Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1961 at Forbes Field. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 0 0
Neal 2b 3 0 1 0
  Moon ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Davis T. lf,cf,3b 4 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 1 3 1
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
  Larker ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 2 0 0 1
  Snider ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Roseboro c 4 1 2 0
Davis W. cf 2 1 1 0
  Gilliam ph,lf,2b 0 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Windhorn ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 1 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 3 1
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
  Schofield pr 0 1 0 0
  Nelson 1b 1 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 1 0
Christopher lf 4 1 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 2
Smith c 3 0 0 0
  Burgess ph,c 1 0 0 0
Haddix p 2 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Los Angeles 001 000 1125100
Pittsburgh 000 200 2004111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax   6.0 8 2 2 4 7
  Sherry   0.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Perranoski  W (6-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Farrell  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix   6.1 6 2 2 0 3
  Shantz   0.2 0 1 1 2 0
  McBean  L (2-1) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–Mazeroski (16).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Los Angeles Howard (6,off Haddix); W Davis (15,off Haddix), Pittsburgh Clemente (17,off Koufax); Virdon (16,off Koufax).  HR–Los Angeles Snider (7,9th inning off McBean 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Clemente (16,7th inning off L Sherry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gilliam (9,off McBean).  SF–Spencer (1,off Haddix); Virdon (3,off Koufax).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Hoak (3,by L Sherry); Shantz (1,by Perranoski).  IBB–Hoak (7,by Koufax).  Team–12.  HBP–L Sherry (2,Hoak); Perranoski (2,Shantz).  IBB–Koufax (3,Hoak).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:53.  A–11,822.
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