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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1961-06-06 · Night game · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Att: 15784 · 2:38

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–7. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 4th. Johnny Podres earned the win and Larry Sherry picked up the save. Norm Sherry went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	7	12
LAN	0	0	1	3	1	0	3	0		8	10

W: Johnny Podres L: Roy Face SV: Larry Sherry

Umpires — HP: Vinnie Smith · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	5	1	1	3	0	0
Dick Groat	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	5	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Stuart	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roberto Clemente	4	1	1	0	0	0
Smoky Burgess	3	0	1	1	0	0
Don Hoak	2	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Gibbon	2	1	1	0	0	0
Clem Labine	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rocky Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Gilliam	5	1	1	0	0	0
Wally Moon	4	1	1	1	1	1
Tommy Davis	4	1	2	0	0	1
Gil Hodges	3	0	0	1	0	1
Daryl Spencer	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frank Howard	2	1	0	0	0	0
Norm Sherry	3	1	1	3	0	1
Roger Craig	1	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Podres	1	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Davis	2	1	1	1	0	0
John Roseboro	1	0	1	1	0	0
Duke Snider	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Gibbon	4.2	6	2	4
Clem Labine	1.1	2	1	1
Roy Face	1.0	2	0	0
Fred Green	1.0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Craig	3.2	8	1	0
Johnny Podres	3.1	3	0	1
Larry Sherry	2.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: 43
Dick Groat: E6/G
Bob Skinner: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Maury Wills: 31
Jim Gilliam: 6/L
Wally Moon: K

Top 2

Dick Stuart: 63
Roberto Clemente: 63
Smoky Burgess: D9/F
Don Hoak: W
Bill Mazeroski: S7/G.2-3;1-2
Joe Gibbon: 53

Bot 2

Tommy Davis: K
Gil Hodges: K
Daryl Spencer: 7/L

Top 3

Bill Virdon: 8/8D
Dick Groat: D7/78
Bob Skinner: S7/L.2-3
Dick Stuart: S9/L.3-H;1-3
Roberto Clemente: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Frank Howard: 9
Norm Sherry: K
Roger Craig: S9/L
Maury Wills: S9/L.1-2
Jim Gilliam: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Wally Moon: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Tommy Davis: 3/G

Top 4

Smoky Burgess: 43
Don Hoak: S7/L
Bill Mazeroski: 8
Joe Gibbon: S7/L.1-2
Bill Virdon: HR/F9.2-H;1-H
Dick Groat: 8/L

Bot 4

Gil Hodges: 43
Daryl Spencer: W
Frank Howard: E6/G.1-2
Norm Sherry: HR/F7.2-H;1-H(UR)
Johnny Podres: 8/L
Maury Wills: 53

Top 5

Bob Skinner: S7/L
Dick Stuart: S8/L.1-2
Roberto Clemente: S9/L.2-3;1-2
Smoky Burgess: 341.3-H;2-H(E1/TH3);1-3
Don Hoak: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Bill Mazeroski: 31

Bot 5

Jim Gilliam: D/F78
Wally Moon: 5/FL
Tommy Davis: S7/G.2-3
Gil Hodges: 9/SF.3-H
Daryl Spencer: S8/L.1-2
Willie Davis: 31

Top 6

Clem Labine: K
Bill Virdon: 3/G
Dick Groat: 63

Bot 6

Norm Sherry: 7/L
Johnny Podres: W
Maury Wills: K
Jim Gilliam: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Bob Skinner: 43
Dick Stuart: 63
Roberto Clemente: 43

Bot 7

Wally Moon: S6
Tommy Davis: S9/L.1-3;BX1(9E3)
Gil Hodges: WP.3-H;1-2
Gil Hodges: 13.2-3
Daryl Spencer: 43
Willie Davis: T7/L.3-H(UR)
John Roseboro: DGR/L9.3-H(UR)
Duke Snider: 8/8D

Top 8

Hal Smith: 63
Don Hoak: 13
Bill Mazeroski: S8/G
Rocky Nelson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Maury Wills: 8/L
Jim Gilliam: 53
Wally Moon: 43

Top 9

Bill Virdon: 63
Dick Groat: 9/L
Bob Skinner: 13

Notes & reviews

Johnny Podres threw the ball away trying for play at 3B
Pirates manager Murtaugh plus players Labine and Burgess ejected by 1B umpire Steiner for arguing that Davis was out at 1st after rounding base; umpire changed call from out to safe when 1bman Stuart dropped ball

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