Final
STL 6 — PIT 8
9/18/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT196109180
Complete available game record for STL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Flood | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Groat | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Stuart | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Musial | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Taussig | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie James | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Hoak | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Clemens | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Lillis | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Buchek | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Sawatski | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Warwick | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cunningham | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foss | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gibson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cicotte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Haddix | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy McDaniel | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Olivares | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Schoendienst | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Face | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foss | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Bob Gibson | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Haddix | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Cicotte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Roy Face | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Burgess | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Haddix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hoak | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stuart | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Oliver | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Taussig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Buchek | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Cicotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Clemens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Grammas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie James | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Lillis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | K+OA/DP.1X2(24) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | T9.B-H(E9/TH) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 6(B)3(1)/LDP | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | T8.B-H(E8/TH)(NR)(UR) | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H(UR) | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 31 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO# | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH) | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7D.1-H | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/7D.1-H | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/9D | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | T9 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S5/BG.3-H | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/L# | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | E8/F.B-2 | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13.3-H;2-3 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 6–8 |