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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 15, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 15, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,596 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Tony Venzon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Don Leppert | Catcher |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| John Orsino | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 15, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. McCormick
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. McCormick
Groat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. McCormick
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Haddix
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Leppert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Haddix
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Haddix
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. McCormick
Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. McCormick
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. McCormick
Leppert strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. McCormick
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Haddix
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Haddix
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. McCormick
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. McCormick
Haddix bunts towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. McCormick
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. McCormick
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Haddix
Orsino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Haddix
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orsino moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Haddix
McCormick bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Haddix
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. McCormick
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. McCormick
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. McCormick
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. McCormick
Leppert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Haddix
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Haddix
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. McCormick
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. McCormick
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. McCormick
Haddix strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Haddix
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Haddix
Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orsino vs. Haddix
Orsino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Haddix
Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Davenport scores. Orsino moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Haddix
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Haddix
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Haddix
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Amalfitano vs. Haddix
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orsino scores. Pagan scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. McCormick
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. McCormick
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. McCormick
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Labine
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Labine
Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orsino vs. Labine
Orsino hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Labine
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields it and throws to second for the out. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Labine
There goes Pagan. The throw from Leppert and he is safe. Pagan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Labine
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Labine
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. McCormick
Stuart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Stuart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. McCormick
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leppert vs. McCormick
Leppert hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. McCormick
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Labine
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Labine
Amalfitano bunts towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Mays reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Labine
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Labine
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple. Mays scores. Cepeda goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orsino vs. Labine
Orsino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Labine
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Labine
McCormick 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 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. McCormick
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. McCormick
Johnny Logan pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. McCormick
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. McCormick
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. McCormick
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. McCormick
Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Witt
Red Witt now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Witt
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Witt
There goes Kuenn. The throw from Leppert and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Witt
Amalfitano strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. McCormick
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. McCormick
Leppert hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. McCormick
Skinner hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. McCormick
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1961 -- Pittsburgh at San Francisco (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 0 Alou F, rf 4 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Kuenn H, lf 5 1 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 1 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 1 2
Stuart D, 1b 4 1 3 1 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Cepeda O, 1b 3 2 1 0
Leppert D, c 4 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 2 3 2
Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0 Orsino J, c 3 1 1 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Pagan J, ss 4 1 3 2
Haddix H, p 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Logan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Witt R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 34 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 000 100 011 -- 3
San Francisco 000 040 40x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 4.2 6 4 4 2 3
Labine C 2.1 5 4 4 2 0
Witt R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 7
E -- Mazeroski B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 7
2B -- Pagan J, Stuart D, Mays W
3B -- Davenport J
HR -- Stuart D, Hoak D
SB -- Pagan J
CS -- Kuenn H
SH -- Haddix H, Amalfitano J
WP -- McCormick M
T -- 2:38
A -- 22596
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