September 5, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
DET 0 CLE 9
@BOS 5 KCA 7
LAA 3 KCA 13
LAA 12 CHW 3
@MIN 3 NYY 6
WSA 1 PIT 8
@CHC 3 LAD 4
SFG 2 MLN 5
PHI 4
(14) CIN 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 3,417

Tuesday, September 5, 1961
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

64-66

Won 1

6th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         2  3  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    8 11  2
Cubs            0  1  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  4

W: T Sturdivant (7-7), L: G Hobbie (7-13)

Cubs

57-76

Lost 1

7th, 23 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .266  .698    0    3   0   SF
D Groat SS                    4   2   1   0    1   1  .267  .688    0    4   4   2B
B Skinner LF                  5   1   1   2    0   0  .262  .721    0    3   0   3B
D Stuart 1B                   5   1   2   3    0   2  .289  .889    0   11   1   HR
R Clemente RF                 5   0   3   0    0   1  .364  .998    0    1   1   
S Burgess C                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .865    0    3   0   
D Hoak 3B                     3   1   0   0    2   0  .311  .877    0    1   1   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .661    0    0   1   
T Sturdivant P                4   0   1   1    0   0  .157  .346    0    1   3   
Totals                       39   8  11   8    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Groat (23, off G Hobbie).

3B: B Skinner (3, off G Hobbie).

HR: D Stuart (25, off G Hobbie; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: B Virdon (7, off D Drott).

TB: D Stuart 5; R Clemente 3; B Skinner 3; B Virdon 2; D Groat 2; T Sturdivant; S Burgess.

RBI: D Stuart 3 (92); B Skinner 2 (26); B Virdon 2 (57); T Sturdivant (1).

2-out RBI: D Stuart 3; B Skinner 2; B Virdon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart.

E: B Mazeroski (22); D Hoak (18).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .679    0    4   0   2B
A Rodgers 1B-2B               4   2   2   0    0   1  .261  .769    0    6   1   2B
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   2   
E Banks SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .890    0    1   2   2B
G Altman RF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .306  .927    0    1   1   
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .830    0    2   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .861    0    2   1   
S Taylor C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .734    0    5   0   GDP
M Roach 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .430    0    2   2   
  E Bouchee PH-1B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .771    0    3   0   
G Hobbie P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .537         0   1   
  D Drott P                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .668    0    0   1   
  D Zimmer PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .694    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    0   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Banks (20, off T Sturdivant); R Ashburn (4, off T Sturdivant); A Rodgers (13, off T Sturdivant).

TB: A Rodgers 3; E Banks 2; R Ashburn 2; G Altman; S Taylor; D Drott; B Williams.

GIDP: S Taylor (6).

RBI: G Altman 2 (84); D Drott (1).

