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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 23, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 23, 1963 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Stigman |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,679 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Joe Gaines | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Billy Hitchcock | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Johnny Goryl | Second Baseman |
| Dick Stigman | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 23, 1963
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stigman
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Stigman
Gaines hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Stigman
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Stigman
Gentile hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goryl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Barber
Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Barber
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Barber
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Barber
Allison takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Barber
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stigman
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Stigman
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stigman
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stigman
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Barber
Post hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Barber
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Barber
Goryl hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stigman vs. Barber
Stigman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Stigman
Barber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Stigman
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Stigman
Gaines hits a line drive into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Stigman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Barber
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Barber
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Barber
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Barber
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Stigman
Gentile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Stigman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Stigman
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Stigman
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Stigman
There's a wild pitch. Gentile scores. Smith moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barber vs. Fornieles
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Fornieles
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Barber
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Barber
Post hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Barber
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Fornieles
Gaines bunts towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Fornieles
Gentile hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Gentile reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Fornieles
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. Fornieles
Brandt hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Fornieles
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Barber
Goryl hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fornieles vs. Barber
Fornieles strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Barber
Versalles hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Barber
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fornieles
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goryl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Fornieles
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fornieles
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Barber
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Barber
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Barber
Battey is hit by the pitch. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Barber
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Barber
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Fornieles
Gaines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fornieles
There goes Gaines. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Gaines steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Fornieles
There's a wild pitch. Gaines moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gentile vs. Fornieles
Gentile hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Fornieles
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Smith reaches second base with a double. Gaines scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Fornieles
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Stange
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Barber
Goryl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Barber
Lenny Green pinch hits for Lee Stange.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Barber
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Barber
Power takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching. Russ Snyder now playing center field.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Moore
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Moore
Gaines is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Miller
Jerry Adair now playing second base.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Miller
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Miller
Post 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, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moore
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Moore
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Moore
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Moore
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Miller
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Miller
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Miller
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1963 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 0
Gaines J, lf 4 1 0 0 Power V, 3b 3 0 1 0
Robinson B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Killebrew H, lf 4 0 1 0
Gentile J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Allison B, cf 3 1 1 0
Smith A, rf 4 2 3 2 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0
Brandt J, cf 3 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 0 1 1
Miller S, p 1 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Goryl J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Adair J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Stigman D, p 1 0 0 0
Brown D, c 3 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 1 0 0 0
Barber S, p 2 0 0 0 Stange L, p 0 0 0 0
Snyder R, cf 1 0 0 0 Green L, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 3 33 1 8 1
Baltimore 010 100 200 -- 4
Minnesota 000 001 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S (W) 6.1 8 1 1 2 3
Miller S (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Stigman D (L) 3.1 3 2 2 3 4
Fornieles M 3.1 3 2 2 4 2
Stange L 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Moore R 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 12, Minnesota 8
2B -- Gentile J, Smith A
HR -- Smith A
SB -- Gaines J
HBP -- by Barber S (Battey E)
WP -- Stigman D, Fornieles M
T -- 2:49
A -- 24679
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