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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 23, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Estrada |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,620 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Al Smith 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Bill McKinley |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Earl Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Estrada | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 23, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. McLish
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. McLish
Gentile hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Estrada
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Estrada
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Estrada
Landis takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Estrada
Minoso hits a fly ball towards right. Robinson catches it and throws to Hansen to double up Robinson. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. McLish
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. McLish
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adair vs. McLish
There goes Robinson. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Smith applying the tag. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. McLish
Adair is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Estrada
Sievers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Estrada
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Estrada
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Estrada
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McLish vs. Estrada
McLish strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Estrada
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Estrada
There's a wild pitch. Fox moves to third. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Estrada
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landis vs. Fisher
Jack Fisher now pitching.
Landis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. McLish
Fisher strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. McLish
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brandt vs. McLish
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Snyder scores. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. McLish
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. McLish
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Fisher
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Minoso reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sievers vs. Fisher
There's a wild pitch. Minoso scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Fisher
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Fisher
Fox hits a popup towards short. Hansen catches it and throws to first to double up Smith. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. McLish
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. McLish
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. McLish
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Fisher
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Fisher
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fisher
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. McLish
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. McLish
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fisher
Robinson hits a line drive, foul, into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Fisher
Landis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Fisher
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Fisher
Sievers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Fisher
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. McLish
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. McLish
Hansen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. McLish
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Fisher
Lollar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Fisher
McLish hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Fisher gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Fisher. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Fisher
McLish strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Fisher
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. McLish
Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Jack Fisher.
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. There goes Herzog trying to get to home. Landis throws the ball in to Aparicio who relays the ball to Lollar, who tags Herzog, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. McLish
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Brown
Whitey Herzog now playing left field. Hal Brown now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Brown
Landis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Brown
Sievers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. McLish
Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. McLish
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hansen vs. Lown
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Lown
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jerry Adair.
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. Lown
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Marv Breeding now playing second base.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brown
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Brown
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lown
Sammy Esposito now playing third base.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lown
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Lown
Dick Hall pinch runs for Marv Throneberry.
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Lown
Gentile hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Gentile reaches second base with a double. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Lown
Triandos hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1961 -- Baltimore at Chicago (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Robinson B, 3b 5 1 3 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 1
Snyder R, lf 4 1 1 0 Robinson F, rf 2 1 2 0
Brown H, p 0 0 0 0 Landis J, cf 3 0 0 0
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 0
Hall D, pr 0 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 2 2 3
Brandt J, cf 5 0 1 2 Smith A, 3b 2 1 1 0
Gentile J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Esposito S, 3b 0 0 0 0
Triandos G, c 5 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson E, rf 1 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 0 1 0
Hansen R, ss 4 0 1 0 McLish C, p 3 0 0 0
Adair J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0
Breeding M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Estrada C, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher J, p 2 0 0 0
Herzog W, ph-lf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 11 2 28 5 7 4
Baltimore 002 000 000 -- 2
Chicago 021 020 00x -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada C 1.2 2 2 2 4 1
Fisher J (L) 4.1 4 3 3 1 3
Brown H 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W)* 7.0 9 2 1 3 5
Lown T (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Aparicio L, Fisher J
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Baltimore 12, Chicago 6
2B -- Robinson B 2, Robinson F 2, Gentile J
3B -- Minoso M
HR -- Sievers R 2
CS -- Robinson E
SF -- Aparicio L
HBP -- by Fisher J (Lollar S)
WP -- Estrada C, McLish C, Fisher J
T -- 2:46
A -- 13620
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