1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 75-79
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 1,199,198, Avg. 17,131
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (75-79)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The Pirates scored 694 runs and yielded 675 runs. Dick Stuart walloped 35 home runs for Pittsburgh, and Roberto Clemente added 20 or more also. Dick Stuart drove in 117 runs. Roberto Clemente paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .351 clip. Bob Friend topped the team with 14 wins, while Joe Gibbon recorded a 3.32 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Danny Murtaugh coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 694
Regular Season Runs Against: 675

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 11, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at San Francisco Giants 7 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 12, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 13, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 14, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 0-0 2-2 2-2
April 15, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 0-0 3-2 3-2
April 16, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13 L 0-0 3-3 3-3
April 18, 1961 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 1-0 3-3 4-3
April 19, 1961 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 2-0 3-3 5-3
April 20, 1961 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 2-1 3-3 5-4
April 23, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 2-2 3-3 5-5
April 24, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 3-2 3-3 6-5
April 26, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 4-2 3-3 7-5
April 29, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 4-2 4-3 8-5
April 30, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 4-2 5-3 9-5
April 30, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 4-2 5-4 9-6
May 2, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 4-2 6-4 10-6
May 3, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 4-2 6-5 10-7
May 5, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 4-3 6-5 10-8
May 6, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 5-3 6-5 11-8
May 7, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 5-4 6-5 11-9
May 9, 1961 San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 6-4 6-5 12-9
May 10, 1961 San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 6-5 6-5 12-10
May 12, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 7-5 6-5 13-10
May 13, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 8-5 6-5 14-10
May 14, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 8-6 6-5 14-11
May 16, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 9-6 6-5 15-11
May 17, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 10-6 6-5 16-11
May 19, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 10-6 6-6 16-12
May 20, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 10-6 7-6 17-12
May 21, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 W 10-6 8-6 18-12
May 22, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 10-6 9-6 19-12
May 23, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Milwaukee Braves 1 L 10-6 9-7 19-13
May 24, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 10-6 10-7 20-13
May 26, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 L 10-6 10-8 20-14
May 27, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 10-6 10-9 20-15
May 28, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 10-6 10-10 20-16
May 30, 1961 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 10-7 10-10 20-17
May 30, 1961 Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 10-8 10-10 20-18
May 31, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 11-8 10-10 21-18
June 1, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 12-8 10-10 22-18
June 2, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 12-9 10-10 22-19
June 3, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 13-9 10-10 23-19
June 4, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 13-10 10-10 23-20
June 5, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 13-10 11-10 24-20
June 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 13-10 11-11 24-21
June 7, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 13-10 11-12 24-22
June 8, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 13-10 12-12 25-22
June 9, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Francisco Giants 9 L 13-10 12-13 25-23
June 10, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 13-10 12-14 25-24
June 11, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 13-10 13-14 26-24
June 13, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 14-10 13-14 27-24
June 14, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 15-10 13-14 28-24
June 15, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 15-11 13-14 28-25
June 16, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 15-12 13-14 28-26
June 17, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 16-12 13-14 29-26
June 18, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 16-13 13-14 29-27
June 18, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 17-13 13-14 30-27
June 20, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 17-13 14-14 31-27
June 22, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 17-13 15-14 32-27
June 23, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 L 17-14 15-14 32-28
June 24, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 17-15 15-14 32-29
June 25, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 17-16 15-14 32-30
June 25, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 18-16 15-14 33-30
June 27, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 18-17 15-14 33-31
June 28, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 19-17 15-14 34-31
June 29, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 20-17 15-14 35-31
June 30, 1961 San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 21-17 15-14 36-31
July 1, 1961 San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 21-18 15-14 36-32
July 2, 1961 San Francisco Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 22-18 15-14 37-32
July 2, 1961 San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 23-18 15-14 38-32
July 3, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 23-18 15-15 38-33
July 4, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 23-18 15-16 38-34
July 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 23-18 16-16 39-34
July 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 23-18 16-17 39-35
July 7, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Milwaukee Braves 5 W 23-18 17-17 40-35
