Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 4 0 0 0
Walls rf 4 0 2 0
Demeter cf 4 0 1 0
Smith B. lf 4 0 1 0
Smith C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Amaro ss 3 0 1 0
Owens p 2 0 0 0
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 1 1 1
Burgess c 3 0 2 1
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
Mizell p 2 0 0 1
Totals 29 4 7 3
Philadelphia 000 000 000050
Pittsburgh 001 200 01x471
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  L (1-7) 7.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Ferrarese   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  W (6-8) 9.0 5 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
1

  E–Hoak (16).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (14,off Owens); Stuart (20,off Owens); Clemente (23,off Owens).  3B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,off Owens); Hoak (6,off Ferrarese).  SF–Mizell (1,off Owens).  Team–3.  WP–Ferrarese (2).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–1:50.  A–8,785.
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