Tuesday, October 14, 2025

60 Hits In 4 Games.....Wow! Pittsburgh Sweeps An Embarrassed LA Squad

 GAME 4:

Game MVP:Bill Mazeroski

LA Memorial Col    (10-14-2025 14:59:12)       Time 3:14, 76ø  Night Game

Jun 8, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 28-19         2 1 1   0 2 1   0 0 1      8 11  1
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-28     0 0 2   0 0 0   0 3 0      5  9  0


Recap


Pit  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Joe Christopher singled scoring Groat to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit      Don Hoak walked scoring Clemente.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

Pit      Smoky Burgess DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 0.

Pit  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Pit      Smoky Burgess hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  4 LAD 0.

LAD  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Maury Wills hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  4 LAD 1.

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring Larker.  Pit  4 LAD 2.

Pit  5th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a 2 run HR(8).  Pit  6 LAD 2.

Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  7 LAD 2.

LAD  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon singled scoring Gilliam.  Pit  7 LAD 3.

LAD      Tommy Davis doubled scoring 2.  Pit  7 LAD 5.

Pit  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  8 LAD 5.


Pit  Bill Mazeroski: 2 for 4, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Dick Groat: 3 for 4, double, triple, 2 runs.

Pit  Roberto Clemente: 2 for 2, 2 W.


Pit  Bob Friend threw a complete game for the win: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He's 7-3 on the season.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched poorly for 5 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 9 hits, 6 BB, 4 K. He drops to 4-6 on the year.


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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Friend W(7-3)                 9.0  9  5  5  0  2  2  140 102  38   3.48  36 130(134)   +   49

                              9.0  9  5  5  0  2  2  140 102  38   3.54  36


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Williams,S L(4-6)             5.0  9  7  7  1  6  4  128  77  51   4.20  28 120(113)       19

 Farrell                      3.0  2  1  1  0  0  4   45  34  11   8.83  11   40(50)

 Perranoski                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   10   7   3   5.01   2   75(73)

                              9.0 11  8  8  1  6  8  183 118  65   4.99  41

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  E-Mazeroski(8)

 2B-Mazeroski(12), Groat(9), Virdon(6), Davis, T(7), Davis, W(8), Larker(11)

 3B-Groat(4)

 HR-Pit Mazeroski(8) off Williams(9) in the 5th with 1 on base, 335 feet

 SB-LAD Moon(1) off Friend(3) + Burgess(16), 4th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(21), Mazeroski 2(31), Hoak(28), Virdon(28), Clemente(28), Christopher(1)

    LAD  - Davis, T 2(28), Gilliam(12), Moon(33), Wills, M(12)

IBB-Pit Clemente off Williams

 SF-Virdon(4), Clemente(2)

 SH-Friend(5)

Great-Moon(5)

Poor-Groat(24), Virdon(2), Spencer, D(3)

LOB-Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles(N) 4

 DP-Pittsburgh 3 Los Angeles(N) 3

GWRBI-Christopher

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