Clemente Prevents Sweep As Pirates Win Game 3 Over L.A.

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Roberto Clemente

LA Memorial Col    (08-19-2025 06:04:31)       Time 2:34, 67ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 2 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

Apr 16, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 3-3           2 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 0      5  6  0
1961 Los Angeles 4-2          0 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      2  6  1

Recap

Pit  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Norm Larker hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  2 LAD 1.

Pit  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a 3 run HR(1).  Pit  5 LAD 1.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Norm Larker hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  5 LAD 2.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 for 3, triple.

Pit  Vern Law pitched a great 6 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 3 BB, 0 K. He moves to 1-0 on the year.

Pit  Clem Labine pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 2nd save of the year.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 6 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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 E-Wills, M(2)

 2B-Hoak(2), Groat(1)

 3B-Moon(1)

 HR-Pit Stuart(1) off Williams(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 347 feet

    Pit Clemente(1) off Williams(2) in the 6th with 2 on base, 332 feet

 SB-Pit Hoak(1) off Williams(1) + Roseboro(1), 5th

 CS-LAD Wills(1) by Law(1) and Smith(1), 1st

        Wills(2) by Law(2) and Smith(2), 6th

RBI-Pit  - Stuart 2(4), Clemente 3(3)

    LAD  - Larker 2(3)

 SF-Larker(1)

Great-Hoak(1), Groat(3), Neal(3), Wills, M(3)

Poor-Snider(3)

LOB-Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 6

 DP-Pittsburgh 1

LA takes Game 2 Behind Drysdale Heroics

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Don Drysdale

LA Memorial Col    (08-19-2025 05:54:24)       Time 2:23, 71ø, Wind: 13 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Apr 15, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 2-3           2 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  7  1
1961 Los Angeles 4-1          4 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 -      6 11  0

Recap

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

Pit      Dick Stuart singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

LAD  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Wills.  Pit  2 LAD 1.

LAD      Duke Snider tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Pit  2 LAD 3.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  2 LAD 4.

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a solo HR(1).  Pit  3 LAD 4.

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 5.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 6.

LAD  Willie Davis: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Don Drysdale: 4 for 4, double.

LAD  Maury Wills: 3 for 4.

LAD  Don Drysdale threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Pit  Bob Friend went the distance and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 11 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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  E-Hoak(3)

 2B-Davis, W 2(3), Drysdale(1)

 3B-Snider(1)

 HR-Pit Mazeroski(1) off Drysdale(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 338 feet

RBI-Pit  - Stuart 2(2), Mazeroski(4)

    LAD  - Davis, W 2(4), Moon 2(3), Snider 2(7)

IBB-LAD Snider off Friend

HBP-Clemente(Pit) by Drysdale(LAD)

 SF-Moon(1)

 SH-Skinner(2)

Great-Mazeroski(1), Groat(2), Neal(2), Roseboro(1)

Poor-Groat 2(3), Wills, M(2)

LOB-Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 8

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 1

GWRBI-Snider

Sniders 3 Run Blast Caps Victory Over Bucos in 13

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Duke Snider

Lake Front Park    (08-19-2025 05:21:55)       Time 4:00, 53ø, Wind: 16 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Apr 14, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13    R  H  E

1961 Pittsburgh 2-2           0 2 0   0 0 1   0 0 0    0  0  0    2    5 11  3

1961 Los Angeles 3-1          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 2    0  0  0    3    6 10  1

Recap

Pit  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Hal Smith doubled scoring Cimoli to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski doubled scoring Smith.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Gino Cimoli singled scoring Stuart.  Pit  3 LAD 0.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Tommy Davis hit a solo HR(2).  Pit  3 LAD 1.

LAD  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Frank Howard singled scoring 2 to tie the score.  Pit  3 LAD 3.

Pit 13th: Scored 2 runs on a hit, 2 walks and an error.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring Cimoli to take the lead.  Pit  4 LAD 3.

Pit      Red Witt hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  5 LAD 3.

LAD 13th: Scored 3 runs on a hit, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Duke Snider hit a 3 run HR(2) to win the game.  Pit  5 LAD 6.

Pit  Don Hoak: 1 for 3, 3 W.

LAD  Tommy Davis: 2 for 6, HR, 2 runs.

LAD  Duke Snider: 2 for 2, HR, 3 RBI.

LAD  Ed Palmquist picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit, 2 BB. He moves to 1-1 on the season.

