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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 2, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 2, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Broglio |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,140 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Al Forman 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Christopher | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Don Taussig | Right Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
| Ernie Broglio | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 2, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Broglio
Christopher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Broglio
There goes Christopher. The throw from Schaffer and he is safe. Christopher steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Broglio
Moryn hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Haddix
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hoak. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Haddix
Javier hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Haddix
James hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Broglio
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Broglio
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Broglio
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Broglio covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Haddix
Taussig hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Haddix
Schaffer hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Broglio
Christopher hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Broglio
There goes Groat. The throw from Schaffer and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broglio vs. Haddix
Broglio hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Haddix
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Haddix
Javier hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Haddix
James hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Broglio
Moryn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Broglio
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Haddix
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Broglio
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Broglio
Haddix bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christopher vs. Broglio
Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Haddix
Schaffer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Broglio vs. Haddix
Broglio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Haddix
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Flood reaches second base with a double. Grammas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Haddix
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Haddix
James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher who is chasing the ball. James reaches third base with a triple. Javier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Broglio
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Labine
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Labine
Taussig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Labine
Stan Musial pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Musial takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Shantz
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Don Taussig. Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer. Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis scores. There goes Musial trying to get to third. Moryn throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Musial for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivares vs. Shantz
Ed Olivares pinch hits for Ernie Broglio.
Olivares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sawatski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Shantz
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Sawatski trying to get to home. Christopher throws the ball in to Burgess who tags Sawatski, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Olivares moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Stan Musial now playing left field. Carl Sawatski now catching. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Charlie James now
Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. McDaniel
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. McDaniel
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christopher vs. McDaniel
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Face
James strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Face
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Face
White hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. McDaniel
Groat hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Virdon bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. McDaniel
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. McDaniel
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. McDaniel
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Face
Roberto Clemente now playing right field.
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Face
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Face
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. McDaniel
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Face vs. McDaniel
Face hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. McDaniel
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Face
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Face
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Face
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Face
James hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1961 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Christopher J, lf 5 1 1 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 5 1
Groat D, ss 3 2 2 0 Javier J, 2b 5 1 1 1
Virdon B, cf 2 0 0 0 James C, lf-rf 5 0 1 1
Stuart D, 1b 4 2 3 5 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Moryn W, rf 4 0 0 0 White B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 0 0 0 0 Taussig D, rf 2 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0 Lillis B, pr-ss 1 1 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Grammas A, ss 2 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 1 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 2 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Sawatski C, ph-c 2 0 1 1
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Broglio E, p 2 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 0 0 0 0 Olivares E, ph 1 0 1 0
Face R, p 1 0 1 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 9 5 36 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 300 100 010 -- 5
St.Louis 000 031 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H 4.2 6 3 3 1 3
Labine C 0.2 0 1 1 2 1
Shantz B 0.2 3 0 0 0 0
Face R (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio E 6.0 5 4 4 2 3
McDaniel L (L) 3.0 4 1 1 1 1
E -- Hoak D
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, St.Louis 8
2B -- Flood C, Hoak D, Groat D
3B -- James C
HR -- Stuart D 2
SB -- Christopher J
CS -- Groat D
SH -- Haddix H, Virdon B
T -- 2:37
A -- 9140
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