Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 2 3 0
Davis W. cf 6 2 2 2
Davis T. 3b 5 3 3 2
Moon lf 4 0 2 1
  Warwick ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Larker 1b 2 0 2 2
  Hodges ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 0 0 1
Roseboro c 4 1 1 0
Neal 2b 5 0 1 1
Podres p 3 1 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 1 1 0
  Farrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 15 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 3 0 0 0
Cimoli cf 3 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 3 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Friend p 1 0 1 0
  Umbricht p 1 0 1 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
Los Angeles 003 401 10110150
Pittsburgh 000 000 000075
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W (4-0) 6.0 6 0 0 1 3
  Farrell  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
2
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (4-1) 3.2 8 7 3 2 2
  Umbricht   3.1 5 2 1 2 1
  Green   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
5
4
4

  E–Clemente (3), Stuart 2 (2), Cimoli (1), Hoak (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles W Davis (5,off Friend); T Davis (5,off Friend); Wills (3,off Umbricht); Roseboro (2,off Green).  3B–Los Angeles W Davis (2,off Friend).  SF–Larker (1,off Friend).  IBB–Roseboro (3,by Friend); Larker (2,by Umbricht).  Team LOB–10.  WP–Podres (1), Umbricht (1).  IBB–Friend (2,Roseboro); Umbricht (1,Larker).  U–Al Forman, Al Barlick, Shag Crawford, Bill Jackowski, Ed Vargo.  T–2:38.  A–25,023.
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