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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 7, 1961 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Rakow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Estrada |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Ed Rakow | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Estrada | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 7, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Estrada
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Throneberry. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Estrada
Jim Rivera pinch runs for Bobby Del Greco.
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Estrada
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rakow
Jim Rivera now playing right field. Gene Stephens now playing center field.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rakow
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Rakow covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rakow
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Rakow
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Estrada
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herzog. Causey reaches second base with a double. Pignatano moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rakow vs. Estrada
Rakow hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pignatano tags and scores. Causey tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Rakow
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Rakow
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Rakow
Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Breeding vs. Rakow
Breeding hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estrada vs. Rakow
Estrada is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herzog. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Estrada
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Estrada covering, for the out. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Estrada
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Estrada
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rakow
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rakow
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rakow
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rakow vs. Estrada
Rakow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Estrada covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herzog. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Rakow
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Throneberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Rakow
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Rakow
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foiles vs. Rakow
There's a wild pitch. Throneberry scores. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Rakow
Foiles hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Herzog scores. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Breeding vs. Rakow
Breeding hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estrada vs. Rakow
Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe hits a fly ball towards left. Snyder settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Snyder. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Estrada
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Estrada
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Estrada
Pignatano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rakow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rakow
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Rakow
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herzog. Causey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rakow vs. Estrada
Rakow bunts towards the mound. Estrada fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Estrada fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Rakow
Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Rakow
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Rakow
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Rakow
Foiles takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gentile vs. Rakow
Jim Gentile pinch hits for Marv Breeding.
Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estrada vs. Rakow
Estrada is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rakow
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Jerry Adair now playing second base.
Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Estrada
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Estrada
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bass
Norm Bass now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Bass
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Bass
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Bass
Hansen hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Bass
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Estrada
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Estrada fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Bass
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Bass
Adair hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estrada vs. Bass
Estrada strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Estrada
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Norm Bass.
Klimchock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1961, game 1 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Del Greco B, cf 1 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Rivera J, pr-rf 3 0 1 0 Snyder R, lf 4 0 2 0
Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, cf 3 0 0 0
Lumpe J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Throneberry M, 1b 3 1 1 0
Siebern N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hansen R, ss 3 1 2 0
Stephens G, rf-cf 3 0 1 1 Herzog W, rf 4 2 2 0
Johnson D, lf 4 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 3 1 1 1
Pignatano J, c 3 1 0 0 Breeding M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Causey W, 3b 4 0 2 0 Gentile J, ph 1 1 1 4
Rakow E, p 1 0 0 1 Adair J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Bass N, p 0 0 0 0 Estrada C, p 4 0 0 0
Klimchock L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 32 6 9 5
Kansas City 011 000 000 -- 2
Baltimore 000 204 00x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow E (L) 6.0 8 6 6 3 2
Bass N 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada C (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 6
E -- Throneberry M, Johnson D, Snyder R
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Baltimore 6
2B -- Causey W 2, Lumpe J, Rivera J, Throneberry M
HR -- Gentile J
SH -- Rakow E
SF -- Rakow E
WP -- Rakow E
T -- 2:40
A -- 0
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