Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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

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