Team game log -- 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Regular season
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| Date | Gm# | # | | Opp | | Score | Inn | Starter | Win | Save | Loss | Rec | Pct | Strk |
| 4/11/1961 | 1 | | @ | SF | L | 3-4 | 11 | Friend | Duffalo | | Labine | 0-1 | .000 | L1 |
| 4/12/1961 | 2 | | @ | SF | W | 7-6 | | Law | Law | Face | Loes | 1-1 | .500 | W1 |
| 4/13/1961 | 3 | | @ | SF | W | 7-1 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Sanford | 2-1 | .667 | W2 |
| 4/14/1961 | 4 | | @ | LAN | W | 4-0 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | | Koufax | 3-1 | .750 | W3 |
| 4/15/1961 | 5 | | @ | LAN | W | 8-7 | 10 | Friend | Green,F | | Sherry,L | 4-1 | .800 | W4 |
| 4/16/1961 | 6 | | @ | LAN | W | 10-8 | | Law | Shantz | Face | Perranoski | 5-1 | .833 | W5 |
| 4/18/1961 | 7 | | | ChN | W | 8-4 | | Mizell | Face | | Elston | 6-1 | .857 | W6 |
| 4/19/1961 | 8 | | | ChN | W | 6-5 | | Friend | Labine | | Elston | 7-1 | .875 | W7 |
| 4/20/1961 | 9 | | | ChN | W | 9-7 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | Face | Hobbie | 8-1 | .889 | W8 |
| 4/23/1961 | 10 | | | Mil | L | 3-6 | | Law | Spahn | | Law | 8-2 | .800 | L1 |
| 4/24/1961 | 11 | | | Mil | W | 3-0 | | Friend | Friend | | Buhl | 9-2 | .818 | W1 |
| 4/26/1961 | 12 | | | Phi | W | 8-5 | 10 | Mizell | Shantz | | Buzhardt | 10-2 | .833 | W2 |
| 4/29/1961 | 13 | | @ | Cin | L | 4-7 | 11 | Law | Henry,B | | Shantz | 10-3 | .769 | L1 |
| 4/30/1961 | 14 | 1 | @ | Cin | L | 5-6 | 13 | Friend | Maloney | | Mizell | 10-4 | .714 | L2 |
| 4/30/1961 | 15 | 2 | @ | Cin | L | 2-4 | | Gibbon | Purkey | | Gibbon | 10-5 | .667 | L3 |
| 5/2/1961 | 16 | | @ | StL | W | 2-1 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Broglio | 11-5 | .688 | W1 |
| 5/3/1961 | 17 | | @ | StL | L | 2-4 | | Mizell | Gibson | McDaniel | Mizell | 11-6 | .647 | L1 |
| 5/5/1961 | 18 | | | LAN | L | 0-3 | | Friend | Podres | | Friend | 11-7 | .611 | L2 |
| 5/6/1961 | 19 | | | LAN | L | 1-6 | | Gibbon | Craig | Farrell,T | Gibbon | 11-8 | .579 | L3 |
| 5/7/1961 | 20 | | | LAN | L | 3-4 | | Witt | Perranoski | Farrell,T | Face | 11-9 | .550 | L4 |
| 5/9/1961 | 21 | | | SF | L | 0-12 | | Haddix | Sanford | | Haddix | 11-10 | .524 | L5 |
| 5/10/1961 | 22 | | | SF | L | 4-6 | | Friend | McCormick | Miller,S | Friend | 11-11 | .500 | L6 |
| 5/12/1961 | 23 | | | Cin | W | 5-4 | | Mizell | Face | | Brosnan | 12-11 | .522 | W1 |
| 5/13/1961 | 24 | | | Cin | L | 2-5 | | Gibbon | O'Toole | Brosnan | Gibbon | 12-12 | .500 | L1 |
