Pirates @ Reds
August 5, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	4	4	0
Reds	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	4	5	0
Reds	0	1	1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.289
OBP	1.000	.343
At Bats	0	381
Hits	0	110
• Singles	0	79
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	7
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	1	33
RBI’s	0	46

Jay Hook Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Crosley Field - August 5, 1961

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Double

Jay Hook

Johnny Edwards

Gordy Coleman

Don Blasingame

Gene Freese

Leo Cardenas

Gus Bell

Vada Pinson

Frank Robinson

Bill Virdon

Tom Sturdivant

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Sturdivant moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Sturdivant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Blasingame 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 1 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jay Hook now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores.

Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Skinner scores. Clemente moves to second.

Top 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak scores. Skinner moves to third.

Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Hoak moves to third. Skinner moves to second.

Top 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.

Top 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.

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