Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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


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