| 5/14/1961 | 25 | | | Cin | L | 0-3 | | Friend | Hunt,K | Henry,B | Friend | 12-13 | .480 | L2 |
| 5/16/1961 | 26 | | | StL | L | 1-2 | 10 | Law | Simmons | | Face | 12-14 | .462 | L3 |
| 5/17/1961 | 27 | | | StL | L | 3-8 | | Mizell | Broglio | | Mizell | 12-15 | .444 | L4 |
| 5/19/1961 | 28 | | @ | Phi | L | 2-4 | | Friend | Ferrarese | | Friend | 12-16 | .429 | L5 |
| 5/20/1961 | 29 | | @ | Phi | W | 9-3 | | Gibbon | Face | | Baldschun | 13-16 | .448 | W1 |
| 5/21/1961 | 30 | | @ | Phi | W | 8-7 | | Law | Labine | Face | Green,D | 14-16 | .467 | W2 |
| 5/22/1961 | 31 | | @ | Mil | L | 2-4 | | Haddix | Buhl | | Haddix | 14-17 | .452 | L1 |
| 5/23/1961 | 32 | | @ | Mil | L | 3-8 | | Shantz | Burdette | | Shantz | 14-18 | .438 | L2 |
| 5/24/1961 | 33 | | @ | ChN | W | 7-2 | | Mizell | Mizell | | Ellsworth | 15-18 | .455 | W1 |
| 5/26/1961 | 34 | | @ | StL | W | 6-4 | | Friend | Face | | Miller,B | 16-18 | .471 | W2 |
| 5/27/1961 | 35 | | @ | StL | L | 6-7 | | Law | Broglio | | Law | 16-19 | .457 | L1 |
| 5/28/1961 | 36 | | @ | StL | L | 0-1 | | Haddix | Sadecki | | Haddix | 16-20 | .444 | L2 |
| 5/30/1961 | 37 | 1 | | ChN | L | 4-5 | | Mizell | Elston | Anderson,B | Face | 16-21 | .432 | L3 |
| 5/30/1961 | 38 | 2 | | ChN | L | 1-2 | | Friend | Cardwell | Elston | Friend | 16-22 | .421 | L4 |
| 5/31/1961 | 39 | | | Mil | L | 2-6 | | Gibbon | Spahn | Nottebart | Gibbon | 16-23 | .410 | L5 |
| 6/1/1961 | 40 | | | Mil | L | 5-7 | | Haddix | Nottebart | McMahon | Haddix | 16-24 | .400 | L6 |
| 6/2/1961 | 41 | | | Phi | W | 8-1 | | Friend | Friend | | Buzhardt | 17-24 | .415 | W1 |
| 6/3/1961 | 42 | | | Phi | L | 2-6 | | Shantz | Mahaffey | | Shantz | 17-25 | .405 | L1 |
| 6/4/1961 | 43 | | | Phi | W | 4-3 | 10 | Mizell | Face | | Green,D | 18-25 | .419 | W1 |
| 6/5/1961 | 44 | | @ | LAN | W | 3-2 | | Law | Law | Face | Drysdale | 19-25 | .432 | W2 |
| 6/6/1961 | 45 | | @ | LAN | W | 9-2 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | | Craig | 20-25 | .444 | W3 |
| 6/7/1961 | 46 | | @ | LAN | L | 4-14 | | Francis | Koufax | | Francis | 20-26 | .435 | L1 |
| 6/8/1961 | 47 | | @ | LAN | W | 5-3 | | Friend | Friend | Shantz | Williams,S | 21-26 | .447 | W1 |
| 6/9/1961 | 48 | | @ | SF | L | 3-7 | | Haddix | Marichal | Miller,S | Haddix | 21-27 | .438 | L1 |
| 6/10/1961 | 49 | | @ | SF | W | 5-2 | 12 | Mizell | Francis | | O'Dell | 22-27 | .449 | W1 |
| 6/11/1961 | 50 | | @ | SF | L | 6-8 | | Law | Duffalo | O'Dell | Shantz | 22-28 | .440 | L1 |
| 6/13/1961 | 51 | | | Cin | W | 4-3 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | Face | Maloney | 23-28 | .451 | W1 |
