Orioles @ Tigers
August 17, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 3 8 2
Tigers 1 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 3 8 2
Tigers 1 5 0

Whitey Herzog Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .294
OBP 1.000 .402
At Bats 3 221
Hits 3 65
• Singles 2 51
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 1 40
RBI’s 3 23

Gerry Staley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 2
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Tiger Stadium - August 17, 1961
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Gerry Staley
Mike Roarke
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Dick McAuliffe
Chico Fernandez
Charlie Maxwell
Al Kaline
Rocky Colavito
Whitey Herzog
Brooks Robinson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Herzog hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fisher hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out.
Bottom 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Adair hits a line drive towards third. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hansen strikes out.
Top 8 Gerry Staley now pitching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Osborne moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Paul Foytack. Osborne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Osborne reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Roarke strikes out.
Top 7 Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gentile takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to third. Brandt moves to second.
Top 7 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second.
Top 7 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adair scores.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fisher bunts towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisher for the out. Adair moves to second.
Top 7 Adair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out.
Bottom 6 Cash strikes out.
Top 6 Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Colavito is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 5 Wood bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fernandez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roarke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Fisher drops the ball.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hansen hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Triandos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gentile hits a popup towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brandt takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to second.
Top 3 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wood strikes out.
Bottom 2 Foytack strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roarke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fisher hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adair is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maxwell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 1 Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. Gentile moves to second.
Top 1 Gentile takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herzog hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.