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DET
@BAL		10
4
CLE
@BOS		7
8
MIN
@CHW		4
5
LAA
@KCA		4
6
WSA
@NYY		3
2
MLN
@LAD		5
3
CIN
@PHI		4
2
STL
@PIT		1
2
CHC
@SFG		1
2
Tuesday, May 16, 1961 8:15PM
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 13,578, Time of Game: 2:02
Cardinals
1
11-14
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 6½ GB
 at Pirates
2
15-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
W: Roy Face (2-1)
L: Curt Simmons (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    2  6  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Landrum CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .445 -0.117 1.11 0.000 -0.117 -0.8 3 0
Joe Cunningham RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .345 1.006 -0.078 1.16 0.024 -0.102 -0.4 1 0
Bill White 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 .224 .526 0.031 1.06 0.104 -0.073 0.4 13 1 CS
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .900 -0.071 1.80 0.059 -0.130 -0.4 0 2
Stan Musial LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .228 .743 0.145 2.01 0.227 -0.081 1.2 1 0
Daryl Spencer SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .823 -0.224 1.94 0.043 -0.267 -2.0 0 4 GDP
   Curt Flood PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .644 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .648 -0.081 1.06 0.000 -0.081 -0.6 3 7
   Carl Sawatski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .903 -0.080 2.82 0.000 -0.080 -0.2
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .512 -0.078 1.03 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 2 0
Curt Simmons P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .757 -0.009 0.65 0.013 -0.022 -0.0 0 1
   Walt Moryn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .450 -0.021 0.80 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
   Bob Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 1 6 .242 .507 -0.583 1.39 0.470 -1.052 -3.6 24 16
TB: B White 3; J Cunningham; K Boyer; S Musial; D Spencer; C Simmons.
GIDP: D Spencer (4).
RBI: S Musial (8).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Spencer-J Javier-B White 2.
Baserunning
CS: B White (1, 2nd base by V Law/S Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .341 1.046 -0.041 0.77 0.008 -0.048 -0.5 2 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .699 -0.055 0.93 0.024 -0.079 -0.6 0 2
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .361 .866 -0.062 0.89 0.030 -0.092 -0.6 2 0 GDP
Dick Stuart 1B 2 1 2 1 1 0 .311 .947 0.281 1.11 0.281 0.000 2.0 11 0 HR,2B
Joe Christopher LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .921 -0.135 1.39 0.000 -0.135 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Don Hoak 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .307 .753 -0.026 1.01 0.046 -0.072 -0.3 1 3
Smoky Burgess C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .319 .843 0.096 1.34 0.155 -0.058 0.6 6 1 2B
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .528 -0.080 0.89 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 3 5
Vern Law P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .384 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 1
   Gene Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .489 -0.034 1.18 0.000 -0.034 -0.4
   Roy Face P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 28 2 6 2 2 2 .214 .660 -0.084 0.99 0.544 -0.626 -2.1 27 13
2B: S Burgess (4, off C Simmons); D Stuart (5, off C Simmons).
HR: D Stuart (3, off C Simmons; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: D Stuart 6; S Burgess 2; R Clemente; D Groat; D Hoak.
GIDP: R Clemente (4); J Christopher (1).
