St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gotay ss 4 1 2 1
Cunningham rf 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 2 1
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Musial lf 3 1 2 1
  Flood pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Warwick cf,lf 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 2 0
Lillis 2b 3 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 0 0
Simmons p 3 1 2 0
  Cicotte p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 2 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 1
Clemente rf 4 1 2 1
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Leppert c 4 1 1 1
Skinner lf 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Friend p 3 1 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4
St. Louis 012 000 0003114
Pittsburgh 111 010 01x580
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L (2-6) 7.0 8 5 2 0 2
  Cicotte   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
0
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (7-7) 7.1 11 3 3 2 2
  Face  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
2

  E–Gotay 3 (3), Boyer (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–St. Louis White 2 (11,off Friend 2); Simmons (1,off Friend); Gotay (1,off Friend), Pittsburgh Clemente (8,off Simmons).  HR–St. Louis Musial (7,2nd inning off Friend 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Leppert (1,2nd inning off Simmons 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Musial (6,by Friend).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Groat (2,off Simmons).  Team–4.  CS–Groat (1,2nd base by Simmons/McCarver).  IBB–Friend (6,Musial).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:09.
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