O'Toole
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Maloney
Jim Maloney now pitching. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Dick Groat.
Nelson strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nelson out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1961 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Chacon E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Groat D, ss 3 0 2 0
Pinson V, cf 4 2 2 0 Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0
Lynch J, lf 4 0 3 1 Stuart D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 0 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Coleman G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Logan J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 4 0 1 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 4 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Maloney J, p 0 0 0 0 Friend B, p 2 0 0 0
Christopher J, ph 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 1 0
Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 11 3 33 0 6 0
Cincinnati 000 001 020 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (W) 8.2 6 0 0 5 7
Maloney J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 7.0 9 1 0 1 1
Shantz B 2.0 2 2 2 0 2
E -- Virdon B, Smith H
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Cardenas L, Lynch J, Burgess S
3B -- Robinson F
SB -- Pinson V
T -- 2:50
A -- 17999
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