Reds @ Pirates
May 18, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 8 0
Pirates 1 6 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 8 0
Pirates 1 6 3

Bill Mazeroski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .000 .298
At Bats 3 115
Hits 0 30
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 16

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 18, 1962
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Out
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Don Pavletich
Cookie Rojas
Eddie Kasko
Leo Cardenas
Marty Keough
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Bill Mazeroski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 0 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 3 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Harvey Haddix
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vada Pinson
Attendance 17,425
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Top 9 Donn Clendenon now playing first base. Roy Face now pitching. Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Donn Clendenon pinch runs for Dick Stuart. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cardenas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Diomedes Olivo. Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Purkey strikes out.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a popup towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Marty Keough now playing left field. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pavletich is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Lynch is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Diomedes Olivo now pitching. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Wally Post. There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 7 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Pinson moves to second.
Top 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Purkey scores. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 7 Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third. Purkey moves to second.
Top 7 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix juggles the ball. That's an error on Haddix. Rojas moves to second.
Top 7 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Edwards 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.
Top 6 Pavletich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 5 Haddix hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Kasko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Purkey strikes out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Haddix strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards third. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pavletich strikes out.
Top 3 Post strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson is walked intentionally. Pinson moves to second.
Top 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Kasko moves to third.
Top 3 Kasko hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Kasko moves to second.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out. There goes Groat. The throw from Edwards to Cardenas, and Groat is out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pavletich strikes out.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kasko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Kasko reaches second base with a double. Cardenas goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.