PIT @ NYA

October 09, 1960

Final Score: PIT 3 - NYA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
67,812
Game Duration
149 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Vern Law
Losing Pitcher
Ralph Terry
Save
Roy Face

Umpires

Home Plate
Nestor Chylak
First Base
Dusty Boggess
Second Base
Johnny Stevens
Third Base
Bill Jackowski

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Wind Direction
rtol
Wind Speed
10 mph

Line Score

PIT @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
NYA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0

PIT Batting

PIT @ NYA — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Smoky Burgess 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gino Cimoli 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Roberto Clemente 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Roy Face 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Groat 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Hoak 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Vern Law 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667
Bill Mazeroski 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Bob Oldis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Stuart 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Virdon 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 1 7 1 0 0 0 .206

NYA Batting

PIT @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Yogi Berra 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Blanchard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Cerv 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Coates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe DeMaestri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Kubek 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Dale Long 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Mantle 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Roger Maris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil McDougald 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bobby Richardson 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Bobby Shantz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Skowron 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Ralph Terry 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 1 6 3 0 1 0 .235

PIT Pitching

PIT @ NYA — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Face (SV) SV 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Vern Law (W) W 6.1 8 2 2 1 5 1 2.84
Team Totals 9.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 2.00

NYA Pitching

PIT @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Coates - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bobby Shantz - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ralph Terry (L) L 6.1 6 3 3 1 5 0 4.26
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 3 1 7 0 3.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees, October 9, 1960

Playing on the road, the Pittsburgh Pirates won 3-2 over the New York Yankees on October 9, 1960 in a World Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 67,812, a running time of 149 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies and a 10 mph wind. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 in the fifth and nowhere else. The New York Yankees scored single runs in the fourth and seventh innings. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 7 hits and the New York Yankees 8, with 0 and 0 errors. Vern Law was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits in 6.1 innings. Ralph Terry took the loss after 6.1 innings and 3 runs. Roy Face earned the save. Vern Law led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Jim Coates, Bobby Shantz, and Ralph Terry. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Vern Law, 2 for 3, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Bill Virdon drove in 2 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Bill Skowron, 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Nestor Chylak.

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