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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 24, 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 September 24, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 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 | September 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Lau | Catcher |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Esposito | Second Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 24, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Horlen
Robinson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Horlen
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Horlen
Brandt hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hershberger 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. Horlen
Gentile hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Gentile reaches second base with a double. Snyder goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Horlen
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gentile scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lau vs. Horlen
Lau hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Barber
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hansen. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Barber
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brandt. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landis vs. Barber
Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. Hershberger scores. Landis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Barber
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Barber
Sievers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landis scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Barber
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Esposito vs. Barber
Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. Sievers moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Barber
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. Sievers scores. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horlen vs. Barber
Horlen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Horlen
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Horlen
Breeding hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Horlen
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Steve Barber.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Breeding moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Horlen
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Breeding moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Horlen
Snyder hits a line drive into center field. Landis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Landis. Breeding scores. Throneberry goes all the way around to score. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Horlen
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Brown
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Brown
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Pierce
Billy Pierce now pitching.
Gentile hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pierce
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Pierce
Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Smith hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Brown
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brandt. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Esposito vs. Brown
Esposito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Pierce
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Pierce
Breeding hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Pierce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pierce
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Pierce
Earl Robinson pinch hits for Russ Snyder.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. Pierce
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Brown
Earl Robinson now playing right field. Whitey Herzog now playing left field.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Brown
Pierce bunts in front of the plate. Lau fields it and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Brown
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hershberger vs. Brown
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Lau and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hershberger vs. Brown
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Brown
Landis hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lau races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Hershberger. The throw to the second, AND Hershberger is out, for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Pierce
Gentile strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pierce
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Pierce
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Charlie Lau.
Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Pierce
Hansen hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Hank Foiles now catching.
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Brown
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Brown
Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Pierce
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pierce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pierce
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Brown
Lollar 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, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Brown
Pierce hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Brown
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Brown
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pierce
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Pierce
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Pierce
Gentile hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Pierce
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Pierce covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Brown
Landis hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Brown
Sievers 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 8
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Pierce
Foiles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Foiles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Pierce
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Breeding vs. Pierce
Breeding hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Breeding reaches second base with a double. Foiles scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Pierce
Dave Philley pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Pierce
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lehew
Jim Lehew now pitching.
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Lehew
Esposito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lehew
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pierce
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Pierce
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Pierce
Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pierce
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Hacker
Warren Hacker now pitching.
Foiles strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1961, game 1 -- Baltimore at Chicago (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Robinson B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 2 1 0
Snyder R, lf 1 1 1 1 Hershberger M, rf 4 1 2 2
Robinson E, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Landis J, cf 4 1 1 2
Brandt J, cf 5 0 0 0 Smith A, 3b 4 2 2 1
Gentile J, 1b 5 2 3 3 Sievers R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Herzog W, rf-lf 5 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 3 0 1 0
Lau C, c 2 0 0 0 Esposito S, 2b 4 0 1 1
Foiles H, ph-c 3 1 1 0 Lollar S, c 4 1 1 1
Hansen R, ss 4 0 0 0 Horlen J, p 1 0 0 0
Breeding M, 2b 4 1 3 1 Pierce B, p 1 0 1 0
Barber S, p 0 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 0 0 0 0
Throneberry M, ph 1 1 1 0
Brown H, p 2 0 0 0
Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lehew J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 13 6 33 8 11 8
Baltimore 220 000 012 -- 7
Chicago 500 210 00x -- 8
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S (L) 1.0 5 5 4 1 0
Brown H 6.0 6 3 3 0 1
Lehew J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Horlen J 2.0 5 4 3 1 1
Pierce B (W) 6.2 8 3 3 1 2
Hacker W (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Hansen R, Landis J
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Chicago 3
2B -- Gentile J, Hershberger M, Minoso M, Foiles H, Breeding M, Robinson E
HR -- Smith A, Gentile J
SB -- Aparicio L
SH -- Pierce B
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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