Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 7 0 2 0
Schofield ss 4 2 1 0
Clendenon rf 6 2 2 0
Stuart 1b 6 0 1 0
Skinner lf 6 0 2 4
Burgess c 5 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 6 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 6 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 52 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 7 2 4 1
Smith B. cf 3 2 3 0
  Gonzalez cf 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Callison lf 2 0 1 0
Smith C. 3b 7 0 2 2
Walls lf,rf,1b 7 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 5 0 1 1
  Covington ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Walters rf,cf 6 0 0 0
Amaro ss 5 0 1 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Buzhardt p 3 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 3 0 0 0
Totals 55 5 14 5
Pittsburgh 000 200 002 000 000 0491
Philadelphia 200 000 020 000 000 15140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   9.0 8 4 3 3 5
  Haddix   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Face  L (6-12) 3.1 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
15.1
14
5
4
3
11
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt   8.2 6 4 4 3 3
  Baldschun  W (5-3) 7.1 3 0 0 3 4
Totals
16.0
9
4
4
6
7

  E–Schofield (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4.  2B–Pittsburgh Clendenon (1,off Buzhardt), Philadelphia Malkmus (7,off Jackson); C Smith (14,off Jackson).  HR–Philadelphia Malkmus (7,1st inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out); Covington (7,16th inning off Face 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Schofield (2,off Baldschun); Dalrymple (7,off Jackson).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–B Smith (2,by Jackson).  Team–8.  CS–Schofield (1,2nd base by Buzhardt/Dalrymple).  IBB–Jackson (1,B Smith).  U–Paul Pryor, Tony Venzon, Frank Secory, Ed Sudol, Augie Donatelli.  T–4:05.  A–4,005.
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