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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 4, 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 4, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 4, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Francis |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,021 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Al Forman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Christopher | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Earl Francis | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Right Fielder |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 4, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Sadecki
Christopher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sadecki
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Sadecki
Clemente strikes out. There goes Groat. The throw from Schaffer to Grammas, and Groat is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Francis
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Francis
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Francis
White hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sadecki
Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Sadecki
Hoak hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sadecki
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Sadecki
Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Francis
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Francis
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Francis
There goes Boyer. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Francis
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags James trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boyer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Francis
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Francis
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Sadecki
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, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francis vs. Sadecki
Francis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Sadecki
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Francis
Sadecki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Francis
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Stuart who tags Flood trying to return to first, for the out. Sadecki moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Francis
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sadecki scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Francis
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Francis
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Francis
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
James vs. Francis
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grammas vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial scores. Boyer scores. There goes James trying to get to third. Clemente throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags James for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sadecki
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Sadecki
Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Sadecki
Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Sadecki
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Sadecki
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Sadecki
Virdon 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 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. McBean
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. McBean
Sadecki strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sadecki out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. McBean
There goes Flood. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. McBean
There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. McBean
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. McBean
White hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Sadecki
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Sadecki
McBean hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Sadecki
Christopher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Christopher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Sadecki
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McBean
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McBean
Boyer hits a line drive towards the mound. McBean reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. McBean
James strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Sadecki
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sadecki
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Sadecki
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McBean
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. McBean
There's a wild pitch. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaffer vs. McBean
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. McBean
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sadecki moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. McBean
Javier takes first base on ball four. Sadecki moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. McBean
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McBean
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McBean
Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sadecki
Don Taussig now playing left field.
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Sadecki
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sadecki
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Sadecki
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Al McBean.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
James hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Labine
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Labine
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sadecki vs. Labine
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Sadecki
Christopher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Sadecki
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Groat reaches second base with a double. Christopher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Sadecki
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher scores. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. McDaniel
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Labine
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Labine
Javier hits a line drive towards third. Hoak catches it and throws to first to double up Flood. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Labine
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Virdon 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. McDaniel
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. McDaniel
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1961 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Christopher J, lf 4 1 2 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 4 0 Groat D, ss 3 1 2 0 Javier J, 2b 3 2 1 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 1 White B, 1b 5 1 1 4 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 0 0 Taussig D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 1 2 3 Boyer K, 3b 4 2 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0 James C, rf 3 0 1 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 3 2 Francis E, p 1 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 4 0 0 0 McBean A, p 1 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 3 2 0 0 Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 34 9 12 9 Pittsburgh 000 300 010 -- 4 St.Louis 014 004 00x -- 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Francis E (L) 2.2 6 5 4 2 0 McBean A 3.1 4 4 4 3 3 Labine C 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Sadecki R (W)* 7.0 9 4 4 1 3 McDaniel L (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Mazeroski B DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, St.Louis 6 2B -- Boyer K, Christopher J, Groat D HR -- Smith H, White B SB -- Boyer K, Flood C CS -- Groat D WP -- McBean A 2 PB -- Smith H T -- 2:23 A -- 10021
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