San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 0 1 1
Amalfitano 2b 4 1 2 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman pr 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 1
Alou F. rf 5 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 2 1
Kuenn lf 3 0 0 1
Bailey c 3 1 1 1
Pagan ss 3 0 2 0
  Marshall ph 1 1 1 0
Sanford p 1 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Farley ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 2 2 0
Groat ss 5 1 3 1
Skinner lf 4 2 1 1
Stuart 1b 3 1 0 1
Clemente rf 4 2 3 4
Hoak 3b 3 0 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 2 2
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Haddix p 2 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
San Francisco 000 130 0026130
Pittsburgh 340 000 20x9130
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L (1-3) 1.0 5 5 5 2 0
  Duffalo   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Fisher   5.0 5 2 2 1 4
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W (2-0) 6.0 9 4 4 1 3
  Labine  SV (4) 3.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
1
3

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–San Francisco Mays (4,off Haddix); Pagan (2,off Haddix), Pittsburgh Burgess (3,off Sanford); Mazeroski (3,off Sanford); Skinner (4,off Duffalo).  3B–San Francisco Mays (1,off Haddix).  HR–San Francisco Bailey (2,4th inning off Haddix 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Clemente (2,7th inning off Fisher 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Kuenn (2,off Haddix).  HBP–Bailey (2,by Haddix).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  HBP–Haddix (1,Bailey).  U–Ed Sudol, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Mel Steiner, Tony Venzon.  T–2:23.  A–17,250.
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