RBI: D Stuart (15); S Burgess (5).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Simmons, L (1-3) 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 3.65 24 51 0.006 1.12 1.1
Bob Gibson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.23 6 0 0 0.076 0.50 1.0
Team Totals 8 6 2 2 2 2 1 2.25 30 51 0 0 0.082 1.39 2.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law 5 4 0 0 1 3 0 3.09 19 61 0.283 1.01 2.6
Roy Face, BS (2), W (2-1) 4 4 1 1 0 3 0 2.25 15 0 0 0.300 1.88 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 1.00 34 61 0 0 0.583 0.99 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Mel Steiner, LF - Tony Venzon.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 13,578.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Don Landrum CF 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Joe Cunningham RF 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Bill White 1B 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Dick Stuart 1B
5 Stan Musial LF 5 Joe Christopher LF
6 Daryl Spencer SS 6 Don Hoak 3B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Smoky Burgess C
8 Hal Smith C 8 Bill Mazeroski 2B
9 Curt Simmons P 9 Vern Law P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 12- R STL S. Musial R. Face -20% 40% Single to RF; White Scores; Boyer to 3B
b6 1-1 1 --- R PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons 18% 72% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 1-1 1 1-3 OO STL D. Spencer R. Face 18% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 0-0 0 1-- R PIT S. Burgess C. Simmons 15% 77% Double to RF (Deep RF); Hoak Scores
b4 0-0 1 12- OO PIT J. Christopher C. Simmons -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Landrum V. Law 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- STL J. Cunningham V. Law -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL B. White V. Law -4% 46% Single to CF; Cunningham to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O STL K. Boyer V. Law 4% 51% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 12- STL S. Musial V. Law -3% 48% Walk; Cunningham to 3B; White to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 O STL D. Spencer V. Law 7% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Groat C. Simmons 2% 55% Single to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier V. Law 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL H. Smith V. Law 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- STL C. Simmons V. Law -1% 53% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Landrum V. Law 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons 6% 61% Double to LF
b2 0-0 0 -2- O PIT J. Christopher C. Simmons -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stuart to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 O PIT D. Hoak C. Simmons -6% 54% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --3 O PIT S. Burgess C. Simmons -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham V. Law 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- STL B. White V. Law -3% 50% Single to 2B/Bunt
t3 0-0 1 1-- O STL K. Boyer V. Law 5% 54% White Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Boyer V. Law 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O PIT V. Law C. Simmons -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Musial V. Law 3% 53% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Spencer V. Law 2% 55% Lineout: LF
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier V. Law 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Groat C. Simmons -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons 3% 56% Single to RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons 4% 60% Walk; Clemente to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- OO PIT J. Christopher C. Simmons -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL H. Smith V. Law 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Simmons V. Law 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Landrum V. Law 1% 57% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Hoak C. Simmons 5% 61% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5 0-0 0 1-- R PIT S. Burgess C. Simmons 15% 77% Double to RF (Deep RF); Hoak Scores
b5 1-0 0 -2- O PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons -4% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
Gene Baker pinch hits for Vern Law (P) batting 9th
b5 1-0 1 -2- O PIT G. Baker C. Simmons -3% 69% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 -2- PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons 1% 70% Walk
b5 1-0 2 12- O PIT D. Groat C. Simmons -4% 66% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Roy Face facing 2-3-4
Roy Face replaces Gene Baker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham R. Face 4% 70% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- STL B. White R. Face -4% 66% Single to RF
t6 0-1 1 1-- STL K. Boyer R. Face -6% 60% Single to CF; White to 2B
t6 0-1 1 12- R STL S. Musial R. Face -20% 40% Single to RF; White Scores; Boyer to 3B
t6 1-1 1 1-3 OO STL D. Spencer R. Face 18% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 3-4-5
b6 1-1 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons -3% 54% Groundout: P-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- R PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons 18% 72% Home Run (Deep LF)
b6 2-1 1 --- O PIT J. Christopher C. Simmons -2% 70% Lineout: RF
b6 2-1 2 --- O PIT D. Hoak C. Simmons -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Roy Face facing 7-8-9
t7 1-2 0 --- O STL J. Javier R. Face 4% 74% Strikeout
t7 1-2 1 --- O STL H. Smith R. Face 3% 77% Flyball: RF
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Curt Simmons (P) batting 9th
t7 1-2 2 --- O STL W. Moryn R. Face 2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
Bob Gibson replaces Walt Moryn (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- O PIT S. Burgess B. Gibson -2% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 2-1 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Gibson -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- O PIT R. Face B. Gibson -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Roy Face facing 1-2-3
t8 1-2 0 --- O STL D. Landrum R. Face 6% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- O STL J. Cunningham R. Face 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-2 2 --- O STL B. White R. Face 3% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b8 2-1 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Gibson -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Gibson -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-1 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente B. Gibson -1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Roy Face facing 4-5-6
t9 1-2 0 --- O STL K. Boyer R. Face 7% 91% Flyball: RF
t9 1-2 1 --- O STL S. Musial R. Face 5% 96% Strikeout
t9 1-2 2 --- STL D. Spencer R. Face -4% 92% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Julian Javier (2B) batting 7th
Curt Flood pinch runs for Daryl Spencer (SS) batting 6th
t9 1-2 2 1-- O STL C. Sawatski R. Face 8% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

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