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May 12, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 5 12 0
Pirates 8 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 5 12 0
Pirates 8 13 0

Gene Freese Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .255
OBP .250 .298
At Bats 4 98
Hits 1 25
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 8

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 12, 1961
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Out
Bobby Shantz
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Joe Christopher
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Gene Freese
Wally Post

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 12 0 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 13 0 9
Winning Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Losing Pitcher Marshall Bridges
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Stuart
Attendance 20,662
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Freese hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Howie Nunn now pitching. Eddie Kasko now playing second base. Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Don Blasingame. Gernert hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Jay Hook. Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Christopher 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 7 Shantz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Nelson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 7 Freese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente 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 takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat strikes out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jay Hook now pitching. Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dick Stuart pinch hits for Red Witt. Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nelson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Clemente strikes out.
Top 5 Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Red Witt now pitching. Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores.
Top 5 Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Cardenas goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 4 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mizell bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Marshall Bridges now pitching. Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hal Bevan pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Bevan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Coleman 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 3 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Christopher 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 2 Mizell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Blasingame. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Blasingame steals second.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Purkey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
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. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Christopher reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Freese reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to third.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.