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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 30, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Schwarts 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Left Fielder |
| Earl Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 30, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mossi
Williams hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Barber
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Barber
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Barber
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Mossi
Dropo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Mossi
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Mossi
Adair strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Mossi
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Barber
Clint Courtney now catching.
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Barber
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Barber
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Barber
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Mossi
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mossi
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Barber
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Barber
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Barber
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Mossi
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Mossi
Courtney strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Mossi
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros throws to second for one, and Wood throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Mossi
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hansen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Mossi
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Barber
Bruton strikes out. Courtney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bruton out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Barber
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Barber
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Barber
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Mossi
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mossi
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Barber
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Barber
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Barber
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Barber
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching. Jim Gentile pinch hits for Walt Dropo.
Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Regan
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Regan
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Regan
Adair hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Barber
Jim Gentile now playing first base.
Wood hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Barber
Bruton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Barber
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Barber
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Regan
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Jim Busby.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Regan
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Regan
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Barber
Russ Snyder now playing center field.
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Barber
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Barber
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to third for the out. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Barber
George Thomas pinch runs for Dick Brown.
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boros scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morton vs. Barber
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Phil Regan.
Morton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Barber
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fernandez tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Barber
Barber fires to first and has Morton trapped. There's the throw to Hansen who tags Morton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Aguirre
Mike Roarke now catching. Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Aguirre
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Aguirre
Gentile is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Barber
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Barber
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Barber
Barber fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Barber. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Barber
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Barber
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Fisher
Jack Fisher now pitching.
Boros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Boros reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roarke vs. Fisher
Roarke hits a line drive into right field. Robinson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Cash scores. Boros moves to third. Roarke moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Fisher
Fernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aguirre vs. Fisher
Aguirre hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boros tags and scores. Roarke tags and moves to third. Fernandez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wood vs. Fisher
There's a wild pitch. Roarke scores. Fernandez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Fisher
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Aguirre
Marv Breeding pinch hits for Clint Courtney.
Breeding takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Aguirre
Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Aguirre
Adair takes first base on ball four. Breeding moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Aguirre
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Aguirre
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jack Fisher.
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton 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 4/30/1961, game 1 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Williams D, lf 4 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Robinson E, rf 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 2 1 2 1 Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 0
Gentile J, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 0
Triandos G, c 1 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 3 2 3 1
Courtney C, c 2 0 0 0 Brown D, c 3 0 0 0
Breeding M, ph 0 0 0 0 Thomas G, pr 0 1 0 0
Hansen R, ss 4 1 1 0 Roarke M, c 1 1 1 1
Adair J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Fernandez C, ss 3 1 2 1
Busby J, cf 2 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 1 0 0 0
Snyder R, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Barber S, p 3 0 0 0 Regan P, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher J, p 0 0 0 0 Morton B, ph 1 0 1 1
Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 1
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34 2 6 2 30 8 10 6
Baltimore 010 100 000 -- 2
Detroit 000 000 35x -- 8
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S (L) 7.1 8 6 6 4 4
Fisher J 0.2 2 2 1 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D 5.0 5 2 1 0 7
Regan P (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Aguirre H (S) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
E -- Wood J, Boros S, Barber S, Robinson E
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Boros S
HR -- Dropo W
SF -- Wood J, Aguirre H
WP -- Fisher J
T -- 2:41
A -- 0
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