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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1962-05-21 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 7560 · 2:42

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 8–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 2nd. Tom Sturdivant earned the win. Dick Groat went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10
PIT	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	2		8	13

W: Tom Sturdivant L: Dick Ellsworth SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	3	1	1	0	2	1
Ken Hubbs	5	1	2	0	0	1
Billy Williams	4	2	2	1	1	0
Ernie Banks	3	0	0	1	0	0
George Altman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ron Santo	4	0	3	1	0	1
Andre Rodgers	4	0	0	0	0	2
El Tappe	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Ellsworth	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Will	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	5	2	4	3	0	0
Dick Groat	4	0	4	3	1	0
Roberto Clemente	5	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Stuart	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Skinner	2	1	0	0	2	0
Don Hoak	4	1	1	0	0	0
Don Leppert	3	2	2	0	1	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	1	1	2	0	0
Earl Francis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Sturdivant	3	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ellsworth	6.0	9	3	1
Bob Anderson	2.0	4	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Francis	2.2	5	3	2
Tom Sturdivant	6.1	5	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: W
Ken Hubbs: S9.1-3
Billy Williams: D7.3-H;1-3
Ernie Banks: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
George Altman: WP.3-H
George Altman: W
Ron Santo: CS2(24)
Ron Santo: K

Bot 1

Bill Virdon: 8
Dick Groat: S8
Roberto Clemente: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Andre Rodgers: 63
El Tappe: S5
Dick Ellsworth: K/C
Lou Brock: WP.1-2
Lou Brock: 13

Bot 2

Dick Stuart: 9
Bob Skinner: W
Don Hoak: S1.1-2
Don Leppert: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Mazeroski: DGR/7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Earl Francis: 53
Bill Virdon: S8.3-H;2-H
Dick Groat: SB2
Dick Groat: W+WP.2-3
Roberto Clemente: 7

Top 3

Ken Hubbs: 53
Billy Williams: W
Ernie Banks: 7
George Altman: S/89.1-3
Ron Santo: S7.3-H;1-2
Andre Rodgers: K

Bot 3

Dick Stuart: 53
Bob Skinner: 13
Don Hoak: 8

Top 4

El Tappe: HP
Dick Ellsworth: 99
Lou Brock: D.1-3
Ken Hubbs: 99
Billy Williams: 99

Bot 4

Don Leppert: 99
Bill Mazeroski: 99
Tom Sturdivant: 99

Top 5

Ernie Banks: 99
George Altman: 99
Ron Santo: S
Andre Rodgers: K#

Bot 5

Bill Virdon: D9
Dick Groat: S8.2-H
Roberto Clemente: 54(1)3/GDP
Dick Stuart: K

Top 6

El Tappe: 13
Dick Ellsworth: 99
Lou Brock: K

Bot 6

Bob Skinner: 99
Don Hoak: 99
Don Leppert: S
Bill Mazeroski: 99

Top 7

Ken Hubbs: K
Billy Williams: S
Ernie Banks: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Tom Sturdivant: S
Bill Virdon: S.1-2
Dick Groat: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Roberto Clemente: 99
Dick Stuart: 99
Bob Skinner: IW
Don Hoak: 99

Top 8

George Altman: 99
Ron Santo: S
Andre Rodgers: 99
Bob Will: 99/P

Bot 8

Don Leppert: D9
Bill Mazeroski: 99
Tom Sturdivant: 99
Bill Virdon: S8.2-H
Dick Groat: D9.1-H;B-3(E4/THH)
Roberto Clemente: K#

Top 9

Jim McKnight: 99/G
Lou Brock: W
Ken Hubbs: PO1(99)#
Ken Hubbs: S
Billy Williams: 99

Notes & reviews

the ball went through the window of the scoreboard; the Cubs requested that the scoreboard be emptied and Roy Face came out
rest of game deduced
Strikeout may be in 8th
DWS: complete fabrication, need third out without AB

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