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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 26, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 26, 1961 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 26, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 26, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Fisher |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 14,950 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Al Smith 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pumpsie Green | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Gene Conley | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
Jack Fisher | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 26, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fisher
Green 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Fisher
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Conley
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Conley
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Conley
Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Conley
Triandos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Conley
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hansen vs. Conley
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fisher
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fisher
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Fisher
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Conley
Breeding hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Conley
Fisher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Conley
There goes Breeding. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Breeding steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Conley
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Fisher
Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fisher
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Fisher
Conley hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Conley
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Conley
Gentile hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Conley
Triandos hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fisher
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Fisher
Geiger hits a line drive towards first. Gentile reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Conley
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Conley
Hansen hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Conley
Breeding bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fisher
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Fisher
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Fisher
Malzone hits a line drive to left field. Snyder throws towards the plate. Triandos fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Triandos. Jensen scores. Malzone moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Fisher
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Fisher
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Conley
Fisher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Fisher moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Conley
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Conley
Brandt hits a line drive to center field. Geiger throws towards the plate. Nixon fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nixon. Fisher scores. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Conley
Gentile hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Conley
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Fisher
Conley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Fisher
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Fisher
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Conley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Fisher
Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Snyder picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Snyder. Conley scores. Geiger moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Fisher
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Conley
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Conley
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Breeding vs. Conley
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisher vs. Conley
Fisher bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hansen moves to third. Breeding moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Conley
Dave Philley pinch hits for Russ Snyder.
Philley hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fisher
Jim Busby now playing center field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Fisher
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fisher
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Conley
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Conley
Conley fires to first and has Brandt trapped. There's the throw to Buddin who tags Brandt for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Conley
Gentile strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Conley
Triandos hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fisher
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Gene Conley.
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fisher
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Fisher
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Fornieles
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Fornieles
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Fornieles
There goes Breeding. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Breeding steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisher vs. Fornieles
Fisher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Breeding scores. Fisher moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Throneberry vs. Fornieles
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Jim Busby.
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. Fornieles
Dick Williams pinch runs for Marv Throneberry.
Brandt hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Fisher scores. Robinson scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Fornieles
There's a wild pitch. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gentile vs. Fornieles
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Fornieles
Triandos hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Fornieles
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fisher
Dick Williams now playing left field. Jackie Brandt now playing center field.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fisher
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Fisher
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Fisher
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buddin vs. Fisher
Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/26/1961, game 2 -- Boston at Baltimore (N) Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Green P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Geiger G, cf 3 0 0 0 Snyder R, lf 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 2 1 Busby J, cf 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Throneberry M, ph 0 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Williams D, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Brandt J, cf-lf-cf 4 2 2 3 Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0 Gentile J, 1b 4 1 2 3 Conley G, p 2 1 1 0 Triandos G, c 5 0 2 1 Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0 Herzog W, rf 3 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Hansen R, ss 3 0 1 0 Breeding M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Fisher J, p 2 2 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 1 33 9 11 8 Boston 000 011 000 -- 2 Baltimore 100 030 05x -- 9 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Conley G (L) 7.0 8 4 4 3 5 Fornieles M 1.0 3 5 5 4 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Fisher J (W) 9.0 6 2 1 3 4 E -- Triandos G, Nixon R, Snyder R, Yastrzemski C DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Baltimore 9 2B -- Robinson B 2, Jensen J HR -- Gentile J SB -- Breeding M 2 SH -- Robinson B, Fisher J WP -- Fornieles M T -- 2:42 A -- 14950
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