Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 6 1 1 0
Taylor 2b 5 2 3 0
Walters rf 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph,rf 2 2 2 1
Herrera 1b 3 2 2 1
Demeter lf 5 3 2 4
Smith C. 3b 5 1 1 2
Coker c 3 0 1 0
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
  Lehman p 1 1 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
Amaro ss 2 0 1 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Malkmus pr,ss 0 0 0 1
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 1 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Smith B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Dalrymple ph,c 2 0 1 0
Totals 41 12 16 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 6 1 3 2
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 1 2 3
Stuart 1b 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 2 3 1
Hoak 3b 3 2 1 0
Leppert c 5 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 2 2
Gibbon p 2 0 1 1
  Moryn ph 1 1 1 0
  Logan ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 9
Philadelphia 000 002 04612163
Pittsburgh 213 030 20011154
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   2.2 8 6 6 2 1
  Baldschun   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Owens   2.0 4 3 2 1 2
  Green   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Lehman  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Sullivan  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon   7.0 7 2 2 2 4
  Labine   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Face   1.0 5 4 2 1 1
  Francis  L (0-2) 1.0 1 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
12
8
4
5

  E–Herrera (3), C Smith (10), Coker (1), Skinner (3), Hoak (11), Leppert 2 (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 3.  PB–Coker (1).  2B–Philadelphia Demeter (7,off Labine), Pittsburgh Groat (12,off Roberts); Clemente 2 (11,off Roberts 2); Stuart (12,off Roberts).  3B–Pittsburgh Skinner (2,off Roberts); Gibbon (1,off Roberts).  HR–Philadelphia Demeter (5,6th inning off Gibbon 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Malkmus (1,off Francis); Mazeroski (3,off Roberts).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Gibbon (6,off Roberts).  HBP–Groat (1,by Green).  IBB–Hoak 2 (4,by Roberts 2).  Team–9.  SB–Virdon (1,2nd base off Roberts/Coker).  HBP–Green (2,Groat).  IBB–Roberts 2 (5,Hoak 2).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:05.  A–16,170.
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