Sweep! Senators Hold Off Twins For 3-Straight Victories

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Dick Donovan

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-18-2026 15:50:20)       Time 2:31, 59ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 15 MPH In from RF  Night Game

Sep 24, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 66-89         2 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      4  8  3
1961 Minnesota 67-87          0 0 1   0 1 1   0 0 0      3  7  0

Recap

Was  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Was  2 Min 0.

Was  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Bud Zipfel doubled scoring Johnson.  Was  3 Min 0.

Was      Pete Daley singled scoring Tasby.  Was  4 Min 0.

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

Min      Billy Martin doubled scoring Kaat.  Was  4 Min 1.

Min  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Min      Billy Martin hit a grounder scoring 1.  Was  4 Min 2.

Min  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Min      Bill Tuttle hit a grounder scoring 1, E5.  Was  4 Min 3.

Was :    Pete Daley at bat 28 min delay, rain.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 errors.

Was  Dick Donovan threw a complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 12-10 on the year.

Min  Jim Kaat pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 7 BB, 4 K. He drops to 12-9 on the year.

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

Donovan W(12-10)              9.0  7  3  1  0  1  3  125  90  35   3.44  38 120(129)       67

                              9.0  7  3  1  0  1  3  125  90  35   4.17  38

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

Kaat L(12-9)                  7.0  7  4  4  0  7  4  132  84  48   3.55  34 110(124)       44

 Moore                        2.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   31  13  18   4.39   7   30(39)

                              9.0  8  4  4  0  8  4  163  97  66   4.19  41

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  E-O'Connell 2(20), Donovan(5)

 2B-O'Connell 2(24), Zipfel(4), Martin(17), Versalles(21), Allison(19)

 CS-Was Hinton(6) picked off by Kaat(2) in the 4th Inn

        Keough(5) by Moore(1) and Naragon(8), 9th

Pickoff(P)-Kaat(2)

RBI-Was  - Tasby 2(49), Daley(15), Zipfel(20)

    Min  - Martin(37)

 SH-Cottier(6), Johnson,B(2)

Great-Hinton 2(12), Johnson,B(13), Tuttle(12), Versalles(47), Kaat(11)

Poor-Versalles(20)

LOB-Washington 10 Minnesota 8

GWRBI-Tasby

Camilo Pascaul K's His 211th Batter In Losing Effort. Minnesota Drops Game Two Of DH To Washington

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Jim King

Metropolitan Stadium     Game 1    (02-18-2026 15:41:41)       Time 2:41, 66ø, Wind: 7 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Sep 23, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 65-89         2 0 0   1 0 0   2 0 0      5  6  0
1961 Minnesota 67-86          0 1 0   2 0 1   0 0 0      4  7  1

Recap

Was  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.

Was      Jim King hit a 412 foot 2 run HR(16) to take the lead.  Was  2 Min 0.

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

Min      Bob Allison hit a solo HR(33).  Was  2 Min 1.

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Ken Retzer hit a solo HR(3).  Was  3 Min 1.

Min  4th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

Min      Bill Tuttle hit a 2 run HR(4) to tie the score.  Was  3 Min 3.

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

Min      Dan Dobbek hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Was  3 Min 4.

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

Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring Cottier to tie the score.  Was  4 Min 4.

Was      Gene Green singled scoring Woodling to take the lead.  Was  5 Min 4.

Min  9th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was  Billy Klaus: , 4 K.

Was  Jim King: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Bob Allison: 1 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

Was  Pete Burnside pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He goes to 6-7 on the year.

Was  Dave Sisler pitched a shutout the final 1.2 innings to record his 10th save of the season.

Min  Camilo Pascual went the distance and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 12 K. He drops to 13-13 on the season.

