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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 8, 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 August 8, 1961 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Norm Bass |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 14,102 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jay Hankins | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Norm Bass | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 8, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Brown
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Brown
Hankins hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Brown
Causey hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it 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: ---
Breeding vs. Bass
Breeding hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bass
Snyder 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bass
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Bass
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Bass covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Brown
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Brown
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Bass
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bass
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Bass
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Bass
Hansen 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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Brown
Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Brown
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Brown
Bass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bass
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Bass
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bass
Snyder 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Brown
Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Brown
Hankins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Brown
Causey hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bass
Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Bass
Gentile 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Bass
Triandos hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bass
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey juggles the ball. That's an error on Causey. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Bass
There goes Robinson. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Bass
Herzog hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins who is chasing the ball. Herzog reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hansen vs. Bass
Hansen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Brown
Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Brown
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen misplays the ball. That's an error on Hansen. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Brown
Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sullivan vs. Brown
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Brown
Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Posada scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Brown
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Breeding fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bass
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Bass
Breeding hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bass
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Brown
Hankins bunts towards the mound. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Brown
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Brown
Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Brown
The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Brown
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bass
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Bass
Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Bass
Triandos hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bass
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Bass
Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Brown
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Brown
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bass vs. Brown
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Bass
Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Bass
Dave Philley pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Philley 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, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Bass
Breeding hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Bass
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Jim Busby now playing center field. Jackie Brandt now playing right field.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Wilhelm
Hankins 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Wilhelm
Causey 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bass
Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Bass
Gentile hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Bass
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bass
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Wilhelm
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Wilhelm
Lumpe 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Wilhelm
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Wilhelm
Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Wilhelm
Sullivan hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Wilhelm
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bass
Gene Stephens now playing right field. Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Jay Hankins now playing left field. Marv Throneberry pinch hits f
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fischer
Jerry Adair pinch runs for Marv Throneberry. Bill Fischer now pitching. Earl Robinson pinch hits for Ron Hansen.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Fischer
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins 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 8/8/1961, game 2 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0 Breeding M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hankins J, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Snyder R, lf 4 0 0 0
Causey W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, cf-rf 2 3 2 2
Siebern N, 1b 4 1 2 1 Gentile J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Lumpe J, 2b 4 2 1 0 Triandos G, c 3 0 0 0
Rivera J, rf 3 1 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 0 0
Stephens G, rf 0 0 0 0 Herzog W, rf 3 0 1 1
Posada L, lf 4 1 2 0 Busby J, cf 0 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 0 0 0 0 Throneberry M, ph 0 0 0 0
Sullivan H, c 4 1 1 3 Adair J, pr 0 0 0 0
Bass N, p 4 0 1 2 Hansen R, ss 3 0 0 0
Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown H, p 2 0 0 0
Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Foiles H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 6 32 5 5 5
Kansas City 000 030 003 -- 6
Baltimore 000 202 010 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bass N (W)* 8.0 5 5 5 4 3
Fischer B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H 7.0 6 3 1 0 4
Wilhelm H (L) 2.0 2 3 3 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Causey W, Hansen R
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Baltimore 4
3B -- Herzog W
HR -- Brandt J 2, Siebern N, Gentile J, Sullivan H
SB -- Robinson B
WP -- Brown H
PB -- Triandos G
T -- 2:16
A -- 14102
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