Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Philadelphia Phillies 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 6 1 1 1
Skinner lf 3 3 0 0
Stuart 1b 6 2 3 1
Clemente rf 5 3 3 1
Burgess c 5 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 6 1 3 5
Mazeroski 2b 5 3 2 2
Law p 1 0 1 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 0 0 0 1
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Cimoli ph 1 0 1 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 1
  Baker pr 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 15 12
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 5 1 1 1
Del Greco cf 5 1 1 1
Callison lf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez rf 3 1 2 1
  Smith B. ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Smith C. ss 5 1 2 1
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
  Neeman c 1 0 0 0
Walters 1b 4 2 3 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro ss 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Woods 3b 3 2 2 4
Green p 1 1 1 1
  Short p 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Totals 39 11 15 11
Pittsburgh 110 043 02213151
Philadelphia 009 000 20011155
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   2.0 5 5 5 0 1
  Green   1.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Witt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Labine   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Shantz   0.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Face   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Friend  W (5-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
4
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   4.1 8 5 4 4 1
  Short   2.1 3 4 0 1 2
  Buzhardt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ferrarese  L (0-1) 1.0 3 4 2 1 0
  Baldschun   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
13
6
7
3

  E–Stuart (3), Callison (3), C Smith 2 (5), Dalrymple (3), Woods (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Stuart (6,off Green); Smith (3,off Ferrarese), Philadelphia Woods (2,off Green); Walters 2 (2,off Labine,off Shantz).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (3,off Ferrarese), Philadelphia Walters (1,off Law).  HR–Pittsburgh Hoak (3,6th inning off Short 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Virdon (1,off Short); Green (1,off Law).  HBP–Burgess (1,by Baldschun).  IBB–Mazeroski (4,by Baldschun); Woods 2 (2,by Labine,by Shantz).  Team LOB–14.  Team–6.  HBP–Baldschun (2,Burgess).  IBB–Labine (1,Woods); Shantz (1,Woods); Baldschun (2,Mazeroski).  U–Ed Vargo, Al Forman, Shag Crawford, Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski.  T–3:35.  A–9,291.
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