Athletics @ Orioles
August 8, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 0 3 0
Orioles 7 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 0 3 0
Orioles 7 15 0

Ozzie Virgil Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .121
OBP .000 .147
At Bats 0 33
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Steve Barber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 9 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 8, 1961
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Out
Steve Barber
Hank Foiles
Jim Gentile
Marv Breeding
Brooks Robinson
Jerry Adair
Russ Snyder
Jim Busby
Whitey Herzog
Ozzie Virgil
Dick Howser
Jerry Walker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 0 3 0 2
Baltimore Orioles 7 15 0 12
Winning Pitcher Steve Barber
Losing Pitcher Bob Shaw
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Foiles
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Howser takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Top 9 Jerry Walker pinch hits for Lew Krausse. Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Busby now playing center field. Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Herzog takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gentile hits a popup towards first. Sullivan reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Brandt attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 8 Brandt takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Pignatano is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Breeding hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ozzie Virgil now playing third base. Wayne Causey now playing second base. Barber hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Haywood Sullivan now playing first base. Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first, with Krausse covering, for the out.
Top 6 Krausse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 6 Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gentile takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second.
Bottom 5 Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lew Krausse now pitching. Breeding hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Barber covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Barber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foiles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gentile scores.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Nuxhall Gentile moves to second.
Bottom 4 Herzog hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gentile hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores.
Bottom 4 Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Brandt reaches third base with a triple. Snyder scores.
Bottom 4 Snyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Snyder reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 4 Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Breeding hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Barber strikes out.
Bottom 3 Adair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Adair reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores.
Bottom 3 Foiles bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foiles for the out. Herzog moves to third.
Bottom 3 Herzog hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Herzog reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pignatano hits a line drive towards short. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gentile takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barber tags and scores. Breeding tags and moves to third.
Bottom 2 Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Breeding moves to second.
Bottom 2 Breeding hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foiles scores. Barber moves to third.
Bottom 2 Barber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles moves to third. Barber moves to second.
Bottom 2 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Foiles reaches second base with a double. Herzog goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Snyder hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.