Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1961 at Forbes Field. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 0 0
Gilliam lf 4 0 0 0
Fairly cf 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 3 0 0 0
Windhorn rf 2 0 0 0
Neal 2b 2 0 0 0
Sherry N. c 3 0 0 0
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Sherry L. p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Ortega p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 1 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 2 2 0
Groat ss 5 1 2 1
Skinner lf 5 1 2 2
Stuart 1b 5 1 1 1
Clemente rf 2 1 0 0
  Christopher rf 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 1 2 2
Smith c 4 0 1 2
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 0
Gibbon p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Los Angeles 000 000 000010
Pittsburgh 005 000 21x8130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (12-10) 2.2 5 5 5 1 0
  Sherry   2.1 2 0 0 0 3
  Craig   2.1 6 3 3 2 0
  Ortega   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  W (12-10) 9.0 1 0 0 3 7
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak (26,off Craig).  SH–Gibbon (10,off Drysdale).  HBP–Clemente (3,by Drysdale).  Team–8.  WP–Craig (7), Gibbon (3).  HBP–Drysdale (20,Clemente).  U–Ed Sudol, Augie Donatelli, Paul Pryor, Tony Venzon, Frank Secory.  T–2:26.  A–9,602.
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