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June 15, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 8 15 0
Pirates 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 8 15 0
Pirates 1 8 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .277
OBP .000 .336
At Bats 4 195
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 22

Joey Jay Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 0
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Forbes Field - June 15, 1961
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Out
Joey Jay
Jerry Zimmerman
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Leo Cardenas
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Bill Virdon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 8 15 0 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Joey Jay
Losing Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Freese
Attendance 19,209
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Clem Labine. Schofield strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out.
Top 9 Zimmerman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clem Labine now pitching. Kasko strikes out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Earl Francis. Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Jay strikes out.
Top 7 Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Post hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stuart strikes out.
Top 6 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Kasko goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francis strikes out.
Top 5 Jay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post scores. There goes Coleman trying to get to third. Skinner throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Coleman for the out. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Zimmerman strikes out.
Top 5 Coleman is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Post reaches second base with a double. Freese goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Francis covering, for the out.
Top 4 Jay strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Earl Francis now pitching. Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Joe Christopher pinch hits for Fred Green. Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and has Kasko trapped. There's the throw to Groat who tags Kasko for the out.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to second.
Top 2 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jay 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 1 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmerman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fred Green now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Post moves to second.
Top 1 Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese scores.
Top 1 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Freese reaches second base with a double. Kasko scores. Pinson scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Kasko moves to third.
Top 1 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.