Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hunt p 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 0 1 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
Kasko ss 2 0 0 0
  Cardenas ss 3 1 1 3
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
  Gaines cf 1 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Freese 3b 4 1 1 0
Coleman 1b 4 1 1 0
Zimmerman c 4 1 2 1
  Maloney pr 0 0 0 0
Jay p 1 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 1
  Chacon 2b 2 0 2 1
Totals 37 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 2 1 0
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Clendenon rf 5 3 4 2
Stuart 1b 5 2 2 4
Skinner lf 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 2 0
Leppert c 4 1 1 2
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 3 1
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 14 9
Cincinnati 000 010 5006102
Pittsburgh 022 133 00x11141
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (21-10) 4.0 5 5 5 1 4
  Hunt   2.0 6 6 4 1 1
  Henry   2.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
14
11
9
2
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (1-0) 9.0 10 6 6 1 6
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
6

  E–Gaines (1), Post (6), Groat (33).  2B–Cincinnati Post (16,off Jackson); Zimmerman (5,off Jackson), Pittsburgh Mazeroski (21,off Jay).  3B–Cincinnati Coleman (4,off Jackson).  HR–Cincinnati Cardenas (5,7th inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Leppert (3,2nd inning off Jay 1 on, 2 out); Stuart 2 (35,3rd inning off Jay 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Hunt 1 on, 1 out); Mazeroski (13,4th inning off Jay 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Hoak (4,2nd base off Jay/Zimmerman).  U–Lee Weyer, Al Forman, Tom Gorman, Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes.  T–2:22.  A–7,158.
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