Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1961 > Jun 18, 1961, Cardinals at Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
WSA
@BOS		12
13
WSA
@BOS		5
6		 
(13)
MIN
@CHW		3
4
MIN
@CHW		7
10
BAL
@CLE		1
2
BAL
@CLE		8
5
NYY
@DET		9
0
LAA
@KCA		5
3		 
(11)
MLN
@LAD		10
2
CIN
@PHI		7
2
CIN
@PHI		10
0
STL
@PIT		3
5
STL
@PIT		7
3
CHC
@SFG		2
7
Sunday, June 18, 1961 1:00PM
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:09
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
3
26-30
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 9 GB
 at Pirates
5
30-26
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
W: Bob Friend (7-7)
L: Curt Simmons (2-6)
S: Roy Face (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  4
Pirates         1  1  1   0  1  0   0  1  X    5  8  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Gotay SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 1.250 0.080 1.15 0.134 -0.054 0.8 2 3 2B
Joe Cunningham RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .804 -0.136 1.20 0.000 -0.136 -1.2 1 0
Bill White 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .291 .794 0.046 1.28 0.132 -0.086 0.7 8 3 2·2B
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 .894 0.029 1.19 0.095 -0.066 -0.2 1 3
Stan Musial LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .317 .929 0.195 1.65 0.264 -0.070 1.2 0 1 HR,GDP,IW
   Curt Flood PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .704 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carl Warwick CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .712 -0.383 2.10 0.000 -0.383 -2.1 4 0 GDP
Tim McCarver C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .789 -0.067 1.21 0.069 -0.136 -0.4 3 1
Bob Lillis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .453 -0.091 0.89 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 4 4 GDP
   Red Schoendienst PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .643 -0.024 0.97 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
Curt Simmons P 3 1 2 0 0 1 .393 .880 0.040 1.09 0.085 -0.044 0.5 1 1 2B
   Al Cicotte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carl Sawatski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .794 -0.012 0.45 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
Team Totals 34 3 11 3 2 2 .324 .891 -0.323 1.29 0.779 -1.102 -1.6 24 16
2B: J Gotay (1, off B Friend); C Simmons (1, off B Friend); B White 2 (11, 2 off B Friend).
HR: S Musial (7, off B Friend; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: S Musial (6, by B Friend).
TB: S Musial 5; B White 4; C Simmons 3; J Gotay 3; T McCarver 2; K Boyer.
GIDP: S Musial (5); B Lillis (3); C Warwick (2).
RBI: S Musial (27); B White (28); J Gotay (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Gotay 3 (3); K Boyer (12).
Outfield Assists: S Musial (D Stuart at 2nd base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: T McCarver (1st base by D Leppert).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 .781 0.073 0.98 0.116 -0.043 0.5 2 0
Dick Groat SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .284 .714 0.108 1.24 0.148 -0.040 0.9 3 4 CS,SF
Roberto Clemente RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .329 .874 0.048 1.05 0.071 -0.023 0.7 1 0 2B
Dick Stuart 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .302 .889 -0.016 1.05 0.071 -0.087 -0.5 11 1
Don Hoak 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .346 .943 -0.022 0.93 0.045 -0.067 -0.3 3 2
Don Leppert C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1.250 0.071 0.53 0.108 -0.038 0.5 2 2 HR
Bob Skinner LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .706 -0.047 0.62 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 2 0
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .599 -0.019 0.70 0.021 -0.040 -0.1 2 5
Bob Friend P 3 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.019 0.98 0.032 -0.052 -0.3 0 1
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 32 5 8 4 0 3 .250 .617 0.177 0.92 0.612 -0.437 0.9 27 15
2B: R Clemente (8, off C Simmons).
HR: D Leppert (1, off C Simmons; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: D Groat (2, off C Simmons).
TB: D Leppert 4; R Clemente 3; B Virdon 2; D Groat; B Mazeroski; D Stuart.
RBI: D Groat (23); R Clemente (32); D Leppert (1); D Stuart (32).
2-out RBI: D Stuart.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Stuart 2; B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart.