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

Burnside W(6-7)               6.0  4  4  4  2  4  2   88  56  32   4.41  25 130(119)   -   46

 Kutyna H(2)                  1.1  1  0  0  0  1  2   26  20   6   3.88   6   75(75)

 Sisler S(10)                 1.2  2  0  0  0  1  0   32  17  15   3.78   7   75(75)

                              9.0  7  4  4  2  6  4  146  93  53   4.19  38

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

Pascual L(13-13)              9.0  6  5  3  2  3 12  150 104  46   3.27  37 145(151)       68

                              9.0  6  5  3  2  3 12  150 104  46   4.19  37

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  E-Versalles(33)

 HR-Was King(16) off Pascual(22) in the 1st with 1 on base, 412 feet

    Was Retzer(3) off Pascual(23) in the 4th with bases empty, 389 feet

    Min Allison(33) off Burnside(14) in the 2nd with bases empty, 352 feet

    Min Tuttle(4) off Burnside(15) in the 4th with 1 on base, 350 feet

 SB-Was Cottier(10) off Pascual(10) + Battey(30), 7th

RBI-Was  - Green(47), King 2(52), Johnson,B(25), Retzer(9)

    Min  - Tuttle 2(33), Allison(99), Dobbek(13)

IBB-Was Woodling off Pascual

 SF-Dobbek(3)

Great-Battey(21), Green(28), Lemon(12), Lepcio(7)

Poor-Green(2), Klaus(11), Johnson,B(13)

OfA-Tasby(8)

LOB-Washington 5 Minnesota 7

 DP-Washington 2

GWRBI-Green

New Senators Crush Old Senators (Twins) In Easy Fashion

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Claude Osteen

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-18-2026 15:32:20)       Time 3:25, 70ø, Wind: 15 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Sep 23, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 64-89         0 0 0   2 3 2   3 0 0     10 12  2
1961 Minnesota 67-85          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 1 3      5  5  5

Recap

Was  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Was      Ken Retzer hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Was  2 Min 0.

Was  5th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Bob Johnson hit a solo HR(3).  Was  3 Min 0.

Was      Jim King hit a 450 foot 2 run HR(15).  Was  5 Min 0.

Was  6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring 2.  Was  7 Min 0.

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

Was      Chuck Cottier hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Was  8 Min 0.

Was      Claude Osteen hit a grounder scoring 1, E1.  Was  9 Min 0.

Was      Billy Klaus singled scoring Tasby.  Was  10 Min 0.

Min  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Min      Dan Dobbek singled scoring Allison.  Was  10 Min 1.

Min  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Min      Hal Naragon hit a solo HR(2).  Was  10 Min 2.

Min  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Min      Lenny Green doubled scoring 2.  Was  10 Min 4.

Min      Billy Martin hit a grounder scoring 1.  Was  10 Min 5.

Was  Jim King: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Bob Johnson: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

Min  Billy Martin: 2 errors.

Min  Hal Naragon: 1 for 1, HR.

Was  Claude Osteen pitched a great 6.1 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 1 hit, 3 BB, 8 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Min  Pedro Ramos pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He drops to 11-14 on the year.

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

Osteen W(1-0)                 6.1  1  1  1  0  3  8  101  68  33   1.42  25  100(99)       72

 Klippstein                   1.2  1  1  1  1  2  1   38  22  16   7.08   8   65(75)   +

 Heiser                       1.0  3  3  3  0  2  0   41  25  16  16.50   8   55(60)   -

                              9.0  5  5  5  1  7  9  180 115  65   4.19  41

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

Ramos L(11-14)                5.0  8  7  5  3  2  1   92  64  28   4.53  26 140(144)       26

 Pleis                        1.1  2  3  0  0  1  1   28  18  10   3.44   8   35(34)   +

 Bruckbauer                   0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   10   6   4   0.00   2   20(27)   +

 Strange                      1.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   19  12   7   8.64   5   45(49)

 Cueto                        1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   17  11   6   4.39   5   70(75)

                              9.0 12 10  5  3  3  3  166 111  55   4.20  46

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 E-Klaus(9), Tasby(4), Martin 2(17), Versalles(32), Ramos(2), Bruckbauer(1)

 2B-Green(22)

 3B-Woodling(5)

 HR-Was Retzer(2) off Ramos(35) in the 4th with 1 on base, 334 feet

    Was Johnson,B(3) off Ramos(36) in the 5th with bases empty, 349 feet

    Was King(15) off Ramos(37) in the 5th with 1 on base, 450 feet

    Min Naragon(2) off Klippstein(12) in the 8th with bases empty, 340 feet

RBI-Was  - Klaus(21), Cottier(32), King 2(50), Johnson,B 3(24), Retzer 2(8)

    Min  - Martin(36), Green 2(56), Naragon(17), Dobbek(12)