| 6/14/1961 | 52 | | | Cin | W | 8-7 | | Friend | Labine | | Brosnan | 24-28 | .462 | W2 |
| 6/15/1961 | 53 | | | Cin | L | 3-4 | | Mizell | Jay | | Mizell | 24-29 | .453 | L1 |
| 6/16/1961 | 54 | | | StL | L | 1-10 | | Haddix | Gibson | | Haddix | 24-30 | .444 | L2 |
| 6/17/1961 | 55 | | | StL | W | 11-1 | | Shantz | Shantz | | Broglio | 25-30 | .455 | W1 |
| 6/18/1961 | 56 | 1 | | StL | W | 5-1 | | Friend | Friend | | Simmons | 26-30 | .464 | W2 |
| 6/18/1961 | 57 | 2 | | StL | W | 4-3 | | Gibbon | Face | | McDaniel | 27-30 | .474 | W3 |
| 6/20/1961 | 58 | | @ | Phi | W | 10-9 | | Haddix | Face | Francis | Green,D | 28-30 | .483 | W4 |
| 6/22/1961 | 59 | | @ | Phi | W | 6-5 | | Friend | Francis | Face | Sullivan,F | 29-30 | .492 | W5 |
| 6/23/1961 | 60 | | | Phi | W | 12-2 | | Gibbon | Francis | | Roberts | 30-30 | .500 | W6 |
| 6/24/1961 | 61 | | | Phi | L | 6-8 | | Mizell | Short | Sullivan,F | Mizell | 30-31 | .492 | L1 |
| 6/25/1961 | 62 | 1 | | Phi | W | 5-4 | | Shantz | Shantz | Face | Ferrarese | 31-31 | .500 | W1 |
| 6/25/1961 | 63 | 2 | | Phi | W | 10-3 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Mahaffey | 32-31 | .508 | W2 |
| 6/27/1961 | 64 | | | LAN | W | 9-3 | | Friend | Friend | | Podres | 33-31 | .516 | W3 |
| 6/28/1961 | 65 | | | LAN | L | 5-9 | | Gibbon | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Gibbon | 33-32 | .508 | L1 |
| 6/29/1961 | 66 | | | LAN | L | 0-3 | | Francis | Koufax | | Francis | 33-33 | .500 | L2 |
| 6/30/1961 | 67 | | | SF | L | 1-3 | | Haddix | McCormick | | Haddix | 33-34 | .493 | L3 |
| 7/1/1961 | 68 | | | SF | L | 6-7 | 11 | Friend | Miller,S | O'Dell | Labine | 33-35 | .485 | L4 |
| 7/2/1961 | 69 | 1 | | SF | W | 4-3 | | Law | Face | | Jones,Sa | 34-35 | .493 | W1 |
| 7/2/1961 | 70 | 2 | | SF | L | 2-4 | | Shantz | Marichal | | Shantz | 34-36 | .486 | L1 |
| 7/3/1961 | 71 | | @ | Cin | L | 4-8 | | Gibbon | Maloney | | Gibbon | 34-37 | .479 | L2 |
| 7/4/1961 | 72 | | @ | Cin | W | 6-5 | 12 | Francis | McBean | | Hunt,K | 35-37 | .486 | W1 |
| 7/6/1961 | 73 | 1 | @ | ChN | L | 7-8 | | Friend | Anderson,B | | Face | 35-38 | .479 | L1 |
| 7/6/1961 | 74 | 2 | @ | ChN | W | 5-3 | 10 | Mizell | McBean | Face | Hobbie | 36-38 | .486 | W1 |
| 7/7/1961 | 75 | | @ | Mil | W | 5-1 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Cloninger | 37-38 | .493 | W2 |
| 7/8/1961 | 76 | | @ | Mil | L | 3-6 | | Gibbon | Buhl | Nottebart | Gibbon | 37-39 | .487 | L1 |
| 7/9/1961 | 77 | | @ | Mil | L | 3-6 | | Labine | Burdette | McMahon | Labine | 37-40 | .481 | L2 |
