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CLE  8
@CHW  2

(11)
DET  7
WSA  1

NYY  9
@KCA  4

BOS  3
@LAA  2

MIN 10
BAL  6

CIN  3
STL  2

MLN  3
CHC  2

LAD  6
@PHI  0

SFG  3
@PIT  0
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 21,599

Wednesday, May 10, 1961
Time of Game: 1:55
Giants
3
15-8
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  3  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  2
W: Mike McCormick (3-1), L: Bob Friend (4-2)
Pirates
0
12-10
Lost 1
4th, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .882              2   3   
C Hiller 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .567              0   1   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .314 1.009              1   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .705              9   0   
O Cepeda LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .795              1   0   
F Alou RF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .815              1   0   
E Bailey C                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .278  .747             10   0   IW
J Pagan SS                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .204  .587              3   3   
M McCormick P                 3   0   1   2    0   2  .200  .400              0   1   
Totals                       30   3   3   0    1   7                         27   8
Batting Events
IBB: E Bailey (2, by B Friend).
TB: J Pagan; F Alou; M McCormick.
RBI: M McCormick 2 (2); J Pagan (5).
2-out RBI: M McCormick 2; J Pagan.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 2 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Davenport-W McCovey.
E: F Alou (2).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .352 1.037              2   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .685              1   5   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .374  .921              2   0   GDP
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .768             11   0   
B Skinner LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .658              2   0   
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .747              0   3   
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .330              7   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .492              2   0   
B Friend P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .526              0   0   
  J Christopher PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  B Shantz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
  G Baker PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .543              0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3  10                         27   8
Batting Events
TB: D Groat; D Stuart; D Hoak.
GIDP: R Clemente (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: B Virdon (1); D Hoak (3).

Pitching Stats

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McCormick, W (3-1)           9     3   0   0    3  10   0   1.39   32     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 3     88    -     0.92   0.48
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3  10   0          32     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 3           -  
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Friend, L (4-2)              6     3   3   2    1   5   0   3.49   22     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 2     60    -     0.85  -0.07
B Shantz                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
R Face                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     3   3   2    1   7   0          31     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 2           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Friend (3; E Bailey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Tony Venzon.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 21,599.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   San Francisco Giants                      Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Jim Davenport                3B       1. Bill Virdon                  CF
2. Chuck Hiller                 2B       2. Dick Groat                   SS
3. Willie Mays                  CF       3. Roberto Clemente             RF
4. Willie McCovey               1B       4. Dick Stuart                  1B
5. Orlando Cepeda               LF       5. Bob Skinner                  LF
6. Felipe Alou                  RF       6. Don Hoak                     3B
7. Ed Bailey                     C       7. Hal Smith                     C
8. Jose Pagan                   SS       8. Bill Mazeroski               2B
9. Mike McCormick                P       9. Bob Friend                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 -23 RR 17% 82% 1-0 SFG M. McCormick B. Friend Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores; Pagan Scores/unER
t5 2 12- R 16% 65% 0-0 SFG J. Pagan B. Friend Single to CF; Alou Scores; Bailey to 3B/Adv on E8; Pagan to 2B
b6 1 12- OO 11% 89% 0-3 PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
b5 1 1-3 O 7% 81% 0-3 PIT H. Smith M. McCormick Strikeout
b5 1 1-- -7% 74% 0-3 PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick Single to RF; Skinner to 3B/Adv on E9

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG J. Davenport B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 SFG C. Hiller B. Friend Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 PIT D. Groat M. McCormick Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 SFG F. Alou B. Friend Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG E. Bailey B. Friend Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 SFG J. Pagan B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 SFG M. McCormick B. Friend Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 PIT H. Smith M. McCormick Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 PIT B. Mazeroski M. McCormick Strikeout Looking
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 PIT B. Friend M. McCormick Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG J. Davenport B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 SFG C. Hiller B. Friend Popfly: 2B
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 PIT D. Groat M. McCormick Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- 3% 48% 0-0 SFG F. Alou B. Friend Single to 3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
t5 2 -2- 1% 49% 0-0 SFG E. Bailey B. Friend Intentional Walk
t5 2 12- R 16% 65% 0-0 SFG J. Pagan B. Friend Single to CF; Alou Scores; Bailey to 3B/Adv on E8; Pagan to 2B
t5 2 -23 RR 17% 82% 1-0 SFG M. McCormick B. Friend Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores; Pagan Scores/unER
t5 2 1-- O -1% 81% 3-0 SFG J. Davenport B. Friend Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 3% 83% 0-3 PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick Popfly: SS
b5 1 --- -3% 81% 0-3 PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick Walk
b5 1 1-- -7% 74% 0-3 PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick Single to RF; Skinner to 3B/Adv on E9
b5 1 1-3 O 7% 81% 0-3 PIT H. Smith M. McCormick Strikeout
b5 2 1-3 O 5% 86% 0-3 PIT B. Mazeroski M. McCormick Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 SFG C. Hiller B. Friend Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
b6 0 --- O 3% 86% 0-3 PIT J. Christopher M. McCormick Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- -3% 83% 0-3 PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick Walk
b6 1 1-- -5% 79% 0-3 PIT D. Groat M. McCormick Single; Virdon to 2B
b6 1 12- OO 11% 89% 0-3 PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bobby Shantz facing 5-6-7
Bobby Shantz replaces Joe Christopher (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Shantz Flyball: LF
t7 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 SFG F. Alou B. Shantz Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O -1% 87% 3-0 SFG E. Bailey B. Shantz Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 3% 90% 0-3 PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick Strikeout
b7 1 --- O 2% 92% 0-3 PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick Popfly: SS
b7 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-3 PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bobby Shantz facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 SFG J. Pagan B. Shantz Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 SFG M. McCormick B. Shantz Strikeout
t8 2 --- O -0% 91% 3-0 SFG J. Davenport B. Shantz Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 3% 94% 0-3 PIT H. Smith M. McCormick Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 2% 96% 0-3 PIT B. Mazeroski M. McCormick Groundout: SS-1B
Gene Baker pinch hits for Bobby Shantz (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- -1% 94% 0-3 PIT G. Baker M. McCormick Walk
b8 2 1-- O 2% 97% 0-3 PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Roy Face facing 2-3-4
Roy Face replaces Gene Baker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 SFG C. Hiller R. Face Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 SFG W. Mays R. Face Popfly: SS
t9 2 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 SFG W. McCovey R. Face Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
b9 0 --- O 2% 98% 0-3 PIT D. Groat M. McCormick Strikeout
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-3 PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick Groundout: P-1B
b9 2 --- -1% 99% 0-3 PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick Single
b9 2 1-- O 1% 100% 0-3 PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

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