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Angels
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 4, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels, played on August 4, 1961 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eli Grba |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Fisher |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,972 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Joe Linsalata 3B: Frank Umont |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Lee Thomas | First Baseman |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Eli Grba | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| Jack Fisher | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 4, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Fisher
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Fisher
Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Fisher
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Grba
Breeding hits a line drive into left field. Wagner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wagner. Breeding moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Grba
Snyder bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Grba
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Grba
There's a wild pitch. Breeding moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gentile vs. Grba
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Grba
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Fisher
Hunt hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fisher
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Grba
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Grba
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Grba
Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Grba
Fisher hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Fisher
Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grba vs. Fisher
Grba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Fisher
Pearson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Fisher
Koppe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Grba
Breeding strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Grba
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Grba
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gentile vs. Grba
Gentile hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snyder tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Grba
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Fisher
Wagner hits a line drive towards short. Adair catches it and throws to first to double up Thomas. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Fisher
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Grba
Triandos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Grba
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Grba
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Grba
Fisher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fisher
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Fisher
There goes Rice. The throw from Triandos to Adair and they have Rice trapped. The throw over to Gentile, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Fisher
Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grba vs. Fisher
Grba strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Fisher
Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Grba
Breeding hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Grba
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Grba
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Grba
Gentile takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Grba
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Brandt moves to third. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Triandos vs. Grba
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Fisher
Koppe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Fisher
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Grba
Herzog is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Grba
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe misplays the ball. That's an error on Koppe. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisher vs. Grba
Fisher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Breeding vs. Grba
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Fisher
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunt for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fisher
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Grba
Snyder hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rice fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Grba
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Grba
Gentile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Grba
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Fisher
Moran bunts towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Fisher
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Eli Grba.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fisher, and towards Adair, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Fisher
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pearson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Fowler
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Fowler
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jerry Adair.
Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pearson. Philley reaches second base with a double. Triandos scores. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisher vs. Fowler
Jim Busby pinch runs for Dave Philley.
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisher for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Breeding vs. Fowler
Breeding hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog tags and scores. Busby tags and moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Fowler
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Fisher
Jim Busby now playing center field. Jackie Brandt now playing right field. Ron Hansen now playing shortstop.
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fisher
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Fisher
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt 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 8/4/1961, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Baltimore (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Pearson A, rf 4 0 0 0 Breeding M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Koppe J, ss 4 0 1 0 Snyder R, lf 5 1 1 0
Thomas L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brandt J, cf-rf 4 0 2 0
Wagner L, lf 4 0 0 0 Gentile J, 1b 1 0 1 1
Hunt K, cf 3 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomas G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 4 1 1 0
Rice D, c 2 0 0 0 Herzog W, rf 3 1 2 0
Moran B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hansen R, ss 0 0 0 0
Grba E, p 2 0 1 0 Adair J, ss 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0 Philley D, ph 1 0 1 1
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Busby J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Fisher J, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 5 0 32 3 9 3
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 001 000 02x -- 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Grba E (L) 7.0 7 1 1 2 3
Fowler A 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
E -- Wagner L, Koppe J
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Baltimore 11
2B -- Philley D
CS -- Rice D
SF -- Gentile J, Breeding M
HBP -- by Grba E (Robinson B)
WP -- Grba E
T -- 2:32
A -- 10972
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