Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 13, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 6 1 2 0
Groat ss 6 2 3 0
Skinner lf 4 1 2 2
Stuart 1b 4 1 2 3
Clemente rf 5 0 3 0
Burgess c 4 0 3 0
  Schofield pr 0 1 0 0
  Smith c 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 5 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 2 4 3
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Haddix p 4 0 1 0
Totals 43 8 20 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 1 0
Gilliam 3b 4 0 0 0
Moon lf 4 1 1 1
Snider rf 2 0 0 0
  Davis T. ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 2 1
Roseboro c 2 0 1 0
  Windhorn ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 2 0 0 0
  Sherry ph,c 2 0 1 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Golden p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 020 0608200
Los Angeles 200 000 000260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Haddix  W (9-6) 8.0 2 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   5.2 11 2 2 0 1
  Perranoski   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Farrell  L (8-7) 0.2 5 5 5 0 1
  Golden   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
20
8
8
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Virdon (21,off Drysdale); Burgess (17,off Farrell); Skinner (17,off Farrell), Los Angeles Moon (21,off Friend); Fairly (11,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Mazeroski 2 (10,5th inning off Drysdale 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Farrell 1 on, 1 out); Stuart (30,8th inning off Golden 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Skinner (4,off Perranoski); Haddix (5,off Golden).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:57.  A–10,494.
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