Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 3 1 1 0
Walls 3b 4 2 2 1
  Malkmus 3b 1 0 0 0
Walters rf 1 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph,rf 3 1 0 0
Herrera 1b 4 0 2 1
Demeter lf 4 0 1 2
Del Greco cf 3 0 2 1
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Amaro ss 3 1 0 0
Ferrarese p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli lf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 2 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 1 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Mizell p 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Philadelphia 140 000 0005111
Pittsburgh 000 000 000051
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  W (1-2) 9.0 5 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L (4-3) 1.1 4 4 4 3 0
  Friend   3.2 4 1 1 1 0
  Green   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Labine   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
1

  E–Amaro (7), Stuart (7).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 4.  PB–Smith (4).  2B–Philadelphia Dalrymple (1,off Friend); Taylor (6,off Labine), Pittsburgh Hoak (6,off Ferrarese).  SH–Ferrarese (2,off Mizell).  HBP–Taylor (2,by Friend).  IBB–Del Greco (1,by Mizell); Gonzalez (3,by Friend).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  HBP–Friend (1,Taylor).  IBB–Mizell (4,Del Greco); Friend (4,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:20.  A–27,352.
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