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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 7, 1961 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Estrada |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 7,106 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Al Smith 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
Chuck Estrada | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 7, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Estrada
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Estrada
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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Ditmar
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ditmar
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Ditmar
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Ditmar
Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ditmar
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Ditmar
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Ditmar
Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Ditmar
Adair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Estrada vs. Ditmar
Estrada strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Estrada
Posada 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Estrada
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Estrada
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser hits a line drive into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Ditmar
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ditmar
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Ditmar
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Estrada
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Estrada
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Ditmar
Gentile hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Gentile reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Ditmar
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Ditmar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gentile moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Ditmar
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foiles vs. Ditmar
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to home to get Gentile. Robinson moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Ditmar
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jerry Adair.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Estrada vs. Ditmar
Estrada hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Estrada
Ron Hansen now playing shortstop.
Posada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Estrada
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Estrada
Ditmar hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Ditmar
Breeding hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Ditmar
Snyder bunts towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Breeding moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Ditmar
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada throws the ball in to Causey who relays the ball to Lumpe who tags Brandt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Breeding scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Ditmar
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ditmar
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Estrada
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Estrada
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Estrada
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Estrada
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Estrada
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Ditmar
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Ditmar
Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Ditmar
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estrada vs. Ditmar
Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Estrada
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Estrada
Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Estrada
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Estrada
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
McDermott takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to third. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howser vs. Fisher
Jay Hankins pinch runs for Mickey McDermott. Jack Fisher now pitching.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivera scores. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Fisher
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Rakow
Ed Rakow now pitching. Jay Hankins now playing center field.
Breeding hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Rakow
There's a wild pitch. Breeding moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Rakow
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Breeding moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brandt vs. Rakow
Brandt hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Rakow
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rakow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Fisher
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Fisher
Lumpe bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Fisher
Causey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herzog. Causey reaches second base with a double. Siebern scores. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Fisher
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lumpe scores. Causey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Posada vs. Fisher
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Causey scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Fisher
Sullivan 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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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Rakow
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Rakow
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Rakow
Hansen hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Fisher
Jim Busby now playing center field. Jackie Brandt now playing right field.
Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Fisher
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fisher
Deron Johnson pinch hits for Ed Rakow.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Hoeft
Norm Bass pinch runs for Deron Johnson. Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virgil vs. Hoeft
Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Jerry Lumpe.
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1961 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 3 0 0 1 Breeding M, 2b 4 2 2 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0 Snyder R, lf 3 0 0 0 Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0 Brandt J, cf-rf 4 1 2 3 Rakow E, p 0 0 0 0 Gentile J, 1b 3 1 2 1 Johnson D, ph 1 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bass N, pr 0 0 0 0 Herzog W, rf 3 0 1 0 Siebern N, 1b 3 1 1 0 Busby J, cf 0 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Foiles H, c 3 0 1 0 Virgil O, ph 1 0 0 0 Adair J, ss 1 0 0 0 Causey W, 3b 4 1 2 1 Philley D, ph 1 0 0 1 Rivera J, rf 3 1 0 1 Hansen R, ss 2 0 0 0 Posada L, lf 4 0 1 1 Estrada C, p 3 0 0 0 Sullivan H, c 3 0 0 0 Fisher J, p 0 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 2 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0 Hankins J, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 6 4 31 5 9 5 Kansas City 000 000 130 -- 4 Baltimore 010 110 20x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ditmar A (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 1 Rakow E 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Estrada C (W) 6.1 3 1 1 5 1 Fisher J 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 Hoeft B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Baltimore 6 2B -- Gentile J, Causey W HR -- Gentile J, Brandt J SH -- Snyder R WP -- Rakow E T -- 2:28 A -- 7106
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