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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 18, 1961 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Monday, September 18, 1961 at Forbes Field |
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| St. Louis |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | 0 | x | – | 8 | 12 | 1 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Gibson L (11-12) |
6.0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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McDaniel |
1.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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Cicotte |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Foss W (1-0) |
7.0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
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Haddix |
0.2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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Face SV (17) |
1.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
E–Flood (4), Clemens (1), Buchek (7), Virdon (6). DP–St. Louis 4. 2B–St. Louis Javier (14,off Foss), Pittsburgh Groat (24,off Gibson); Virdon (22,off McDaniel). 3B–St. Louis White (11,off Foss); Flood (4,off Haddix), Pittsburgh Virdon (8,off Gibson). HR–St. Louis Oliver (2,8th inning off Foss 1 on, 0 out); Warwick (4,8th inning off Haddix 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Stuart (31,7th inning off McDaniel 1 on, 2 out). Team LOB–12. Team–4. WP–Face (5). U–Frank Walsh, Jocko Conlan, Chris Pelekoudas, Ken Burkhart, Mel Steiner. T–2:36. A–8,934. |
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| Game played on Monday, September 18, 1961 at Forbes Field |
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