Dodgers Just 2-7 At Home Versus Pirates. Another Home Game, Another Loss

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Roberto Clemente

LA Memorial Col    (12-04-2025 10:28:11)       Time 2:38, 80ø  Night Game

Jul 17, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 44-38         3 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 0      7  8  1
1961 Los Angeles(N) 46-43     1 0 0   1 1 0   0 1 0      4 10  1

Recap

Pit  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Roberto Clemente singled scoring Groat to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring Moryn.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

Pit      Don Hoak singled scoring Clemente.  Pit  3 LAD 0.

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

LAD      Wally Moon singled scoring Wills.  Pit  3 LAD 1.

LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Duke Snider singled scoring Moon.  Pit  3 LAD 2.

LAD  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon singled scoring Wills to tie the score.  Pit  3 LAD 3.

Pit  6th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a solo HR(22) to take the lead.  Pit  4 LAD 3.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a solo HR(9).  Pit  5 LAD 3.

Pit      Dick Groat singled scoring 2.  Pit  7 LAD 3.

LAD  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Ron Fairly doubled scoring Moon.  Pit  7 LAD 4.

Pit  Roberto Clemente: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 for 2, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.

Pit  Bob Friend pitched a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 10 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He's 10-6 on the year.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 6 K. He drops to 7-11 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(10-6)                9.0 10  4  4  0  3  4  124  85  39   3.88  39 130(133)       52

                              9.0 10  4  4  0  3  4  124  85  39   3.72  39

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

Williams,S L(7-11)            6.0  8  7  7  2  4  6  132  87  45   4.70  31 120(129)  ++   30

 Craig                        3.0  0  0  0  0  1  2   40  23  17   6.53   9   75(75)

                              9.0  8  7  7  2  5  8  172 110  62   4.81  40

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  E-Mazeroski(13), Wills, M(17)

 2B-Fairly(4), Gilliam(16)

 HR-Pit Stuart(22) off Williams(13) in the 6th with bases empty, 329 feet

    Pit Clemente(9) off Williams(14) in the 6th with bases empty, 268 feet

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(28), Stuart(60), Hoak(49), Groat 2(27), Clemente 2(44)

    LAD  - Fairly(24), Moon 2(54), Snider(22)

 SH-Gilliam(11)

Great-Groat(24), Virdon(17), Clemente(13), Roseboro(12), Wills, M(34)

Poor-Hoak(21), Moryn(2)

LOB-Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles(N) 8

 DP-Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Stuart