2-out RBI: D Drott.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Roach (2); R Santo (29); A Rodgers 2 (6).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Sturdivant, W (7-7)          9     8   3   2    0   3   0   3.58   35     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 3· 8     64    -     0.55   0.12
Totals                         9     8   3   2    0   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 3· 8           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Hobbie, L (7-13)             1.2   7   5   5    1   0   1   4.32   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 7     20    -     0.81  -0.33
D Drott                        5.1   3   3   0    2   3   0   4.15   23     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 3          1-0    0.31  -0.05
D Elston                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.54    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    11   8   5    3   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     12·11· 2·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 3,417.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Virdon             CF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. A Rodgers            1B 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. E Banks              SS 
4. D Stuart             1B    4. G Altman             RF 
5. R Clemente           RF    5. B Williams           LF 
6. S Burgess            C     6. R Santo              3B 
7. D Hoak               3B    7. S Taylor             C  
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. M Roach              2B 
9. T Sturdivant         P     9. G Hobbie             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  --3      17%  66% D Stuart        G Hobbie        Home Run (Deep LF); Groat Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  12-      15%  84% B Skinner       G Hobbie        Triple to LF (Short LF Line); Virdon Scores; Groat Scores
   b 1   0  2-0  ---      -6%  59% R Ashburn       T Sturdivant    Double to LF
   b 2   2  5-0  12-      -5%  82% D Drott         T Sturdivant    Single to LF; Taylor Scores/unER; Roach to 2B
   t 3   1  1-5  12-       5%  93% T Sturdivant    D Drott         Single to CF; Burgess Scores/unER; Hoak to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  D Groat         Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  B Skinner       Groundout: SS-1B; Groat to 3B
   RR     --3      66%  D Stuart        Home Run (Deep LF); Groat Scores
          ---      67%  R Clemente      Single to RF (2B-1B)
          1--      69%  S Burgess       Single to CF (SS-2B); Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  D Hoak          Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Sturdivant facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  R Ashburn       Double to LF
   O      -2-      63%  A Rodgers       Strikeout
   O      -2-      67%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      -2-      70%  G Altman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  T Sturdivant    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      68%  B Virdon        Single to 1B
          1--      69%  D Groat         Walk; Virdon to 2B
   RR     12-      84%  B Skinner       Triple to LF (Short LF Line); Virdon Scores; Groat Scores
   R      --3      88%  D Stuart        Single to CF (SS-2B); Skinner Scores
                  Dick Drott replaces Glen Hobbie pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Sturdivant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  B Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  R Santo         Lineout: RF
          ---      89%  S Taylor        Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      88%  M Roach         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Taylor to 2B; Roach to 1B
   R      12-      82%  D Drott         Single to LF; Taylor Scores/unER; Roach to 2B
   O      12-      86%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dick Drott facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  S Burgess       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Burgess to 1B
          1--      90%  D Hoak          Walk; Burgess to 2B
   O      12-      87%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
   R      12-      93%  T Sturdivant    Single to CF; Burgess Scores/unER; Hoak to 3B
   RO     1-3      93%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hoak Scores/unER
   O      1--      93%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Tom Sturdivant facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  A Rodgers       Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  E Banks         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      89%  G Altman        Single to LF; Rodgers Scores
   O      1--      91%  B Williams      Single to RF; Altman out at 3B/RF-3B; Williams to 1B
   O      1--      92%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dick Drott facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  B Skinner       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      91%  D Stuart        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom Sturdivant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  S Taylor        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  M Roach         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Drott         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dick Drott facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  S Burgess       Reached on E5 (Pop Fly)
   O      1--      94%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      93%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      94%  T Sturdivant    Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Mazeroski to 2B; Sturdivant to 1B
   RO     12-      95%  B Virdon        Single to RF; Mazeroski Scores/unER; Sturdivant to 3B; Virdon out at 2B/RF-1B-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Tom Sturdivant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  R Ashburn       Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  A Rodgers       Single to 3B
          1--      92%  E Banks         Double to LF; Rodgers to 3B
   RO     -23      94%  G Altman        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodgers Scores; Banks to 3B
   O      --3      95%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  D Groat         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  D Stuart        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Sturdivant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Taylor        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Mel Roach batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  E Bouchee       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
                  Ed Bouchee moves to 1B; Andre Rodgers moves to 2B
          ---      97%  R Clemente      Single to RF (2B-1B)
   O      1--      97%  S Burgess       Popfly: SS
          1--      97%  D Hoak          Walk; Clemente to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Mazeroski     Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      96%  T Sturdivant    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Sturdivant facing 9-1-2
                  Don Zimmer pinch hits for Dick Drott batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Don Elston facing 1-2-3
                  Don Elston replaces Andre Rodgers pitching and batting 2nd; Don Zimmer moves to 2B
   O      ---      98%  B Virdon        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Sturdivant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  E Banks         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  G Altman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Don Elston facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  D Stuart        Strikeout
          ---      99%  R Clemente      Single to 1B
   O      1--      99%  S Burgess       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  D Hoak          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Sturdivant facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  R Santo         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--     100%  S Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Bouchee       Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation