Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Pirates Keep On Hitting. This Time Another 18 Hits To Drop LA

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Joe Gibbon

LA Memorial Col    (10-14-2025 14:44:04)       Time 3:07, 80ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 12 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Jun 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 26-19         0 0 4   0 4 1   0 1 0     10 18  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-26     1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  4


Recap


LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Jim Gilliam hit a solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Pit  0 LAD 1.

Pit  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a 3 run HR(10) to take the lead.  Pit  3 LAD 1.

Pit      Smoky Burgess hit a solo HR(3).  Pit  4 LAD 1.

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

LAD      Wally Moon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  4 LAD 2.

Pit  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring Clemente.  Pit  5 LAD 2.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a 2 run HR(7).  Pit  7 LAD 2.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a solo HR(6).  Pit  8 LAD 2.

Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Don Hoak singled scoring Stuart.  Pit  9 LAD 2.

Pit  8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski singled scoring Stuart.  Pit  10 LAD 2.


Pit  Smoky Burgess: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Dick Stuart: 4 for 6, double, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Pit  Bill Mazeroski: 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

Pit  Dick Groat: 3 for 6.

Pit  Bill Virdon: 2 for 6, HR.

LAD  Jim Gilliam: 2 for 4, HR.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 errors.


Pit  Joe Gibbon pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 9 K. He's 6-1 on the year!

LAD  Roger Craig pitched poorly for 4.2 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's 3-7 on the year.


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

Gibbon W(6-1)                 8.0  4  2  2  1  2  9  118  85  33   1.89  30 125(132)   +   73

 Haddix                       1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   19  11   8   3.48   5   65(75)

                              9.0  5  2  2  1  3  9  137  96  41   3.54  35


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

Craig L(3-7)                  4.2  9  8  8  4  2  6  131  90  41   6.54  28 125(128)       18

 Podres                       2.1  4  1  1  0  0  0   43  26  17   4.50  11   70(75)

 Farrell                      2.0  5  1  1  0  0  1   47  33  14  10.05  10   40(39)

                              9.0 18 10 10  4  2  7  221 149  72   4.87  49


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  E-Howard(10), Moon 2(3), Spencer, D(2)

 2B-Stuart(12), Skinner(7)

 HR-Pit Stuart(10) off Craig(8) in the 3rd with 2 on base, 336 feet

    Pit Burgess(3) off Craig(9) in the 3rd with bases empty, 311 feet

    Pit Mazeroski(7) off Craig(10) in the 5th with 1 on base, 262 feet

    Pit Virdon(6) off Craig(11) in the 5th with bases empty, 315 feet

    LAD Gilliam(2) off Gibbon(4) in the 1st with bases empty, 255 feet

 SB-Pit Clemente(2) off Craig(4) + Sherry(7), 5th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess 2(20), Stuart 3(31), Mazeroski 3(29), Hoak(25), Virdon(26)

    LAD  - Gilliam(11), Moon(32)

 SF-Moon(3)

 SH-Spencer, D(1)

Great-Virdon(10), Skinner(4), Hodges(2)

Poor-Davis, T 2(13)

OfA-Howard(2)

LOB-Pittsburgh 12 Los Angeles(N) 6


GWRBI-Stuart



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