Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 12

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 6 0 2 2
Groat ss 6 0 1 0
Clemente rf 6 2 3 1
Stuart 1b 6 1 2 1
  Nelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 5 2 3 2
Leppert c 4 1 1 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith c 1 0 0 0
Skinner lf 3 2 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 3 3 4
Francis p 2 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Mizell p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 0 0 0 1
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 11 17 11
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis W. cf 5 2 1 0
Neal 2b 4 2 1 3
Fairly 1b,lf 0 1 0 1
  Gilliam ph,3b 3 1 2 0
Moon lf 2 0 1 0
  Hodges ph,1b 3 0 1 2
Davis T. 3b,lf 5 1 3 3
Snider rf 6 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 2 2 2
Aspromonte ss 4 0 0 0
  Wills ss 1 1 1 0
Perranoski p 1 1 1 0
  Howard ph 0 1 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Golden p 0 0 0 0
  Larker ph 0 0 0 0
  Windhorn pr 0 0 0 0
  Podres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 14 11
Pittsburgh 011 131 040 011170
Los Angeles 002 502 002 112142
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Francis   3.2 3 4 4 4 2
  McBean   0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  Mizell   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Shantz   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Face  L (4-4) 3.1 6 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.1
14
12
12
8
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Perranoski   4.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Craig   0.2 2 3 3 2 0
  Farrell   3.0 6 4 4 3 0
  Golden   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Podres  W (10-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
17
11
11
6
3

  E–Moon (5), T Davis (13).  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak (15,off Farrell), Los Angeles W Davis (11,off Francis); Moon (12,off Francis).  3B–Los Angeles Roseboro (5,off Face).  HR–Pittsburgh Hoak (9,3rd inning off Perranoski 0 on, 1 out); Mazeroski 2 (7,4th inning off Perranoski 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Golden 2 on, 2 out); Stuart (12,5th inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out); Clemente (14,8th inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Roseboro (15,9th inning off Face 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Skinner (8,by Farrell).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Fairly (1,off Francis); T Davis (3,off Shantz); Neal (1,off Face).  HBP–Roseboro (2,by Shantz); Larker (1,by Face).  Team–12.  WP–Francis (2), McBean (2), Craig (5).  HBP–Shantz (4,Roseboro); Face (1,Larker).  IBB–Farrell (9,Skinner).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:39.  A–15,930.
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