Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 25, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 4 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 1 2 0
Walters rf 5 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 4 2 2 2
Demeter lf 5 1 2 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Coker c 2 0 1 0
  Dalrymple ph,c 1 0 0 0
Amaro ss 4 0 2 2
Mahaffey p 3 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Groat ss 3 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 2
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Christopher lf 4 0 2 0
Smith c 3 1 1 1
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Leppert c 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield 2b 0 0 0 0
Haddix p 2 0 0 0
  Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Philadelphia 010 001 2004110
Pittsburgh 010 010 001373
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W (7-7) 7.1 6 2 2 5 4
  Sullivan  SV (3) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  L (5-3) 6.2 10 4 4 4 3
  Francis   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
5

  E–Virdon (2), Groat 2 (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia Taylor (8,off Haddix), Pittsburgh Virdon (10,off Mahaffey); Stuart (13,off Mahaffey); Skinner (6,off Sullivan).  HR–Philadelphia Herrera (9,7th inning off Haddix 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Smith (2,2nd inning off Mahaffey 0 on, 1 out).  SH–C Smith (2,off Haddix).  IBB–Coker (1,by Haddix).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Clemente (2,off Mahaffey).  Team–10.  SB–Gonzalez (3,2nd base off Francis/Smith); Christopher (1,2nd base off Mahaffey/Coker).  WP–Mahaffey 2 (5).  IBB–Haddix (2,Coker).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–3:08.  A–10,951.
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