September 7, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
WSA 3 BOS 8
DET 4 NYY 7
CLE 3 PIT 7
@CHC 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 2,752

Thursday, September 7, 1961
Time of Game: 2:53

Pirates

65-67

Won 1

6th, 14 GB

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

W: B Shantz (6-3), L: J Brewer (1-7)

Cubs

58-77

Lost 1

7th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .692    0    3   0   
D Groat SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .689    0    1   7   SH,GDP
R Clemente RF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .364  .998    0    0   0   2B,IW
D Stuart 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .286  .875    0   11   1   GDP
J Logan 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .203  .532    0    0   1   
B Skinner LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .725    0    2   1   
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .605    0    7   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .670    0    2   2   
H Haddix P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .135  .416    0    1   0   2B
  A McBean P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .900    0    0   2   
  B Shantz P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .438 1.026    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  11   4    3   1                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (30, off J Brewer); H Haddix (3, off D Elston).

SH: D Groat (6, off J Curtis).

IBB: R Clemente (10, by J Curtis).

TB: R Clemente 3; H Haddix 2; B Mazeroski 2; B Skinner; B Virdon; D Groat; A McBean; D Stuart; J Logan.

GIDP: D Groat (20); D Stuart (17).

RBI: D Stuart 2 (95); B Skinner (28); J Logan (6).

2-out RBI: D Stuart.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart; B Skinner-D Groat-B Mazeroski; J Logan-B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .260  .679    0    2   0   
J Kindall 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .714    0    1   4   
  B Will PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .692    0    0   0   GDP
  D Burwell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  A Heist PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .725    0    0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .566         0   1   
E Banks SS                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .287  .889    0    4   3   HR
G Altman RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .922    0    1   0   
B Williams LF                 3   0   1   1    1   2  .280  .831    0    2   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .297  .871    0    1   2   HR
C Barragan C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .563    0    1   0   GDP
M Morhardt 1B                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0   12   1   
  D Bertell PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .656    0    0   0   
J Brewer P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
  D Elston P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    0   1   
  J McAnany PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  D Zimmer 2B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .695    0    3   3   
Totals                       33   5   9   4    4   7                    27  15

BATTING

HR: E Banks (27, off H Haddix; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); R Santo (21, off H Haddix; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Santo 5; E Banks 4; R Ashburn 2; G Altman; J McAnany; D Zimmer; B Williams.

GIDP: C Barragan (1); B Will (1).

RBI: B Williams (79); E Banks (70); R Santo (77); G Altman (86).

2-out RBI: G Altman; R Santo; B Williams.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Banks-D Zimmer-M Morhardt; R Santo-D Zimmer-M Morhardt.

E: E Banks 2 (21); R Ashburn (3); M Morhardt 2 (2).

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
H Haddix                       4     6   4   4    2   3   2   4.32   19     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 6     35    -     0.94  -0.09
A McBean                       1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          3-2    2.07  -0.01
B Shantz, W (6-3)              3.2   1   0   0    1   4   0   3.45   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.30   0.31
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 9          3-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Brewer, L (1-7)              2     6   5   3    1   0   0   5.96   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 6     27    -     0.94  -0.26
D Elston                       3     2   1   0    1   0   0   5.33   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 2          2-2    0.28  -0.03
D Burwell                      0     3   1   1    0   0   0    inf    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.46  -0.16
B Schultz                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.21    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.89   0.12
J Curtis                       2     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.44    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.05
Totals                         9    11   7   4    3   1   0          40     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 2· 9          5-3

