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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1962-04-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 1642 · sunny, dry · Wind from CF · 3:00

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Diomedes Olivo earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	6	11
CHN	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	10

W: Diomedes Olivo L: Bob Anderson SV: Roy Face

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	5	1	3	0	0	0
Dick Groat	4	1	2	1	1	0
Bob Skinner	5	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Stuart	4	2	2	1	1	1
Roberto Clemente	4	1	1	3	1	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	0	0	1	1
Don Hoak	4	0	2	1	1	1
Bill Mazeroski	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Veale	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Schofield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Diomedes Olivo	1	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Elder White	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Hubbs	4	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Williams	4	2	2	0	1	1
Ernie Banks	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ron Santo	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jim McKnight	5	0	1	1	0	1
George Altman	3	0	1	1	1	2
Moe Thacker	3	1	2	0	1	0
Glen Hobbie	2	0	0	0	0	2
Moe Morhardt	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Lary	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Veale	2.1	6	3	3
Earl Francis	0.2	0	1	1
Diomedes Olivo	4.1	4	1	3
Roy Face	1.2	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glen Hobbie	4.1	7	2	1
Dave Gerard	1.2	3	0	0
Bob Anderson	2.0	1	3	2
Tony Balsamo	1.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: 7
Dick Groat: 63
Bob Skinner: 13

Bot 1

Elder White: 9
Ken Hubbs: S6/G
Billy Williams: W.1-2
Ernie Banks: W.2-3;1-2
Ron Santo: K/C
Jim McKnight: S9/G.3-H;2-H(E9)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
George Altman: W
Moe Thacker: 63

Top 2

Dick Stuart: S7/L
Roberto Clemente: 13.1-2
Smoky Burgess: 43.2-3
Don Hoak: 63

Bot 2

Glen Hobbie: K
Elder White: 9/9S
Ken Hubbs: 63

Top 3

Bill Mazeroski: 63
Bob Veale: K/C
Bill Virdon: S8/G.B-2(E8)
Dick Groat: S9/G.2-H(UR);B-2(E9)
Bob Skinner: 43

Bot 3

Billy Williams: S9/G
Ernie Banks: S8/G.1-3
Ron Santo: S9/G.3-H;1-2
Jim McKnight: K
George Altman: S8/G.2-H;1-2
Moe Thacker: W.2-3;1-2
Glen Hobbie: K
Elder White: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Dick Stuart: 7
Roberto Clemente: 43
Smoky Burgess: W
Don Hoak: W.1-2
Bill Mazeroski: HP.2-3;1-2
Dick Schofield: 3/G

Bot 4

Ken Hubbs: 43
Billy Williams: 43
Ernie Banks: 53

Top 5

Bill Virdon: S9/G
Dick Groat: 46(1)/FO
Bob Skinner: S8/L.1-3
Dick Stuart: S8/L.3-H;1-2
Roberto Clemente: HR/78XD.2-H;1-H
Smoky Burgess: 43
Don Hoak: S9/L
Bill Mazeroski: 9

Bot 5

Ron Santo: 9
Jim McKnight: 53
George Altman: K

Top 6

Diomedes Olivo: 43
Bill Virdon: S4/G
Dick Groat: S7/G.1-3
Bob Skinner: 9/DP.3XH(92)

Bot 6

Moe Thacker: D9
Moe Morhardt: K
Elder White: S9/L.2-3
Ken Hubbs: 7/SF.3-H
Billy Williams: S9/G.1-3
Ernie Banks: 4/P

Top 7

Dick Stuart: W
Roberto Clemente: 63.1-2
Smoky Burgess: PB.2-3
Smoky Burgess: K/C
Don Hoak: S9/G.3-H
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Bot 7

Ron Santo: 9
Jim McKnight: 7/L
George Altman: K

Top 8

Diomedes Olivo: W
Bill Virdon: 64(1)/FO
Dick Groat: CS2(26)
Dick Groat: W
Bob Skinner: K

Bot 8

Moe Thacker: S9/G
Al Lary: 14/SH.1-2
Elder White: W
Ken Hubbs: 8
Billy Williams: K/C

Top 9

Dick Stuart: K
Roberto Clemente: W
Smoky Burgess: 36(1)/FO
Don Hoak: K/C

Bot 9

Ernie Banks: 8
Ron Santo: 9
Jim McKnight: 7

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Bob Veale

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