Pirates @ Phillies
August 7, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 10 0
Phillies 1 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 10 0
Phillies 1 4 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .272
OBP .333 .330
At Bats 3 184
Hits 1 50
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 33

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 13 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 7, 1961
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Out
Bob Friend
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Wes Covington

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 10 0 8
Philadelphia Phillies 1 4 0 2
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher John Buzhardt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roberto Clemente
Attendance 5,586
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Elmer Valo pinch hits for George Williams. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Bottom 9 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 9 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 9 Jack Baldschun now pitching. Friend hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Demeter pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Covington strikes out.
Top 7 Clemente strikes out.
Top 7 Stuart strikes out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amaro tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Buzhardt hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Amaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Amaro reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a line drive towards short. Amaro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Stuart reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez 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.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Callison moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 4 Friend strikes out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Amaro hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Friend moves to second.
Top 2 Friend bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Callison is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Skinner moves to second.
Top 1 Stuart strikes out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Top 1 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.