Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
September 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Christopher cf 5 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 2 2 1
Clemente rf 4 1 2 0
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 1
McBean p 3 0 0 1
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 6 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 5 1 4 2
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Alou rf 5 1 2 2
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 0
Kuenn lf 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 3 1 1 0
Sanford p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
Pittsburgh 020 001 000 0362
San Francisco 003 000 000 14122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McBean   9.0 11 3 3 3 1
  Face  L (6-9) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
1
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (11-8) 10.0 6 3 2 1 3
Totals
10.0
6
3
2
1
3

  E–Stuart (20), Mazeroski (23), Pagan 2 (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Davenport 2 (26,off McBean 2); Bailey (13,off McBean).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (27,6th inning off Sanford 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco F Alou (17,10th inning off Face 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hoak (8,by Sanford); Mays (15,by McBean).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Amalfitano 2 (4,off McBean 2).  HBP–Pagan (2,by McBean).  Team–9.  BK–Sanford (3).  HBP–McBean (3,Pagan).  IBB–McBean (6,Mays); Sanford (6,Hoak).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:11.  A–5,512.
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