San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1961 at Forbes Field. 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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San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou M. rf 5 2 4 1
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 1
  Mays cf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda lf,1b 4 1 1 0
Alou F. cf,lf 5 2 3 2
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Kuenn 3b 5 0 2 1
Pagan ss 4 0 1 2
Duffalo p 4 1 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Christopher cf 5 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Clendenon rf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 5 1 1 1
Skinner lf 3 2 2 0
Burgess c 5 1 2 3
Hoak 3b 2 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Francis p 2 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
San Francisco 002 040 1007140
Pittsburgh 030 000 010490
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Duffalo  W (5-1) 7.0 7 4 4 6 4
  Miller  SV (17) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
6
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Francis  L (2-8) 4.2 10 6 6 3 2
  Labine   2.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Shantz   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Friend   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–San Francisco Duffalo (2,off Francis); M Alou 2 (7,off Francis,off Labine), Pittsburgh Skinner 2 (20,off Duffalo,off Miller).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (33,2nd inning off Duffalo 0 on, 0 out); Burgess (12,2nd inning off Duffalo 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  WP–Francis (5), Labine (2).  U–Paul Pryor, Tony Venzon, Frank Secory, Ed Sudol, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:38.  A–5,384.
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