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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1961-06-28 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 21581 · 2:41

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 9–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 1st. Joe Gibbon earned the win. Frank Howard went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Gibbon L: Don Drysdale SV: (none)

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

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Neal	4	0	0	0	0	3
Tommy Davis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Howard	4	1	2	1	0	1
Gil Hodges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Daryl Spencer	4	1	1	1	0	1
Gordie Windhorn	3	1	1	0	1	0
Norm Sherry	3	0	1	0	0	0
Don Drysdale	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Gilliam	2	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Davis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	4	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Logan	3	1	0	0	2	2
Bob Skinner	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Stuart	5	2	2	3	0	2
Roberto Clemente	4	2	1	0	1	0
Don Hoak	1	1	0	0	3	0
Hal Smith	3	1	1	2	1	2
Dick Schofield	4	0	2	2	0	0
Joe Gibbon	3	0	1	2	0	2

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Drysdale	2.0	4	3	3
Roger Craig	2.0	0	2	2
Jim Golden	2.0	5	0	0
Stan Williams	2.0	0	3	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Gibbon	9.0	6	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Maury Wills: 43
Charlie Neal: 9
Tommy Davis: 53

Bot 1

Bill Virdon: D9/L
Johnny Logan: W
Bob Skinner: FC1/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
Dick Stuart: T9/L.3-H;2-H;1-H
Roberto Clemente: 63
Don Hoak: IW
Hal Smith: K
Dick Schofield: S9/L.3-H;1-3
Joe Gibbon: K

Top 2

Frank Howard: 13
Gil Hodges: 53
Daryl Spencer: 63

Bot 2

Bill Virdon: 7/7D
Johnny Logan: K
Bob Skinner: 43

Top 3

Gordie Windhorn: S8/L
Norm Sherry: 8
Don Drysdale: 8
Maury Wills: WP.1-2
Maury Wills: K/C

Bot 3

Dick Stuart: S7/G
Roberto Clemente: W.1-2
Don Hoak: WP.2-3;1-2
Don Hoak: IW
Hal Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Schofield: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Joe Gibbon: 8/SF.3-H
Bill Virdon: 43

Top 4

Charlie Neal: K
Tommy Davis: 9
Frank Howard: HR/F9
Gil Hodges: 4

Bot 4

Johnny Logan: K
Bob Skinner: 8
Dick Stuart: K

Top 5

Daryl Spencer: 13
Gordie Windhorn: W
Norm Sherry: S7/G.1-2
Bob Aspromonte: PB.2-3;1-2
Bob Aspromonte: 63.3-H(UR)
Jim Gilliam: 63

Bot 5

Roberto Clemente: T9/L
Don Hoak: 43
Hal Smith: S8/L.3-H
Dick Schofield: S7/L.1-2
Joe Gibbon: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Bill Virdon: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Charlie Neal: K
Tommy Davis: 53
Frank Howard: S7/L
Gil Hodges: S8/G.1-3
Daryl Spencer: K

Bot 6

Johnny Logan: 43
Bob Skinner: S9/L
Dick Stuart: 3/FL
Roberto Clemente: SB2
Roberto Clemente: 13

Top 7

Gordie Windhorn: 3
Norm Sherry: 53
Willie Davis: K

Bot 7

Don Hoak: W
Hal Smith: K
Dick Schofield: 6/FL
Joe Gibbon: K

Top 8

Jim Gilliam: 8
Charlie Neal: K
Tommy Davis: 8/L

Bot 8

Bill Virdon: W
Johnny Logan: W.1-2
Bob Skinner: K
Dick Stuart: K
Roberto Clemente: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Frank Howard: K
Gil Hodges: 8
Daryl Spencer: HR/F7
Gordie Windhorn: 53

Notes & reviews

SS Wills ejected by HP umpire Landes for arguing ball 4 to Clemente was same pitch Landes called strike 3 to Wills in previous inning; Dodgers Snider, not in game, ejected by Landes for bench jockeying about same call

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