HBP-Hinton(Was) by Cueto(Min)

 SF-Cottier(4)

LOB-Washington 9 Minnesota 8

 DP-Minnesota 2

GWRBI-Retzer

Pittsburgh Sweeps Last Place Philadelphia. Move To Within 2 Games Of Division Leading Braves

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bill Mazeroski

Shibe Park    (02-18-2026 06:40:52)       Time 2:30, 77ø, Wind: 11 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

Sep 24, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 81-66         1 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 0      5  8  0
1961 Philadelphia 52-97       0 1 0   0 0 3   0 0 0      4 10  0

Recap

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

Pit      Bob Skinner singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  1 Phi 0.

Phi  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  1 Phi 1.

Pit  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Bill Virdon singled scoring Skinner to take the lead.  Pit  2 Phi 1.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a 3 run HR(16).  Pit  5 Phi 1.

Phi  6th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Tony Gonzalez hit a 2 run HR(12).  Pit  5 Phi 3.

Phi      Wes Covington hit a solo HR(7).  Pit  5 Phi 4.

Pit  7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Pit      Bob Skinner DP with bases loaded, end 7th.

Pit  Donn Clendenon: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.

Phi  Ruben Amaro: 2 for 3, 3 great plays.

Phi  Wes Covington: 3 for 4, double, HR, 2 runs.

Pit  Larry Foss pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's now 1-1 on the season.

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

Phi  Dallas Green pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 5 BB, 2 K. He drops to 5-9 on the year.

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

Foss W(1-1)                   6.0  7  4  4  2  1  5   92  63  29   9.82  24 100(102)       46

 Shantz H(3)                  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  3   17  14   3   3.68   5   75(75)

 Labine H(9)                  0.1  2  0  0  0  0  0   10   7   3   4.77   3   75(75)

 McBean S(2)                  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   12   7   5   4.25   4   65(75)

                              9.0 10  4  4  2  1  8  131  91  40   3.95  36

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

Green L(5-9)                  8.0  8  5  5  1  5  2  110  67  43   5.27  35 125(129)  ++   43

 Sullivan                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   12   8   4   4.10   3   80(75)

                              9.0  8  5  5  1  5  3  122  75  47   5.00  38

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 2B-Clendenon 2(2), Covington(13)

 HR-Pit Mazeroski(16) off Green(9) in the 6th with 2 on base, 388 feet

    Phi Gonzalez(12) off Foss(4) in the 6th with 1 on base, 371 feet

    Phi Covington(7) off Foss(5) in the 6th with bases empty, 367 feet

 SB-Pit Skinner(3) off Green(1) + Dalrymple(19), 6th

RBI-Pit  - Mazeroski 3(74), Virdon(62), Skinner(49)

    Phi  - Gonzalez 2(60), Covington(31)

IBB-Pit Burgess off Green

        Stuart off Green

 SH-Amaro(10)

Great-Amaro 3(39), Malkmus(16)

Poor-Stuart(10), Schofield(6)

LOB-Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 5

 DP-Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 2

GWRBI-Virdon

8th Inning Offensive Explosion Propels Pirates Past Phils.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Dick Stuart

Shibe Park    (02-18-2026 06:30:39)       Time 3:08, 78ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LCF  Night Game

Sep 23, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 80-66         1 0 1   0 1 0   1 5 0      9 17  1
1961 Philadelphia 52-96       4 0 3   0 0 0   0 0 0      7  7  1

Recap

Pit  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Pit      Donn Clendenon hit a grounder scoring 1, E6 to take the lead.  Pit  1 Phi 0.

Phi  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Lee Walls singled scoring Malkmus to tie the score.  Pit  1 Phi 1.

Phi      Pancho Herrera hit a 3 run HR(13) to take the lead.  Pit  1 Phi 4.

Pit  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  2 Phi 4.

Phi  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Phi      Pancho Herrera doubled scoring 3.  Pit  2 Phi 7.

Pit  4th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Pit  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a solo HR(38).  Pit  3 Phi 7.

Pit  7th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring 1.  Pit  4 Phi 7.

Pit  8th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Donn Clendenon singled scoring Nelson.  Pit  5 Phi 7.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a 442 foot 3 run HR(39) to take the lead.  Pit  8 Phi 7.