Pit  Red Witt pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He drops to 1-1 on the season.

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 E-Stuart(1), Skinner(1), Witt(1), Wills, M(1)

 2B-Stuart(1), Mazeroski(1), Smith,H(1)

 HR-LAD Davis, T(2) off Gibbon(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 8 feet

    LAD Snider(2) off Witt(1) in the 13th with 2 on base, 15 feet

 SB-LAD Neal(1) off Gibbon(1) + Smith(1), 5th

    LAD Davis(1) off Witt(1) + Burgess(4), 11th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(2), Mazeroski(3), Smith,H(1), Cimoli(1), Witt(1)

    LAD  - Davis, T(5), Howard 2(3), Snider 3(5)

 SF-Witt(1)

Great-Smith,H(1), Neal(1)

Poor-Gilliam(1), Warwick(1)

LOB-Pittsburgh 11 Los Angeles 7

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 3

GWRBI-Snider

Washington Notches First Franchise Win! Game 3

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Dick Donovan

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:53:09)       Time 2:17, 62ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 7 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 16, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 3-1            1 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0      3  8  1
1961 Washington 1-3           1 0 1   0 1 1   0 3 -      7 10  0

Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Tito Francona hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

Was  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Keough to tie the score.  Cle  1 Was 1.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Dick Donovan hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Was      Marty Keough scored on a PB by Romano.  Cle  1 Was 3.

Cle  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Cle      Jim Piersall singled scoring Temple.  Cle  2 Was 3.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Dutch Dotterer doubled  scoring 1.  Cle  2 Was 4.

Cle  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Don Dillard singled scoring Power.  Cle  3 Was 4.

Was  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Was      Marty Keough tripled scoring 2.  Cle  3 Was 6.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Keough.  Cle  3 Was 7.

Cle  Tito Francona: 2 for 4, HR.

Was  Marty Keough: 1 for 2, triple, 2 RBI, 3 runs, 3 W, 2 SB.

Was  Gene Woodling: 3 for 4.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He moves to 1-1 on the year.

Cle  Johnny Antonelli pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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E-Held(2)

 2B-Power(2), Dotterer(1)

 3B-Keough(1)

 HR-Cle Francona(1) off Donovan(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 328 feet

    Was Donovan(1) off Antonelli(1) in the 3rd with bases empty, 387 feet

 SB-Was Keough(1) off Antonelli(1) + Romano(2), 1st

    Was Keough(2) off Antonelli(2) + Romano(3), 5th

RBI-Cle  - Francona(2), Piersall(4), Dillard(3)

    Was  - Veal(1), Keough 2(2), Woodling(1), Dotterer(1), Donovan(1)

IBB-Was Woodling off Locke

        King off Locke

 SH-O'Connell(1), Veal(1)

 PB-Romano (1)

Great-Tasby(1), Woodling(1), Bright(1)

Poor-O'Connell(2)

OfA-Francona(1), Piersall(1)

LOB-Cleveland 5 Washington 8

 DP-Cleveland 2 Washington 1

Cleveland Stays Undefeated Game 2

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Mudcat Grant

Injury: Romano (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:43:57)       Time 2:20, 63ø, Wind: 8 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 15, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 3-0            1 1 0   0 1 0   0 1 2      6 10  1
1961 Washington 0-3           0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 1      3  8  0

Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Jim Piersall hit a 401 foot solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Johnny Romano singled scoring Power.  Cle  2 Was 0.

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Willie Tasby hit a solo HR(1).  Cle  2 Was 1.

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

Was      Billy Klaus hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Cle  2 Was 2.

Cle  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Tito Francona tripled scoring Temple to take the lead.  Cle  3 Was 2.

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

Cle      Vic Power singled scoring Francona.  Cle  4 Was 2.

Cle  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

Cle      Don Dillard doubled scoring Hale.  Cle  5 Was 2.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  6 Was 2.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Was      Jim Mahoney singled scoring Tasby.  Cle  6 Was 3.

Cle  Tito Francona: 2 for 4, triple.

Was  Billy Klaus: 2 for 4, HR.

