Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 15, Chicago Cubs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 6 1 2 1
Groat ss 5 4 2 1
Clemente rf 5 4 5 5
Stuart 1b 6 1 4 2
Logan 3b 6 0 1 2
Christopher lf 6 1 2 0
Smith c 4 2 1 2
Mazeroski 2b 5 1 2 0
Friend p 4 1 1 1
Totals 47 15 20 14
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 2 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph,cf 3 0 1 1
Kindall 2b 5 0 0 0
Banks ss 5 0 2 0
Altman rf 4 0 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Taylor c 4 1 1 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 2 1
Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Bertell ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 2
Pittsburgh 001 212 54015201
Chicago 000 001 0023113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (9-9) 9.0 11 3 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (3-6) 3.1 8 3 3 0 4
  Anderson   2.2 4 3 2 2 2
  Drott   0.2 1 3 3 3 0
  Wright   1.0 6 6 6 1 0
  Brewer   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
20
15
14
6
7

  E–Friend (2), Santo 2 (19), Bouchee (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (13,off Ellsworth); Smith (7,off Ellsworth); Stuart (14,off Anderson); Logan (5,off Wright), Chicago Altman (15,off Friend); Taylor (5,off Friend); Bertell (5,off Friend).  3B–Pittsburgh Christopher (3,off Ellsworth).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (12,8th inning off Wright 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Mazeroski (6,by Anderson); Bouchee (3,by Friend); Williams (4,by Friend).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  WP–Ellsworth (6).  IBB–Friend 2 (8,Bouchee,Williams); Anderson (4,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–3:08.
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