Pit      Don Hoak singled scoring Skinner.  Pit  9 Phi 7.

Pit  Smoky Burgess: 3 for 4, triple.

Pit  Dick Stuart: 3 for 4, 2 HRs, 5 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Dick Schofield: 3 for 6, 2 runs.

Phi  Pancho Herrera: 2 for 4, double, HR, 6 RBI.

Pit  Earl Francis pitched 5 innings and picked up the win: 5 IP, 2 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 7-7 on the season.

Pit  Bob Friend pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 1st save of the season.

Phi  Jack Baldschun took the loss: 1 IP, 5 earned runs, 4 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 2-7 on the season.

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

Jackson                       2.0  5  7  7  1  3  2   56  35  21  19.80  14 140(136)       17

 Francis W(7-7)               5.0  2  0  0  0  2  1   54  37  17   3.93  18   75(75)   +

 Labine H(8)                  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    6   6   0   4.79   3   75(75)

 Friend S(1)                  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   18  14   4   4.14   4   70(75)   +

                              9.0  7  7  7  1  5  4  134  92  42   3.95  39

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

Buzhardt                      6.2 11  4  4  1  2  2  126  86  40   4.68  33 130(128)       36

 Baldschun L(2-7) BS(2)       1.0  4  5  5  1  1  1   40  25  15   6.62   8   30(39)

 Lehman                       1.1  2  0  0  0  1  0   21  11  10   2.66   6   95(75)   -

                              9.0 17  9  9  2  4  3  187 122  65   5.00  47

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  E-Mazeroski(24), Amaro(17)

 2B-Mazeroski(22), Virdon(15), Herrera(16)

 3B-Burgess(5)

 HR-Pit Stuart(38) off Buzhardt(26) in the 5th with bases empty, 338 feet

    Pit Stuart(39) off Baldschun(6) in the 8th with 2 on base, 442 feet

    Phi Herrera(13) off Jackson(1) in the 1st with 2 on base, 344 feet

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(53), Stuart 5(125), Hoak(95), Clendenon(3)

    Phi  - Herrera 6(60), Walls(31)

IBB-Pit Virdon off Buzhardt

 SF-Stuart(5)

 SH-Smith,C(10)

Great-Mazeroski(42), Taylor(13)

LOB-Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 5

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 2

GWRBI-Stuart

Sturdivant Shuts Down Phillies. Pirates Dominate Game 1

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Tom Sturdivant

Ejection:Baldschun

Shibe Park    (02-18-2026 06:19:05)       Time 2:51, 81ø  Night Game

Sep 22, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 79-66         0 1 1   2 2 3   0 0 0      9 12  1
1961 Philadelphia 52-95       0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  1

Recap

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a solo HR(37) to take the lead.  Pit  1 Phi 0.

Pit  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Dick Groat singled scoring 1.  Pit  2 Phi 0.

Pit  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Smoky Burgess tripled scoring Clemente.  Pit  3 Phi 0.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski singled scoring Burgess.  Pit  4 Phi 0.

Pit  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  5 Phi 0.

Pit      Don Hoak hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  6 Phi 0.

Pit  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits.

Pit      Donn Clendenon HBP scoring Sturdivant.  Pit  7 Phi 0.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring 2.  Pit  9 Phi 0.

Phi :    Jack Baldschun is ejected.

Pit  Smoky Burgess: 3 for 4, triple, 3 RBI.

Pit  Dick Stuart: 3 for 5, HR.

Phi  Wes Covington: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.

Pit  Tom Sturdivant threw a shutout: 3 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He's 7-3 on the year.

Phi  Jim Owens pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He drops to 0-12 on the season.

