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Chicago Cubs 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 4

August 28,1961

Visiting Team

Chicago Cubs (54-72)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (60-63)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Forbes Field

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

13,753

Time of Game

2:36

Umpires

[HP]: Ken Burkhart [1B]: Jocko Conlan [2B]: Mel Steiner [3B]: Chris Pelekoudas

Chicago Cubs 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 4

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Chicago Cubs	CHN	54-72		2	0	0		0	0	0		2	1	0			5	7	0		7	7	14	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	60-63		0	1	1		1	1	0		0	0	0			4	9	0		6	6	11	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Chicago Cubs - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Richie Ashburn	cf	34.162	L	3	1	1	0		2	0	.248		82	1638
2	Don Zimmer	2b	30.223	R	4	1	1	2		0	2	.259		106	667
3	Andre Rodgers	1b-ss	26.269	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.242		55	251
4	George Altman	rf	28.161	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.315		108	352
5	Billy Williams	lf	23.074	L	4	2	2	1		0	1	.285		116	145
6	Ron Santo	3b	21.184	R	4	0	2	2		0	1	.293		124	219
7	Dick Bertell	c	25.280	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.280		80	85
8	Jerry Kindall	ss	26.093	R	2	0	0	0		0	1	.244		86	270
	Ed Bouchee	ph-1b	28.174	L	1	0	0	0		1	0	.241		100	599
9	Dick Drott	p	25.058	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.235		29	126
	Glen Hobbie	p	25.126	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.175		29	168
	Bob Will	ph	30.044	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.265		74	281
	Bob Anderson	p	25.333	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.125		46	140
Totals

2B: George Altman (22), Ron Santo (29)

3B: Billy Williams 2 (5)

HR: Don Zimmer (11)

RBI: Don Zimmer 2 (35), Billy Williams (73), Ron Santo 2 (72)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Dick Schofield	ss	26.233	B	4	1	0	0		1	0	.197		50	405
2	Bill Virdon	cf	30.080	L	3	0	0	1		1	0	.270		118	883
3	Bob Skinner	lf	29.329	L	5	0	1	0		0	1	.268		90	805
4	Dick Stuart	1b	28.294	R	4	2	4	2		0	0	.287		107	400
5	Roberto Clemente	rf	27.010	R	5	0	2	0		0	0	.366		121	804
6	Smoky Burgess	c	34.203	L	3	0	0	0		1	0	.296		81	1052
7	Don Hoak	3b	33.204	R	4	0	0	1		0	0	.315		117	960
8	Bill Mazeroski	2b	24.357	R	3	1	2	0		1	1	.261		121	738
9	Earl Francis	p	26.045	R	2	0	0	0		0	1	.150		17	24
	Rocky Nelson	ph	36.283	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.210		66	476
Totals

2B: Roberto Clemente 2 (28)

HR: Dick Stuart (22)

RBI: Bill Virdon (54), Dick Stuart 2 (84), Don Hoak (51)

SF: Bill Virdon (6), Dick Stuart (5)

HBP: Earl Francis (1)

SB: Earl Francis (1)

Chicago Cubs - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Dick Drott	R		3.0	4	3	3	0	0	1		4.42	1.34		30	134
2	Glen Hobbie	R		3.0	2	1	1	3	2	0		4.16	1.28		31	176
3	Bob Anderson	R	W 6-8	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	0		3.96	1.41		48	145
Totals				0.0

WP: Dick Drott (6)

HB: Dick Drott (1)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dick Drott (0-0-0), Glen Hobbie (0-0-0), Bob Anderson (0-0-0)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Earl Francis	R		6.0	5	4	4	1	6	1		3.70	1.41		18	25
2	Roy Face	R	L 5-7	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0		3.59	1.08		54	390
3	Bobby Shantz	L		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0		3.50	1.32		36	342
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Earl Francis (0-0-0), Roy Face (0-0-0), Bobby Shantz (0-0-0)