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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1961-09-18 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 8934 · 2:36
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 7th. Larry Foss earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Dick Stuart went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
W: Larry Foss L: Bob Gibson SV: Roy Face
Umpires — HP: Frank Walsh · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: Mel Steiner · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Flood | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Julian Javier | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Doug Clemens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jerry Buchek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Sawatski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Schoendienst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie James | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Warwick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Olivares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Taussig | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lillis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Stuart | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Walt Moryn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Hoak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foss | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
 Lindy McDaniel | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cicotte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foss | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
 Harvey Haddix | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Roy Face | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curt Flood: W
- Julian Javier: K
- Bill White: S8.1-2
- Ken Boyer: K
- Stan Musial: 3/FL
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: 63
- Dick Groat: 63
- Bob Skinner: W
- Dick Stuart: S9.1-3
- Walt Moryn: K
Top 2
- Gene Oliver: 63
- Doug Clemens: W
- Jerry Buchek: K
- Bob Gibson: 2/FL
Bot 2
- Smoky Burgess: S9
- Don Hoak: K+OA/DP.1X2(24)
- Bill Mazeroski: 13
Top 3
- Curt Flood: 7
- Julian Javier: D9
- Bill White: 2/FL
- Ken Boyer: 63
Bot 3
- Larry Foss: K
- Bill Virdon: T9.B-H(E9/TH)
- Dick Groat: S8
- Bob Skinner: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Stan Musial: S7
- Gene Oliver: 7
- Doug Clemens: W.1-2
- Jerry Buchek: K
- Bob Gibson: 8
Bot 4
- Dick Stuart: K/C
- Walt Moryn: S8
- Smoky Burgess: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 5
- Curt Flood: 53
- Julian Javier: 6/P
- Bill White: T8.B-H(E8/TH)(NR)(UR)
- Ken Boyer: K
Bot 5
- Don Hoak: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 63.1-2
- Larry Foss: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Bill Virdon: 43.2-3
- Dick Groat: D7.3-H(UR)
- Bob Skinner: 8
Top 6
- Stan Musial: 31
- Gene Oliver: W
- Doug Clemens: 2/FL
- Carl Sawatski: 9
Bot 6
- Dick Stuart: S9
- Walt Moryn: 3/P
- Smoky Burgess: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Red Schoendienst: W
- Curt Flood: 64(1)/FO
- Julian Javier: 9
- Bill White: S9.1-3
- Ken Boyer: 3/G
Bot 7
- Don Hoak: S8
- Bill Mazeroski: 2/FL
- Larry Foss: 46(1)/FO#
- Bill Virdon: D7.1-3
- Dick Groat: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Bob Skinner: S9.2-H
- Dick Stuart: HR/7D.1-H
- Walt Moryn: K
Top 8
- Stan Musial: W
- Gene Oliver: HR/7D.1-H
- Charlie James: K
- Carl Warwick: HR/9D
- Ed Olivares: K
- Curt Flood: T9
- Julian Javier: S5/BG.3-H
- Bill White: W.1-2
- Ken Boyer: 3/L#
Bot 8
- Smoky Burgess: 2/FL
- Don Hoak: E8/F.B-2
- Bill Mazeroski: 8
- Roy Face: K
Top 9
- Don Taussig: S9
- Gene Oliver: K
- Charlie James: S8.1-2
- Bob Lillis: WP.2-3;1-2
- Bob Lillis: 13.3-H;2-3
- Joe Cunningham: 3/FL
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Larry Foss