| 7/13/1961 | 78 | | @ | SF | W | 3-1 | | Friend | Friend | | O'Dell | 38-40 | .487 | W1 |
| 7/14/1961 | 79 | | @ | SF | L | 3-11 | | Gibbon | Sanford | | Gibbon | 38-41 | .481 | L1 |
| 7/15/1961 | 80 | | @ | SF | L | 4-7 | | Haddix | LeMay | Miller,S | Haddix | 38-42 | .475 | L2 |
| 7/16/1961 | 81 | | @ | LAN | W | 4-3 | | Francis | Shantz | | Farrell,T | 39-42 | .481 | W1 |
| 7/17/1961 | 82 | | @ | LAN | W | 13-1 | | Friend | Friend | | Williams,S | 40-42 | .488 | W2 |
| 7/20/1961 | 83 | | | ChN | W | 8-5 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | Face | Schultz | 41-42 | .494 | W3 |
| 7/21/1961 | 84 | | | Mil | W | 12-4 | | Friend | Friend | | Burdette | 42-42 | .500 | W4 |
| 7/22/1961 | 85 | | | Mil | L | 7-10 | | Shantz | Spahn | | Shantz | 42-43 | .494 | L1 |
| 7/23/1961 | 86 | 1 | | Mil | W | 5-2 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Buhl | 43-43 | .500 | W1 |
| 7/23/1961 | 87 | 2 | | Mil | W | 6-5 | | Francis | Francis | Face | Cloninger | 44-43 | .506 | W2 |
| 7/25/1961 | 88 | | | SF | L | 2-6 | | Gibbon | McCormick | | Gibbon | 44-44 | .500 | L1 |
| 7/26/1961 | 89 | | | SF | L | 1-2 | | Friend | Sanford | | Friend | 44-45 | .494 | L2 |
| 7/27/1961 | 90 | | | SF | L | 8-10 | | Mizell | LeMay | Miller,S | Labine | 44-46 | .489 | L3 |
| 7/28/1961 | 91 | | | LAN | L | 2-6 | | Francis | Podres | Sherry,L | Francis | 44-47 | .484 | L4 |
| 7/29/1961 | 92 | | | LAN | W | 6-2 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Koufax | 45-47 | .489 | W1 |
| 7/30/1961 | 93 | | | LAN | W | 3-1 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | Face | Drysdale | 46-47 | .495 | W2 |
| 8/2/1961 | 94 | | @ | StL | L | 6-7 | | Friend | Jackson,L | Bauta | Shantz | 46-48 | .489 | L1 |
| 8/3/1961 | 95 | | @ | StL | W | 7-4 | | Haddix | Haddix | Face | McDaniel | 47-48 | .495 | W1 |
| 8/4/1961 | 96 | | @ | Cin | W | 7-0 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | | Purkey | 48-48 | .500 | W2 |
| 8/5/1961 | 97 | | @ | Cin | L | 2-3 | 10 | Sturdivant,T | Maloney | | Labine | 48-49 | .495 | L1 |
| 8/6/1961 | 98 | 1 | @ | Cin | L | 2-3 | | Mizell | Jay | Brosnan | Mizell | 48-50 | .490 | L2 |
| 8/6/1961 | 99 | 2 | @ | Cin | W | 9-3 | | Francis | Francis | | O'Toole | 49-50 | .495 | W1 |
| 8/7/1961 | 100 | | @ | Phi | W | 9-4 | | Friend | Friend | | Buzhardt | 50-50 | .500 | W2 |
| 8/8/1961 | 101 | 1 | @ | Phi | W | 10-2 | | Haddix | Haddix | | Mahaffey | 51-50 | .505 | W3 |
| 8/8/1961 | 102 | 2 | @ | Phi | L | 1-6 | | Sturdivant,T | Short | | Sturdivant,T | 51-51 | .500 | L1 |
| 8/9/1961 | 103 | | | StL | L | 1-4 | | Gibbon | Simmons | McDaniel | Gibbon | 51-52 | .495 | L2 |
