Pirates @ Phillies
September 24, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 16 1
Phillies 3 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 16 1
Phillies 3 6 1

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .183
OBP .000 .310
At Bats 0 71
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 12

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 24, 1961
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Out
Tom Sturdivant
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Groat
Dick Schofield
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Donn Clendenon
Elmer Valo
Ruben Amaro

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 16 1 9
Philadelphia Phillies 3 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Losing Pitcher Chris Short
Save Tom Sturdivant
Game Winning RBI Bob Skinner
Attendance 3,282
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Elmer Valo pinch hits for Robin Roberts. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Amaro bunts towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Coleman strikes out.
Top 9 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clendenon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Walters now playing right field. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ken Walters pinch runs for Wes Covington. Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Callison. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Callison steals second.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Mizell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Robin Roberts now pitching. Choo Choo Coleman now catching. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Smith pinch hits for Chris Short. Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Amaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Amaro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Clay Dalrymple. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Short fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burgess strikes out. There goes Skinner. The throw from Dalrymple to Amaro, and Skinner is out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon scores. Stuart moves to third.
Top 7 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clendenon moves to third.
Top 7 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Callison scores.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clendenon. Callison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Vinegar Bend Mizell now pitching. Malkmus hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chris Short now pitching. Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Larry Foss. Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Amaro strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dalrymple 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 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 4 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Foss hits a popup towards first. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Bottom 3 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Callison trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Green scores.
Bottom 3 Malkmus bunts towards the mound. Foss fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second.
Bottom 3 Green takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stuart moves to third.
Top 3 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Stuart reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Smith. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Dalrymple hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foss moves to second.
Top 2 Foss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burgess scores.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Burgess moves to third.
Top 2 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Top 2 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malkmus moves to third.
Bottom 1 Foss fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Foss. Malkmus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Malkmus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stuart hits a line drive into right field. Covington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Covington. Clendenon moves to third. Stuart moves to second.
Top 1 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.