Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 2 2 0
Neal 2b 5 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 3 3 2
Howard rf 1 0 0 0
  Snider rf 3 0 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Spencer 3b 4 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 0 1
Davis W. cf 2 1 1 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 2 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 3 0 1 1
Stuart 1b 4 1 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 3 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 2
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Gibbon p 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Los Angeles 202 003 000792
Pittsburgh 110 000 001362
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (9-6) 8.0 6 3 2 2 8
  Perranoski  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  L (8-6) 2.1 4 4 4 4 1
  Labine   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Shantz   2.0 2 3 0 1 1
  Face   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
6
6

  E–Howard (5), Spencer (11), Stuart (13), Hoak (13).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Snider (3,off Shantz), Pittsburgh Clemente (18,off Drysdale).  3B–Pittsburgh Groat (4,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles T Davis (15,3rd inning off Gibbon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Drysdale 2 (3,off Gibbon,off Shantz).  SF–Roseboro (4,off Labine); Skinner (1,off Drysdale).  IBB–Spencer (4,by Gibbon); T Davis (3,by Shantz).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Wills (18,2nd base off Gibbon/Burgess).  IBB–Gibbon (4,Spencer); Shantz (5,T Davis).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:29.  A–18,273.
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