| 8/10/1961 | 104 | | | StL | W | 9-1 | | Francis | Francis | | Sadecki | 52-52 | .500 | W1 |
| 8/11/1961 | 105 | | | Phi | L | 4-7 | | Friend | Baldschun | Green,D | Friend | 52-53 | .495 | L1 |
| 8/12/1961 | 106 | | | Phi | W | 8-7 | | Mizell | Face | | Green,D | 53-53 | .500 | W1 |
| 8/13/1961 | 107 | | | Phi | L | 3-4 | 11 | Sturdivant,T | Lehman | Green,D | Face | 53-54 | .495 | L1 |
| 8/14/1961 | 108 | | @ | Mil | W | 2-1 | | Haddix | Haddix | Shantz | Nottebart | 54-54 | .500 | W1 |
| 8/15/1961 | 109 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-3 | | Gibbon | Willey | | Gibbon | 54-55 | .495 | L1 |
| 8/16/1961 | 110 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-12 | | Friend | Spahn | | Friend | 54-56 | .491 | L2 |
| 8/17/1961 | 111 | 1 | @ | ChN | L | 8-9 | | Mizell | Hobbie | Schultz | Mizell | 54-57 | .486 | L3 |
| 8/17/1961 | 112 | 2 | @ | ChN | L | 2-7 | | Francis | Brewer,J | | Francis | 54-58 | .482 | L4 |
| 8/18/1961 | 113 | | @ | ChN | W | 3-0 | | Sturdivant,T | Sturdivant,T | | Ellsworth | 55-58 | .487 | W1 |
| 8/19/1961 | 114 | | @ | ChN | L | 4-5 | | Haddix | Curtis | Schultz | Haddix | 55-59 | .482 | L1 |
| 8/20/1961 | 115 | | @ | ChN | L | 0-4 | | Friend | Cardwell | | Friend | 55-60 | .478 | L2 |
| 8/22/1961 | 116 | | | Mil | W | 5-4 | | Gibbon | Face | | McMahon | 56-60 | .483 | W1 |
| 8/23/1961 | 117 | | | Mil | W | 8-5 | | Francis | Francis | | Burdette | 57-60 | .487 | W2 |
| 8/24/1961 | 118 | | | Mil | L | 2-4 | | Friend | Spahn | | Friend | 57-61 | .483 | L1 |
| 8/25/1961 | 119 | | | ChN | W | 5-4 | | Sturdivant,T | Labine | | Cardwell | 58-61 | .487 | W1 |
| 8/26/1961 | 120 | | | ChN | L | 4-6 | | Haddix | Schultz | | Face | 58-62 | .483 | L1 |
| 8/27/1961 | 121 | 1 | | ChN | L | 10-16 | | Gibbon | Elston | | Gibbon | 58-63 | .479 | L2 |
| 8/27/1961 | 122 | 2 | | ChN | W | 6-1 | | Mizell | Mizell | | Brewer,J | 59-63 | .484 | W1 |
| 8/28/1961 | 123 | | | ChN | L | 2-5 | | Francis | Drott | Anderson,B | Francis | 59-64 | .480 | L1 |
| 8/29/1961 | 124 | | | Cin | L | 1-6 | | Friend | O'Toole | | Friend | 59-65 | .476 | L2 |
| 8/30/1961 | 125 | | | Cin | L | 4-5 | | Sturdivant,T | Jones,Sh | Brosnan | Sturdivant,T | 59-66 | .472 | L3 |
| 9/1/1961 | 126 | | @ | StL | L | 4-5 | | Gibbon | Jackson,L | | Face | 59-67 | .468 | L4 |
| 9/2/1961 | 127 | | @ | StL | L | 4-6 | | Haddix | Broglio | Bauta | Haddix | 59-68 | .465 | L5 |
| 9/3/1961 | 128 | | @ | StL | L | 4-7 | | Friend | Simmons | | Face | 59-69 | .461 | L6 |
