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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1960-07-17 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 36290 · 2:20

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Tom Cheney earned the win. Bill Virdon went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
PIT	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		5	14

W: Tom Cheney L: Cal McLish SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Vinnie Smith · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Kasko	4	0	0	0
Vada Pinson	3	1	1	0
Gus Bell	4	2	0	0
Wally Post	4	0	0	1
Frank Robinson	3	0	1	1
Ed Bailey	3	1	0	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	0	0
Billy Martin	3	0	0	0
Cal McLish	1	0	1	0
Harry Anderson	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	5	1	3	2	0	0
Dick Groat	5	1	3	0	0	1
Bob Skinner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rocky Nelson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Roberto Clemente	4	1	2	0	0	0
Don Hoak	4	0	1	2	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Oldis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Cheney	4	1	1	1	0	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cal McLish	7.0	11	1	6
Bob Grim	1.0	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Cheney	9.0	4	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Kasko: 63
Vada Pinson: W
Gus Bell: CS2(26)
Gus Bell: S9
Wally Post: K/C

Bot 1

Bill Virdon: HR/9D
Dick Groat: K
Bob Skinner: D8/78D
Rocky Nelson: S5.2-2
Roberto Clemente: S8.2-3;1-2
Don Hoak: FC3.3XH(32);2-3;1-2
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Top 2

Frank Robinson: 53
Ed Bailey: 3/G
Roy McMillan: 7/7D

Bot 2

Bob Oldis: 6/L
Tom Cheney: K
Bill Virdon: 8/L

Top 3

Billy Martin: 8
Cal McLish: W
Eddie Kasko: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Dick Groat: S
Bob Skinner: 9
Rocky Nelson: 43.1-2
Roberto Clemente: 43

Top 4

Vada Pinson: 7
Gus Bell: 9
Wally Post: E5/TH.B-2
Frank Robinson: W
Ed Bailey: 9/9D

Bot 4

Don Hoak: K
Bill Mazeroski: W
Bob Oldis: E5.1-2
Tom Cheney: K
Bill Virdon: 9/9D

Top 5

Roy McMillan: 8
Billy Martin: 7
Cal McLish: 8

Bot 5

Dick Groat: S8
Bob Skinner: 8
Rocky Nelson: K
Roberto Clemente: S8.1-2
Don Hoak: D.2-H;1-H
Bill Mazeroski: 53

Top 6

Eddie Kasko: 4/P
Vada Pinson: S8
Gus Bell: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bob Oldis: 63
Tom Cheney: K
Bill Virdon: S9.BX2(96)

Top 7

Wally Post: 6/P
Frank Robinson: K
Ed Bailey: S8
Roy McMillan: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Dick Groat: S9
Bob Skinner: 43.1-2
Rocky Nelson: S8.2-3
Roberto Clemente: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Billy Martin: 8
Harry Anderson: K
Eddie Kasko: 9

Bot 8

Don Hoak: 43
Bill Mazeroski: 9
Bob Oldis: S8
Tom Cheney: D.1-H
Bill Virdon: S.2-H
Dick Groat: 4/P

Top 9

Vada Pinson: 7
Gus Bell: D9
Wally Post: 8
Frank Robinson: 6/P

Notes & reviews

when Don Newcombe took the mound in the bottom of the first inning, the Pirates protested that the sleeves on Newcombe's uniform weren't the same length; Newcombe went to the dugout to change shirts but got into an argument with HP umpire Dusty Boggess, who ejected Newcombe

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