July 8, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Milwaukee Braves 3 W 23-18 18-17 41-35
July 9, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Milwaukee Braves 4 W 23-18 19-17 42-35
July 13, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 L 23-18 19-18 42-36
July 14, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 23-18 20-18 43-36
July 15, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 8 L 23-18 20-19 43-37
July 16, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12 L 23-18 20-20 43-38
July 17, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 23-18 20-21 43-39
July 20, 1961 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 24-18 20-21 44-39
July 21, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 24-19 20-21 44-40
July 22, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 24-20 20-21 44-41
July 23, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 24-21 20-21 44-42
July 23, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 24-22 20-21 44-43
July 25, 1961 San Francisco Giants 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 24-23 20-21 44-44
July 26, 1961 San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 25-23 20-21 45-44
July 27, 1961 San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 25-24 20-21 45-45
July 28, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 25-25 20-21 45-46
July 29, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 25-26 20-21 45-47
July 30, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 25-27 20-21 45-48
August 2, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 25-27 20-22 45-49
August 3, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 25-27 21-22 46-49
August 4, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 25-27 21-23 46-50
August 5, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 25-27 22-23 47-50
August 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 25-27 23-23 48-50
August 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 25-27 23-24 48-51
August 7, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 25-27 24-24 49-51
August 8, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 25-27 25-24 50-51
August 8, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 25-27 26-24 51-51
August 9, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 25-28 26-24 51-52
August 10, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 25-29 26-24 51-53
August 11, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 26-29 26-24 52-53
August 12, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 27-29 26-24 53-53
August 13, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 28-29 26-24 54-53
August 14, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Braves 8 L 28-29 26-25 54-54
August 15, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Milwaukee Braves 4 L 28-29 26-26 54-55
August 16, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Milwaukee Braves 2 L 28-29 26-27 54-56
August 17, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 28-29 27-27 55-56
August 17, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 11 L 28-29 27-28 55-57
August 18, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 28-29 27-29 55-58
August 19, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 28-29 28-29 56-58
August 20, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 28-29 28-30 56-59
August 22, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 29-29 28-30 57-59
August 23, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 30-29 28-30 58-59
August 24, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 30-30 28-30 58-60
August 25, 1961 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 31-30 28-30 59-60
August 26, 1961 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 31-31 28-30 59-61
August 27, 1961 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 32-31 28-30 60-61
August 27, 1961 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 32-32 28-30 60-62
August 28, 1961 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 32-33 28-30 60-63
August 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 32-34 28-30 60-64
August 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 33-34 28-30 61-64
September 1, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 33-34 28-31 61-65
September 2, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 33-34 29-31 62-65
September 3, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 33-34 30-31 63-65
September 4, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 33-34 30-32 63-66
September 5, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 33-34 31-32 64-66
September 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 33-34 31-33 64-67
September 7, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 33-34 32-33 65-67
September 8, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 33-34 33-33 66-67
September 9, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Braves 4 L 33-34 33-34 66-68
September 10, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Braves 4 L 33-34 33-35 66-69
September 11, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 33-34 33-36 66-70
September 12, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 33-34 34-36 67-70
September 13, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 33-34 35-36 68-70
September 14, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 33-34 35-37 68-71
September 16, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 33-35 35-37 68-72
September 17, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 33-36 35-37 68-73
September 18, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 34-36 35-37 69-73
September 19, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 10 L 34-36 35-38 69-74
September 20, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 34-36 35-39 69-75
September 22, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 34-36 36-39 70-75
September 23, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 34-36 36-40 70-76
September 24, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 34-36 37-40 71-76
September 26, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 34-37 37-40 71-77
September 26, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 35-37 37-40 72-77
September 27, 1961 San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 36-37 37-40 73-77
September 28, 1961 San Francisco Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 36-38 37-40 73-78
September 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 36-39 37-40 73-79
September 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 37-39 37-40 74-79
October 1, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 38-39 37-40 75-79


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