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

Sturdivant W(7-3)             9.0  3  0  0  0  2  5  120  86  34   2.89  34 145(146)       84

                              9.0  3  0  0  0  2  5  120  86  34   3.93  34

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

Owens L(0-12)                 5.0  8  6  5  1  2  1   92  56  36   5.48  26 120(124)       28

 Baldschun                    0.0  2  3  3  0  0  0   17   9   8   6.06   4   30(33)

 Sullivan                     4.0  2  0  0  0  1  5   57  33  24   4.13  14   70(75)

                              9.0 12  9  8  1  3  6  166  98  68   4.97  44

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  E-Groat(33), Walls(12)

 2B-Covington 2(12)

 3B-Burgess(4)

 HR-Pit Stuart(37) off Owens(10) in the 2nd with bases empty, 345 feet

RBI-Pit  - Burgess 3(52), Stuart(120), Mazeroski(71), Hoak(94), Groat(51), Clemente(83), Clendenon(2)

HBP-Smith(Phi) by Sturdivant(Pit)

    Groat(Pit) by Baldschun(Phi)

    Clendenon(Pit) by Baldschun(Phi)

 SF-Clemente(9)

 SH-Sturdivant(3), Amaro(9)

LOB-Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 7

 DP-Philadelphia 1

GWRBI-Stuart

15th Inning Walk-Off Homer By Eddie Mathews Clinches Milwaukee Win.

 GAME 3 (DH game 2)

Game MVP:Eddie Mathews

County Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - ChC 8, MBr 1)    (02-17-2026 07:49:36)       Time 3:50, 85ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out To CF  Day Game

Sep 24, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13 14 15      R  H  E

1961 Chicago(N) 67-83         0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0    0  0  0    2  0  0      3  9  0

1961 Milwaukee 84-65          0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0    0  0  0    2  0  1      4 12  1

Recap

MBr :    Hank Aaron singled, hit streak now 10.

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling tripled scoring Adcock to take the lead.  ChC  0 MBr 1.

ChC  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

ChC      George Altman hit a solo HR(29) to tie the score.  ChC  1 MBr 1.

ChC      George Altman extended his hit streak to 10.

ChC 13th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

ChC      Ron Santo hit a 2 run HR(26) to take the lead.  ChC  3 MBr 1.

MBr 13th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron doubled scoring Mathews.  ChC  3 MBr 2.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Aaron to tie the score.  ChC  3 MBr 3.

ChC  Andre Rodgers: 0 for 6, 4 K.

MBr  Joe Adcock: 3 for 5, double.

MBr  Frank Bolling: 2 for 6, double, triple.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 3 for 6, double, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 6, double.

MBr  Ken Mackenzie picked up the win: 1 IP. He moves to 1-0 on the year.

ChC  Dick Burwell pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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

Ellsworth                     7.0  6  1  1  0  1  7  104  71  33   5.03  27 125(124)       67

 Elston                       2.0  0  0  0  0  1  2   32  24   8   7.27   7   35(31)

 Brewer                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2   13   9   4   6.08   3   75(75)

 Schultz                      1.2  1  0  0  0  1  2   30  21   9   3.90   7   30(33)

 Burwell L(0-1)               2.1  5  3  3  1  0  0   32  23   9  15.00  12   50(48)

                             14.0 12  4  4  1  3 13  211 148  63   4.65  56

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

Hendley                       7.2  6  1  1  1  0  5  104  77  27   3.88  28 130(136)       68

 Piche                        2.1  0  0  0  0  1  1   28  20   8   2.76   8   75(75)

 McMahon                      2.0  1  0  0  0  3  1   40  21  19   3.45  10   35(35)   -

 Nottebart                    2.0  2  2  2  1  2  3   46  25  21   5.28  10   70(75)

 Mackenzie W(1-0)             1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    9   7   2   3.38   3   25(23)

                             15.0  9  3  3  2  6 10  227 150  77   3.86  59

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  E-Mathews(18)

 2B-Adcock(26), Bolling(16), Mathews(20), Aaron(40)

 3B-Bolling(2)

 HR-ChC Altman(29) off Hendley(5) in the 7th with bases empty, 387 feet

    ChC Santo(26) off Nottebart(16) in the 13th with 1 on base, 329 feet

    MBr Mathews(40) off Burwell(1) in the 15th with bases empty, 414 feet

RBI-ChC  - Santo 2(102), Altman(115)

    MBr  - Adcock(99), Bolling(66), Mathews(117), Aaron(141)

IBB-ChC Banks off McMahon

HBP-Altman(ChC) by Nottebart(MBr)

 SH-McMillan(14)

 WP-Hendley(2)

Great-Zimmer, D(18)

Poor-Santo(19)

OfA-Aaron(7)

LOB-Chicago(N) 11 Milwaukee 10

 DP-Chicago(N) 1 Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Mathews