| 9/4/1961 | 129 | | @ | StL | L | 6-9 | | Francis | Sadecki | Miller,B | Francis | 59-70 | .457 | L7 |
| 9/5/1961 | 130 | | @ | ChN | W | 9-0 | | Sturdivant,T | Sturdivant,T | | Hobbie | 60-70 | .462 | W1 |
| 9/6/1961 | 131 | | @ | ChN | W | 5-0 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | | Cardwell | 61-70 | .466 | W2 |
| 9/7/1961 | 132 | | @ | ChN | L | 2-7 | | Haddix | Brewer,J | | Haddix | 61-71 | .462 | L1 |
| 9/8/1961 | 133 | | @ | Mil | W | 7-6 | | Friend | Friend | Labine | Hendley | 62-71 | .466 | W1 |
| 9/9/1961 | 134 | | @ | Mil | W | 9-8 | | Francis | Face | | Buhl | 63-71 | .470 | W2 |
| 9/10/1961 | 135 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-6 | | Sturdivant,T | Spahn | | Sturdivant,T | 63-72 | .467 | L1 |
| 9/11/1961 | 136 | | @ | SF | L | 5-6 | 10 | McBean | Miller,S | | Labine | 63-73 | .463 | L2 |
| 9/12/1961 | 137 | | @ | SF | L | 3-6 | | Gibbon | McCormick | | Gibbon | 63-74 | .460 | L3 |
| 9/13/1961 | 138 | | @ | LAN | W | 6-2 | | Friend | Friend | | Drysdale | 64-74 | .464 | W1 |
| 9/14/1961 | 139 | | @ | LAN | L | 3-4 | | Sturdivant,T | Farrell,T | | Labine | 64-75 | .460 | L1 |
| 9/16/1961 | 140 | | | StL | W | 5-3 | | Francis | Face | | McDaniel | 65-75 | .464 | W1 |
| 9/17/1961 | 141 | | | StL | L | 6-7 | | McBean | Washburn | Bauta | Haddix | 65-76 | .461 | L1 |
| 9/18/1961 | 142 | | | StL | W | 6-5 | | Foss | Labine | Face | Gibson | 66-76 | .465 | W1 |
| 9/19/1961 | 143 | | @ | Cin | L | 6-11 | | Friend | O'Toole | Henry,B | Friend | 66-77 | .462 | L1 |
| 9/20/1961 | 144 | | @ | Cin | W | 7-5 | 11 | Gibbon | Francis | | Johnson,K | 67-77 | .465 | W1 |
| 9/22/1961 | 145 | | @ | Phi | W | 4-3 | | Sturdivant,T | Sturdivant,T | Face | Owens | 68-77 | .469 | W2 |
| 9/23/1961 | 146 | | @ | Phi | W | 9-2 | | Jackson,A | Jackson,A | | Buzhardt | 69-77 | .473 | W3 |
| 9/24/1961 | 147 | | @ | Phi | W | 8-1 | | Foss | Foss | Labine | Green,D | 70-77 | .476 | W4 |
| 9/26/1961 | 148 | 1 | | LAN | L | 0-7 | | Friend | Williams,S | | Friend | 70-78 | .473 | L1 |
| 9/26/1961 | 149 | 2 | | LAN | L | 3-4 | | Gibbon | Sherry,L | Farrell,T | McBean | 70-79 | .470 | L2 |
| 9/27/1961 | 150 | | | SF | W | 2-1 | | Sturdivant,T | Sturdivant,T | Face | O'Dell | 71-79 | .473 | W1 |
| 9/28/1961 | 151 | | | SF | L | 1-2 | 10 | Francis | Miller,S | LeMay | Face | 71-80 | .470 | L1 |
| 9/29/1961 | 152 | | | Cin | L | 4-7 | | Foss | O'Toole | | Foss | 71-81 | .467 | L2 |
| 9/30/1961 | 153 | | | Cin | W | 5-2 | | Jackson,A | Jackson,A | | Jay | 72-81 | .471 | W1 |
| 10/1/1961 | 154 | | | Cin | W | 4-1 | | Gibbon | Gibbon | | Purkey | 73-81 | .474 | W2 |