Cle  Mudcat Grant pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

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E-Held(1)

 2B-Dillard(1), Veal(1)

 3B-Francona(1)

 HR-Cle Piersall(2) off Daniels(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 401 feet

    Was Tasby(1) off Grant(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 399 feet

    Was Klaus(1) off Grant(2) in the 3rd with bases empty, 367 feet

 CS-Was Keough picked off by Grant(1) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Grant(1)

RBI-Cle  - Romano(1), Power(1), Francona(1), Kirkland(3), Piersall(3), Dillard(2)

    Was  - Klaus(1), Tasby(1), Mahoney(1)

IBB-Cle Piersall off Kutyna

HBP-Romano(Cle) by Kutyna(Was)

 SF-Kirkland(1)

 SH-Francona(1), Piersall(1)

Great-Piersall 2(2), Klaus(1)

Poor-O'Connell(1)

LOB-Cleveland 8 Washington 6

 DP-Cleveland 2

GWRBI-Francona

Indians Outlast Senators Game 1

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Gary Bell

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:28:53)       Time 2:16, 63ø, Wind: 2 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Apr 14, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 2-0            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 1      3  9  0
1961 Washington 0-2           0 0 0   1 0 0   0 1 0      2  5  0

Recap

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      R.C. Stevens singled scoring Klaus to take the lead.  Cle  0 Was 1.

Cle  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  2 Was 1.

Was  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Dale Long hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Cle  2 Was 2.

Cle  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Johnny Temple singled scoring Power to take the lead.  Cle  3 Was 2.

Was  Dale Long: 1 for 1, HR.

Cle  Gary Bell pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 9 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Cle  Barry Latman pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 1st save.

Was  Joe McClain pitched 8.2 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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2B-Power(1), Temple(1), Held(1)

 3B-Klaus(2)

 HR-Cle Kirkland(1) off McClain(1) in the 8th with 1 on base, 325 feet

    Was Long(1) off Bell(1) in the 8th with bases empty, 337 feet

 CS-Was Keough picked off by Bell(1) in the 6th Inn

Pickoff(P)-Bell(1)

RBI-Cle  - Temple(2), Kirkland 2(2)

    Was  - Long(3), Stevens(1)

IBB-Cle Romano off McClain

 SH-Temple(1)

Poor-Temple(1), Tasby(1)

LOB-Cleveland 8 Washington 2

 DP-Cleveland 1

GWRBI-Temple

Braves 1961 Opening Home Stand Ends In Split With Cards

 Game1:

E-Spencer, D(1)

 2B-Bolling(1)

 3B-Cunningham(1)

 HR-StL Boyer(1) off Spahn(1) in the 6th with bases empty, 321 feet

RBI-StL  - Boyer(1), Smith,H(1)

    MBr  - Bolling(1)

 SH-Broglio(1)

 WP-Cicotte(1)

Great-Mathews(1)

LOB-St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 8

 DP-St. Louis 2

GWRBI-Smith,H

Game MVP:Al Cicotte

County Stadium    (08-11-2025 13:59:00)       Time 2:36, 51ø, Cloudy, Threatening, Wind: 2 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Apr 11, 1961           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis         0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      2  5  1
1961 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  6  0

Recap

StL  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Hal Smith hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  StL  1 MBr 0.

StL  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Ken Boyer hit a solo HR(1).  StL  2 MBr 0.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring Maye.  StL  2 MBr 1.

StL  Joe Cunningham: 2 for 4, triple.

MBr  Frank Bolling: 3 for 3, double.

MBr  Lee Maye: 3 for 4.

StL  Ernie Broglio pitched a solid 7.2 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 4 BB, 6 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

StL  Al Cicotte held Milwaukee hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 1st save of the year.

MBr  Warren Spahn pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 0-1 on the year.

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GAME 2:

2B-Crandall(1)

 HR-StL Spencer, D(1) off Burdette(1) in the 4th with 1 on base, 343 feet

 SB-MBr Aaron(1) off Miller(1) + Smith(1), 2nd

RBI-StL  - Spencer, D 2(2)

    MBr  - Bolling(2), Crandall 2(2)

 SH-Burdette(1)

 WP-Miller,B(1)

Great-Landrum(1), Bolling(1)

Poor-Aaron(1)

LOB-St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 5

 DP-St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Crandall

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (08-11-2025 14:07:27)       Time 2:12, 50ø, Wind: 12 MPH In from LF  Day Game

Apr 13, 1961           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 St. Louis         0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0      2  4  0

1961 Milwaukee         0 1 0   0 2 0   0 0 -      3  5  0

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring Aaron to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

StL  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

StL      Daryl Spencer hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  StL  2 MBr 1.

MBr  5th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Del Crandall doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  StL  2 MBr 3.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 4.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched a solid complete game for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

StL  Bob Miller pitched 5.2 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.