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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1961-05-21 Β· Day game Β· Shibe Park Β· Att: 9291 Β· 3:35

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 13–11. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Bob Friend earned the win. Don Hoak went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PIT1100430221315
PHI0090002001115

W: Bob Friend   L: Don Ferrarese   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Ed Vargo Β· 1B: Al Forman Β· 2B: Shag Crawford Β· 3B: Al Barlick Β· LF: Bill Jackowski Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bill Virdon400010
Dick Groat611100
Bob Skinner330031
Dick Stuart623101
Roberto Clemente533110
Smoky Burgess500001
Don Hoak613500
Bill Mazeroski532210
Vern Law101000
Dick Schofield100000
Joe Christopher000110
Gino Cimoli101000
Hal Smith101100
Bob Friend100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bobby Malkmus511100
Bobby Del Greco511101
Johnny Callison411010
Tony Gonzalez312100
Charley Smith512101
Clay Dalrymple300000
Ken Walters423000
Jim Woods322420
Dallas Green111100
Chris Short100000
Bobby Smith111010
Lee Walls100000
Pancho Herrera101200
Cal Neeman100001
Choo-Choo Coleman100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vern Law2.0501
Fred Green1.0410
Red Witt1.0100
Clem Labine2.0210
Bobby Shantz0.2120
Roy Face0.1100
Bob Friend2.0102

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dallas Green4.1841
Chris Short2.1312
John Buzhardt0.1000
Don Ferrarese1.0310
Jack Baldschun1.0110

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bill Virdon: 43
  • Dick Groat: 63
  • Bob Skinner: W
  • Dick Stuart: D7.1-H
  • Roberto Clemente: W
  • Smoky Burgess: 3/G.2-3;1-2

Bot 1

  • Bobby Malkmus: 63
  • Bobby Del Greco: 7/7S
  • Johnny Callison: 43

Top 2

  • Don Hoak: 3/FL
  • Bill Mazeroski: S5
  • Vern Law: S6.1-2
  • Bill Virdon: 8/L
  • Dick Groat: S8.2-H;1-3
  • Bob Skinner: 4/P

Bot 2

  • Tony Gonzalez: S8
  • Charley Smith: K
  • Clay Dalrymple: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 3

  • Dick Stuart: K
  • Roberto Clemente: S7
  • Smoky Burgess: 8
  • Don Hoak: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

  • Ken Walters: T8/78XD
  • Jim Woods: S3.3-H;B-2(E3/TH)
  • Dallas Green: FC1/SH.2-3;B-1
  • Bobby Malkmus: S9.3-H;1-2
  • Bobby Del Greco: S7.2-H;1-3
  • Johnny Callison: W.1-2
  • Tony Gonzalez: S8/8S.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Charley Smith: S1.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Clay Dalrymple: 3/FL
  • Ken Walters: 3/FL
  • Jim Woods: D7/7LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Dallas Green: S8.2-H
  • Bobby Malkmus: 7

Top 4

  • Bill Mazeroski: 43
  • Dick Schofield: 7/L
  • Bill Virdon: W
  • Dick Groat: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

  • Bobby Del Greco: 8
  • Johnny Callison: S8
  • Tony Gonzalez: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

  • Bob Skinner: W
  • Dick Stuart: S8.1-2
  • Roberto Clemente: S8.2-H;1-2
  • Smoky Burgess: 9/L
  • Don Hoak: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Bill Mazeroski: E6/G.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2
  • Joe Christopher: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Bill Virdon: 12(3)/FO.2-H(E2/TH)(UR)(NR);1-2;B-1
  • Dick Groat: 9/FL

Bot 5

  • Charley Smith: S5
  • Clay Dalrymple: 36(1)/FO
  • Ken Walters: D9.1-3
  • Jim Woods: IW
  • Chris Short: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

  • Bob Skinner: K/C
  • Dick Stuart: S8
  • Roberto Clemente: 1E6.1-2;B-1
  • Smoky Burgess: K
  • Don Hoak: HR8/8/IPHR.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
  • Bill Mazeroski: 8

Bot 6

  • Bobby Malkmus: 7
  • Bobby Del Greco: 9/L
  • Johnny Callison: 7

Top 7

  • Gino Cimoli: S9
  • Bill Virdon: 54/SH.1-2
  • Dick Groat: E7/F.B-1
  • Bob Skinner: 9/9D.2-3
  • Dick Stuart: 5/FL

Bot 7

  • Bobby Smith: W
  • Charley Smith: 1/P
  • Lee Walls: 9
  • Ken Walters: D7.1-3
  • Jim Woods: IW
  • Pancho Herrera: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Bobby Malkmus: 13

Top 8

  • Roberto Clemente: T9/9L
  • Smoky Burgess: 5/P
  • Don Hoak: 5/P
  • Bill Mazeroski: S7.3-H
  • Hal Smith: D8/78XD.1-H
  • Bill Virdon: 43

Bot 8

  • Bobby Del Greco: K/C
  • Johnny Callison: 43
  • Bobby Smith: S8
  • Charley Smith: 7

Top 9

  • Dick Groat: E5/G
  • Bob Skinner: W.1-2
  • Dick Stuart: 8/8D
  • Roberto Clemente: 43.2-3;1-2
  • Smoky Burgess: HP
  • Don Hoak: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
  • Bill Mazeroski: IW
  • Bob Friend: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

  • Cal Neeman: K/C
  • Choo-Choo Coleman: 13
  • Jim Woods: 13