Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
June 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, San Francisco Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 2 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 1
Clemente rf 5 0 0 0
Burgess c 5 2 2 2
Skinner lf 2 1 1 1
  Cimoli lf 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 5 1 1 0
Nelson 1b 3 2 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 2
Law p 2 0 0 1
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 3b 5 0 1 0
Hiller 2b 5 0 2 0
Alou rf 4 1 1 1
Mays cf 4 1 2 0
Cepeda lf 4 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 1
Bailey c 2 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 1 1
Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Davenport ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 043 000 001890
San Francisco 010 102 0004112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W (3-4) 5.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Friend  SV (1) 4.0 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  L (4-3) 1.2 4 4 1 1 1
  Duffalo   1.1 3 3 3 0 0
  O'Dell   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Bolin   3.0 1 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
5
5
4

  E–Hiller (7), M Alou (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Burgess (7,off Bolin), San Francisco Mays (13,off Law); Bailey (7,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Burgess (5,3rd inning off Duffalo 0 on, 0 out); Skinner (2,3rd inning off Duffalo 0 on, 0 out); Nelson (4,3rd inning off Duffalo 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco Cepeda (17,2nd inning off Law 0 on, 1 out); M Alou (3,6th inning off Law 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Law (1,off Loes).  IBB–Skinner 2 (6,by Bolin 2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  IBB–Bolin 2 (4,Skinner 2).  U–Dusty Boggess, Mel Steiner, Tom Gorman, Stan Landes, Vinnie Smith.  T–2:39.  A–34,185.
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