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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
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| 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 | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 49,558 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Joe Paparella |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Earl Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | 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 |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Don Mossi | 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. Mossi
Breeding strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Mossi
Brandt hits a popup towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Mossi
Gentile is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Brown
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Brown
Bruton hits a line drive towards short. Hansen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brown
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos hits a popup, foul, 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 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Mossi
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Mossi
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Mossi
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brown
Cash hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brown
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Brown
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Mossi
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Mossi
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Brown
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Brown
Mossi hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Brown
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Mossi
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Brown
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brown
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Brown
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Brown
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Mossi
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Mossi
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mossi
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Mossi
Breeding hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Brown
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brown
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Brown
Mossi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Brown
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Mossi
Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Brandt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Mossi
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Mossi
There's a wild pitch. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gentile scores. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Mossi
Busby hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Mossi
Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash 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: ---
Bruton vs. Brown
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brown
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 -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Brown
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mossi
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe juggles the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Mossi
Breeding bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Mossi
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Mossi
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball 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: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brown
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Brown
Fernandez bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Brown
House strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Brown
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. Brown
Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Charlie Maxwell. Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Jake Wood.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bruton vs. Brown
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching. Reno Bertoia now playing second base.
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Staley
Triandos 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--
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Staley
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jim Busby.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brown
Russ Snyder now playing left field. Jackie Brandt now playing center field.
Kaline 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: ---
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito strikes out. Triandos drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Colavito out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brown
Cash hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Staley
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Staley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Staley
Breeding strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brown
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Brown
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Brown
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Brown
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Brown
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alusik vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching. George Alusik pinch hits for Bill Bruton.
Alusik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Stock
Wes Stock now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morton scores. Alusik moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1961, game 2 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Breeding M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson E, rf 4 0 1 0 Osborne B, ph 0 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf-cf 4 1 1 0 Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Gentile J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Morton B, ph 1 1 1 0
Triandos G, c 4 0 1 1 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Alusik G, ph 1 0 1 1
Busby J, cf 3 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 5 0 2 1
Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 3 0 1 0
Snyder R, lf 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hansen R, ss 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Brown H, p 4 0 1 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 1 2 0
Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 0 0
Stock W, p 0 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 2 0 1 0
Maxwell C, ph 0 0 0 0
Bertoia R, pr-2b 1 1 1 1
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34 2 8 2 34 3 11 3
Baltimore 000 002 000 -- 2
Detroit 000 000 003 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L) 8.2 9 3 3 4 5
Hoeft B* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Stock W 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
Staley G (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- McAuliffe D
DP -- Baltimore 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Detroit 10
2B -- Robinson E, Brandt J, Fernandez C
SH -- Breeding M, Fernandez C
WP -- Mossi D
T -- 2:25
A -- 49558
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