H Haddix faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
J Brewer faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
D Burwell faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Curtis (6; R Clemente).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 2,752.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Virdon             CF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. J Kindall            2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. E Banks              SS 
4. D Stuart             1B    4. G Altman             RF 
5. J Logan              3B    5. B Williams           LF 
6. B Skinner            LF    6. R Santo              3B 
7. H Smith              C     7. C Barragan           C  
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. M Morhardt           1B 
9. H Haddix             P     9. J Brewer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  6-4  12-     -13%  58% B Williams      A McBean        Single to CF (SS-2B); Banks Scores; Altman to 3B
   b 5   0  6-2  123      12%  83% B Will          A McBean        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Morhardt Scores/No RBI; McAnany to 3B
   b 8   1  7-5  1--      10%  92% C Barragan      B Shantz        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  57% D Stuart        J Brewer        Single to LF; Clemente Scores
   b 5   2  6-3  1-3      -9%  72% G Altman        A McBean        Single to CF; McAnany Scores; Banks to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Brewer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Double to RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-      57%  D Stuart        Single to LF; Clemente Scores
          1--      59%  J Logan         Walk; Stuart to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B Skinner       Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R Ashburn       Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  J Kindall       Foul Flyball: 1B
   OO     1--      60%  E Banks         Double Play: Flyball: LF; Ashburn out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Brewer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  H Haddix        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      56%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  G Altman        Strikeout
          ---      55%  B Williams      Walk
          1--      51%  R Santo         Single to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      56%  C Barragan      Strikeout
   O      12-      61%  M Morhardt      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Brewer facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  D Groat         Single to RF
          1--      73%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Groat to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  D Stuart        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Groat Scores; Clemente to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Stuart to 1B
   R      1-3      87%  J Logan         Single to RF; Clemente Scores; Stuart to 3B
                  Don Elston replaces Jim Brewer pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3      94%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Stuart Scores/unER; Logan Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Skinner to 3B
          --3      94%  H Smith         Walk
   ROO    1-3      93%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Skinner Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; Mazeroski out at 2B/1B-SS
          ---      94%  H Haddix        Double to LF
   O      -2-      93%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 4 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Harvey Haddix facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  D Elston        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      95%  J Kindall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Don Elston facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Stuart        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Harvey Haddix facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      91%  E Banks         Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---      92%  G Altman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  B Williams      Strikeout
   R      ---      89%  R Santo         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      90%  C Barragan      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Elston facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  B Skinner       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  H Smith         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Harvey Haddix facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  M Morhardt      Walk
                  Jim McAnany pinch hits for Don Elston batting 9th
          1--      79%  J McAnany       Single to RF; Morhardt to 2B
          12-      70%  R Ashburn       Single to RF (2B-1B); Morhardt to 3B; McAnany to 2B
                  Al McBean replaces Harvey Haddix pitching and batting 9th; Bob Will pinch hits for Jerry Kindall batting 2nd
   ROO    123      83%  B Will          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Morhardt Scores/No RBI; McAnany to 3B
          --3      81%  E Banks         Walk
   R      1-3      72%  G Altman        Single to CF; McAnany Scores; Banks to 2B
   R      12-      58%  B Williams      Single to CF (SS-2B); Banks Scores; Altman to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dick Burwell facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Burwell replaces Bob Will pitching and batting 2nd; Don Zimmer replaces Jim McAnany playing 2B batting 9th
          ---      70%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF (Short CF)
          1--      75%  A McBean        Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Mazeroski to 2B; McBean to 1B
          12-      82%  B Virdon        Single to 3B/Bunt; Mazeroski to 3B; McBean to 2B
                  Barney Schultz replaces Dick Burwell pitching and batting 2nd
   ROO    123      77%  D Groat         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mazeroski Scores/No RBI; McBean to 3B
   O      --3      74%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Al McBean facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  C Barragan      Groundout: P-1B
                  Bobby Shantz replaces Al McBean pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  M Morhardt      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  D Zimmer        Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  R Ashburn       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Barney Schultz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  D Stuart        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  J Logan         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      78%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Bobby Shantz facing 2-3-4
                  Al Heist pinch hits for Barney Schultz batting 2nd
   O      ---      82%  A Heist         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jack Curtis facing 7-8-9
                  Jack Curtis replaces Al Heist pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---      85%  H Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  B Shantz        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Bobby Shantz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  B Williams      Strikeout
          ---      82%  R Santo         Walk
   OO     1--      92%  C Barragan      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  B Virdon        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      93%  D Groat         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Virdon to 2B
          -2-      94%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      91%  D Stuart        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Bobby Shantz facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Bertell pinch hits for Moe Morhardt batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  D Bertell       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Zimmer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation