Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
July 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 1
Stuart 1b 4 1 3 1
Hoak 3b 4 1 1 1
Leppert c 4 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 0
Haddix p 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Kuenn lf 5 1 1 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 1 2
Mays cf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 3 2 1 0
Davenport 3b 4 2 3 2
Orsino c 3 1 1 1
Pagan ss 4 1 3 2
McCormick p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 000 100 011381
San Francisco 000 040 40x8120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  L (6-4) 4.2 6 4 4 2 3
  Labine   2.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Witt   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
4
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  W (8-9) 9.0 8 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
7

  E–Mazeroski (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stuart (15,off McCormick), San Francisco Pagan (10,off Haddix); Mays (22,off Labine).  3B–San Francisco Davenport (4,off Labine).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (11,4th inning off McCormick 0 on, 1 out); Hoak (8,9th inning off McCormick 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Haddix (2,off McCormick); Amalfitano (2,off Labine).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–F Alou (2,by Haddix); Cepeda (5,by Labine).  Team–7.  SB–Pagan (4,2nd base off Labine/Leppert).  CS–Kuenn (2,2nd base by Witt/Leppert).  WP–McCormick (4).  IBB–Haddix (4,F Alou); Labine (4,Cepeda).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:38.  A–22,596.
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