Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 19, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Christopher lf 6 1 2 0
Groat ss 6 1 4 0
Clemente rf 5 1 1 1
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 1
  Nelson 1b 2 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 6 0 1 0
Leppert c 4 1 3 0
Virdon cf 5 0 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Haddix p 4 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 4 14 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 6 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 5 0 1 1
Banks ss 3 1 2 0
Altman rf 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Rodgers 1b 3 1 1 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouchee 1b 1 0 0 0
Bertell c 4 0 1 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
Curtis p 2 1 1 1
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 002 001 000 014140
Chicago 000 020 010 00392
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix   7.1 8 3 3 4 5
  Face   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Shantz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Labine  W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
7
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (8-8) 11.0 14 4 3 2 3
Totals
11.0
14
4
3
2
3

  E–Kindall (23), Santo (27).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Stuart (23,off Curtis); Leppert (2,off Curtis), Chicago Banks (17,off Haddix); Rodgers (8,off Haddix); Curtis (2,off Haddix); Kindall (21,off Haddix).  SH–Leppert (1,off Curtis).  IBB–Clemente (7,by Curtis); Mazeroski (9,by Curtis); Banks (17,by Haddix).  Team LOB–13.  Team–10.  IBB–Haddix (5,Banks); Curtis 2 (5,Clemente,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:10.  A–11,777.
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