Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home
Home > Games > Minnesota Twins > Baltimore Orioles > May 9, 1961 > Game Lineups and Play Information
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Orioles 13 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
May 9, 1961
(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 9, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 13 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1961 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 13 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 13
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning Pitcher—Chuck Estrada  
Losing Pitcher—Pedro Ramos  
Save—Gordon Jones  
Game Winning RBI—Jim Gentile 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherChuck Estrada  
Home Starting PitcherPedro Ramos  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance4,514 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Runge
1B: Sam Carrigan
2B: Cal Drummond
3B: Joe Paparella

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Whitey Herzog  Right Fielder 
Jackie Brandt  Center Fielder 
Brooks Robinson  Third Baseman 
Jim Gentile  First Baseman 
Dick Williams  Left Fielder 
Gus Triandos  Catcher 
Ron Hansen  Shortstop 
Marv Breeding  Second Baseman 
Chuck Estrada  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Dan Dobbek  Left Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Pedro Ramos  Pitcher 
Cookie Lavagetto  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins - May 9, 1961 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others

All Plays in Game (back to top)

Orioles 13 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
May 9, 1961

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Bottom 9

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

Box Score (back to top) 

         Game of 5/9/1961 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Herzog W, rf          2  2  1  0   Versalles Z, ss       4  0  3  0   
Robinson E, ph-rf     2  1  1  0   Green L, cf           3  0  1  0   
Brandt J, cf          5  3  3  0   Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0   
Snyder R, lf          0  0  0  0   Bertoia R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Robinson B, 3b        2  2  1  1   Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0   
Gentile J, 1b         3  2  2  9   Lemon J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Busby J, cf           0  0  0  0   Moore R, p            0  0  0  0   
Williams D, lf        5  0  0  0   Dobbek D, lf-cf       4  0  0  0   
Jones G, p            0  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 3b       4  1  1  1   
Triandos G, c         4  1  1  0   Mincher D, 1b         3  1  0  0   
Adair J, pr-ss        0  0  0  0   Battey E, c           1  0  0  0   
Hansen R, ss          5  1  1  2   Lee D, p              0  0  0  0   
Zupo F, c             0  0  0  0   Valo E, ph-lf         3  0  0  0   
Breeding M, 2b        5  0  0  0   Allison B, rf         4  2  3  3   
Estrada C, p          4  1  1  0   Gardner B, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Dropo W, 1b           0  0  0  0   Ramos P, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Giel P, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Naragon H, ph-c       4  1  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37 13 11 12                        36  5 10  5

Baltimore        450 020 020 -- 13
Minnesota        000 300 011 --  5

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Estrada C (W)         7.0  7  3  3  5  8
Jones G (S)           2.0  3  2  2  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ramos P (L)           1.1  3  6  6  3  1
Giel P                0.2  1  3  2  1  0
Lee D                 2.0  1  0  0  1  2
Pleis B               2.0  3  2  2  1  3
Stobbs C              2.0  2  2  2  0  1
Moore R               1.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Giel P
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Minnesota 10
2B -- Brandt J 2, Green L, Herzog W, Robinson B, Triandos G
HR -- Gentile J 2, Allison B 2, Naragon H, Hansen R, Killebrew H
SF -- Robinson B, Gentile J
HBP -- by Estrada C (Dobbek D)
WP -- Estrada C 2
T -- 3:10
A -- 4514

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score

Home > Games > Minnesota Twins > Baltimore Orioles > May 9, 1961 > Game Lineups and Play Information