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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 15, 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 August 15, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Estrada |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Chuck Estrada | 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 |
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 15, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Lary
Breeding strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Lary
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Lary
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Lary
Gentile 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
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Estrada
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Estrada
There goes Wood. The throw from Foiles and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Estrada
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Estrada covering, for the out. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Estrada
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Estrada
Colavito 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
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lary
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Lary
Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Estrada
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Estrada covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Estrada
McAuliffe 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Estrada
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Estrada
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Lary
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estrada vs. Lary
Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Lary
Breeding hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Estrada moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Lary
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Lary
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Estrada
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Estrada
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Estrada
Bruton 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
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Lary
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gentile for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lary
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Estrada
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Estrada
Colavito 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: ---
Cash vs. Estrada
Cash hits a popup towards the mound. Estrada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Lary
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Lary
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estrada vs. Lary
Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Estrada for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Estrada
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Estrada
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Hansen applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Estrada
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Estrada
Roarke strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Lary
Breeding takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Lary
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Breeding moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Lary
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gentile vs. Lary
Gentile takes first base on ball four. Breeding moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. Lary
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lary covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Estrada
Lary hits a line drive into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Estrada
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Estrada
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Estrada
There goes Bruton. The throw from Foiles and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Estrada
Kaline 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
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Lary
Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Lary
Hansen strikes out. There goes Foiles. The throw from Roarke to second, and Foiles is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Estrada
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Estrada
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Estrada
McAuliffe 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Estrada
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Estrada
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Lary
Dave Philley pinch hits for Chuck Estrada.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lary
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Marv Breeding.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Lary
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Jerry Adair now playing second base.
Lary hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wilhelm
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wilhelm
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Lary
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Lary
Gentile is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Lary
Herzog hits a popup towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1961, game 1 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Breeding M, 2b 2 0 1 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0
Adair J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0
Snyder R, lf 4 0 2 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 0
Brandt J, cf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 2
Gentile J, 1b 2 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Herzog W, rf 4 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Roarke M, c 3 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 3 0 1 0 Lary F, p 3 0 0 0
Hansen R, ss 3 0 0 0
Estrada C, p 2 0 0 0
Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 28 2 4 2
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 000 000 20x -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada C (L) 7.0 4 2 2 1 4
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
E -- Robinson B, Fernandez C
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Detroit 3
HR -- Cash N
SB -- Wood J, Bruton B
CS -- McAuliffe D, Foiles H
HBP -- by Lary F (Gentile J)
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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