Final
MLN 5 — PIT 4
7/23/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT196107232
Complete available game record for MLN at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack Jones | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mathews | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Stuart | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Adcock | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Hoak | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Smoky Burgess | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Maye | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Leppert | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy McMillan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Christopher | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Mazeroski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Willey | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Face | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Francis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Friend | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Logan | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McBean | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McMahon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Nelson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Francis | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Carl Willey | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Al McBean | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Don McMahon | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Friend | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Face | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Christopher | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McBean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stuart | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Friend | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hoak | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Leppert | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Willey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Adcock | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack Jones | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mathews | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Maye | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy McMillan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | PO1(E3).1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | CS3(25) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S/89.2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S/89.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | T/89 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63.3-H | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HP | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | T8/78D.1-H | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S5 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D8/78XD | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–4 |