Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 3 1 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
  Christopher pr 0 0 0 0
  Nelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 1 1 2
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 2 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 2
Friend p 3 0 0 0
  Shantz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 2 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 1
Davis W. cf 4 1 1 1
Moon lf 3 0 1 0
Davis T. rf 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 0
Spencer 3b 4 0 0 0
Larker 1b 3 1 1 0
  Sherry N. ph 1 0 0 0
Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 000 400 000473
Los Angeles 000 001 010271
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (6-7) 7.1 7 2 2 1 2
  Shantz  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (4-5) 5.0 4 4 4 3 3
  Perranoski   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Sherry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
5

  E–Groat (14), Nelson (1), Hoak (7), Roseboro (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Virdon (7,off Williams), Los Angeles Roseboro (6,off Friend).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (4,off Williams).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (1,4th inning off Williams 1 on, 1 out); Mazeroski (5,4th inning off Williams 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles W Davis (10,6th inning off Friend 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  CS–Roseboro (2,2nd base by Friend/Burgess).  WP–L Sherry (4).  U–Tom Gorman, Stan Landes, Vinnie Smith, Dusty Boggess, Mel Steiner.  T–2:22.  A–17,599.
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