Baserunning
CS: D Groat (1, 2nd base by C Simmons/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Simmons, L (2-6) 7 8 5 2 0 2 1 3.10 30 49 -0.167 0.94 -1.4
Al Cicotte 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.13 3 2 1 -0.010 0.75 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 2 0 3 1 2.25 33 49 2 1 -0.177 1.29 -0.9
C Simmons faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend, W (7-7) 7.1 11 3 3 2 2 1 4.20 32 44 -0.032 1.22 -0.1
Roy Face, S (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 4 2 0 0.356 1.83 1.7
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 2 2 1 3.00 36 44 2 0 0.324 0.92 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Friend (6; S Musial).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Julio Gotay SS 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 Don Hoak 3B
6 Carl Warwick CF 6 Don Leppert C
7 Tim McCarver C 7 Bob Skinner LF
8 Bob Lillis 2B 8 Bill Mazeroski 2B
9 Curt Simmons P 9 Bob Friend P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 3-4 1 1-3 OO STL C. Warwick R. Face 28% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 3-4 1 1-- STL S. Musial B. Friend -15% 59% Single to RF; Boyer to 3B
t3 1-2 0 -2- R STL J. Gotay B. Friend -11% 43% Double to LF; Simmons Scores
t3 2-2 1 -2- R STL B. White B. Friend -11% 37% Double to LF; Gotay Scores
b2 1-1 1 --- R PIT D. Leppert C. Simmons 11% 64% Home Run (Deep LF)

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
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' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Gotay B. Friend 2% 52% Lineout: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Cunningham B. Friend 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- STL B. White B. Friend -2% 52% Double to LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL K. Boyer B. Friend 3% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Groat C. Simmons 2% 55% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons -4% 51% Groat Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons 2% 53% Double to LF
b1 0-0 2 -2- RO PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons 7% 60% Single to LF; Clemente Scores; Stuart out at 2B/LF-3B-1B-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- R STL S. Musial B. Friend -10% 50% Home Run (Deep RF)
t2 1-1 0 --- O STL C. Warwick B. Friend 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 1-1 1 --- STL T. McCarver B. Friend -3% 50% Single to RF
t2 1-1 1 1-- OO STL B. Lillis B. Friend 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- O PIT D. Hoak C. Simmons -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 1 --- R PIT D. Leppert C. Simmons 11% 64% Home Run (Deep LF)
b2 2-1 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner C. Simmons -1% 62% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons -1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- STL C. Simmons B. Friend -7% 54% Double to LF
t3 1-2 0 -2- R STL J. Gotay B. Friend -11% 43% Double to LF; Simmons Scores
t3 2-2 0 -2- O STL J. Cunningham B. Friend 5% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 2-2 1 -2- R STL B. White B. Friend -11% 37% Double to LF; Gotay Scores
t3 3-2 1 -2- O STL K. Boyer B. Friend 3% 40% Flyball: RF
t3 3-2 2 -2- STL S. Musial B. Friend -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t3 3-2 2 12- O STL C. Warwick B. Friend 4% 44% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
b3 2-3 0 --- O PIT B. Friend C. Simmons -3% 41% Popfly: 2B
b3 2-3 1 --- PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons 3% 44% Single to SS
b3 2-3 1 1-- PIT D. Groat C. Simmons 8% 52% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Virdon to 3B
b3 2-3 1 1-3 RO PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B; Virdon Scores/unER; Groat to 2B
b3 3-3 2 -2- O PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
t4 3-3 0 --- STL T. McCarver B. Friend -4% 46% Single to RF
t4 3-3 0 1-- O STL B. Lillis B. Friend 7% 53% McCarver Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t4 3-3 1 --- O STL B. Lillis B. Friend 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-3 2 --- STL C. Simmons B. Friend -2% 53% Single to CF
t4 3-3 2 1-- STL J. Gotay B. Friend -2% 51% Single to CF; Simmons to 2B
t4 3-3 2 12- O STL J. Cunningham B. Friend 5% 56% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
b4 3-3 0 --- O PIT D. Hoak C. Simmons -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 3-3 1 --- O PIT D. Leppert C. Simmons -2% 51% Popfly: 3B
b4 3-3 2 --- O PIT B. Skinner C. Simmons -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
t5 3-3 0 --- O STL B. White B. Friend 3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 3-3 1 --- STL K. Boyer B. Friend -3% 50% Single to SS
t5 3-3 1 1-- OO STL S. Musial B. Friend 7% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
b5 3-3 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-3 1 --- PIT B. Friend C. Simmons 3% 57% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b5 3-3 1 1-- PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons 9% 66% Single to RF; Friend to 3B
b5 3-3 1 1-3 RO PIT D. Groat C. Simmons 3% 68% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Friend Scores/unER
b5 4-3 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons -2% 66% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
t6 3-4 0 --- O STL C. Warwick B. Friend 4% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-4 1 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Friend 3% 72% Flyball: LF
t6 3-4 2 --- O STL B. Lillis B. Friend 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 4-5-6
b6 4-3 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart C. Simmons -2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-3 1 --- O PIT D. Hoak C. Simmons -2% 70% Popfly: SS
b6 4-3 2 --- O PIT D. Leppert C. Simmons -1% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
t7 3-4 0 --- O STL C. Simmons B. Friend 4% 74% Strikeout
t7 3-4 1 --- O STL J. Gotay B. Friend 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t7 3-4 2 --- O STL J. Cunningham B. Friend 2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
b7 4-3 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner C. Simmons -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-3 1 --- PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons 2% 79% Single to LF
b7 4-3 1 1-- O PIT B. Friend C. Simmons -2% 77% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 4-3 2 1-- O PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons -2% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
t8 3-4 0 --- O STL B. White B. Friend 6% 80% Flyball: CF
t8 3-4 1 --- STL K. Boyer B. Friend -6% 74% Walk
t8 3-4 1 1-- STL S. Musial B. Friend -15% 59% Single to RF; Boyer to 3B
Roy Face replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
Curt Flood pinch runs for Stan Musial (LF) batting 5th
t8 3-4 1 1-3 OO STL C. Warwick R. Face 28% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
Carl Warwick moves from CF to LF
Curt Flood moves from PR to CF
b8 4-3 0 --- PIT D. Groat C. Simmons 2% 89% Single to LF
b8 4-3 0 1-- PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons 3% 91% Single to LF; Groat to 2B
Al Cicotte replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-3 0 12- O PIT D. Stuart A. Cicotte -3% 89% Strikeout
b8 4-3 1 12- RO PIT D. Hoak A. Cicotte 4% 93% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Groat Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; Hoak to 1B
b8 5-3 2 1-- O PIT D. Leppert A. Cicotte -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Roy Face facing 7-8-9
t9 3-5 0 --- O STL T. McCarver R. Face 4% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Bob Lillis (2B) batting 8th
t9 3-5 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst R. Face 2% 99% Groundout: C-1B
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Al Cicotte (P) batting 9th
t9 3-5 2 --- O STL C. Sawatski R. Face 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT196106181
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.