Cardinals @ Pirates
September 18, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 11 3
Pirates 8 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 11 3
Pirates 8 12 1

Joe Cunningham Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .289
OBP .000 .410
At Bats 0 311
Hits 0 90
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 39

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 10 16
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Forbes Field - September 18, 1961
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Roy Face
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Walt Moryn
Joe Cunningham
Charlie James

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 6 11 3 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 12 1 4
Winning Pitcher Larry Foss
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save Roy Face
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 8,934
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Al Cicotte. Cunningham hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Taussig scores. James moves to third.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Taussig moves to third. James moves to second.
Top 9 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taussig moves to second.
Top 9 Oliver strikes out.
Top 9 Taussig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Face strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a fly ball towards center. Flood settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Flood. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Don Taussig now playing left field. Charlie James now playing right field. Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Al Cicotte now pitching. Burgess hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roy Face now pitching. Boyer hits a line drive towards first. Stuart reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second.
Top 8 Javier bunts towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flood scores.
Top 8 Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Flood reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Ed Olivares pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Olivares strikes out.
Top 8 Carl Warwick pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Warwick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Harvey Haddix now pitching. Charlie James pinch hits for Doug Clemens. James strikes out.
Top 8 Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial. Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foss scores. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Foss moves to third.
Bottom 7 Foss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third.
Top 7 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Bob Gibson. Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Jerry Buchek. Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Foss covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Groat reaches second base with a double. Foss scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foss moves to third.
Bottom 5 Foss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buchek. Hoak scores. Foss moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Boyer strikes out.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Virdon picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Virdon. White moves all the way to home. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Javier hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a line drive towards short. Buchek catches it and throws to first to double up Moryn.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buchek strikes out.
Top 4 Clemens takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second.
Top 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Clemens picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Clemens. Virdon moves all the way to home.
Bottom 3 Foss strikes out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Javier reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak strikes out. There goes Burgess. The throw from Oliver to second, and Burgess is out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buchek strikes out.
Top 2 Clemens takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Musial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyer strikes out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood moves to second.
Top 1 Javier strikes out.
Top 1 Flood takes first base on ball four.