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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 10, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 10, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 10, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 10, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Hall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 5,410 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Williams | Left Fielder |
Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
Earl Robinson | Right Fielder |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Dick Hall | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Dan Dobbek | Center Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 10, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kralick
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kralick
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Versalles. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Kralick
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Kralick
Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Hall
Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Hall
Dobbek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hall
Allison strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kralick
Triandos hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Kralick
Adair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Kralick
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hall
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Hall
Battey hits a line drive into right field. Robinson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Killebrew moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mincher vs. Hall
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Hall
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Battey scores. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Hall
Gardner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Hall
Kralick hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Hall
Versalles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Hall
Dobbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Stock
Wes Stock now pitching.
Allison takes first base on ball four. Dobbek moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Stock
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Stock
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Stock
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kralick
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kralick
Brandt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stock
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Stock
Gardner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kralick vs. Stock
Kralick bunts towards the mound. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Stock
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Lemon scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobbek vs. Stock
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. Stock
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kralick
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Kralick
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Kralick
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adair vs. Kralick
Adair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hansen scores. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Kralick
Dave Philley pinch hits for Wes Stock.
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Triandos scores. Adair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Kralick
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hoeft
Ron Hansen now playing second base. Jerry Adair now playing shortstop. Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Hoeft
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Hoeft
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kralick
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Kralick
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Kralick
Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Kralick
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hansen moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Hoeft
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoeft covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Kralick
Adair hits a popup towards the mound. Kralick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Kralick
Hoeft strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kralick
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Kralick
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Hoeft
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Hoeft
Dobbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Hoeft
Allison strikes out. There goes Dobbek. The throw from Triandos to second, and Dobbek is out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kralick
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Kralick
Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hoeft
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Hoeft
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoeft covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hoeft
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kralick
Triandos hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Kralick
Adair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Kralick
Jim Busby pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kralick
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jack Kralick.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Jones
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Jones
Dobbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Jones
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mincher. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Moore
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gentile vs. Moore
Jim Gentile pinch hits for Walt Dropo.
Gentile is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hansen vs. Moore
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/10/1961 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Williams D, lf 5 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 1 2 2 Brandt J, cf 5 0 0 0 Dobbek D, cf 4 1 3 0 Robinson B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Allison B, rf 4 1 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 2 1 3 Gentile J, ph 1 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 1 2 0 Hansen R, ss-2b 4 1 1 1 Mincher D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Triandos G, c 4 1 2 0 Lemon J, lf 1 2 1 2 Robinson E, rf 4 1 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 1 1 3 Adair J, 2b-ss 4 2 3 4 Kralick J, p 2 0 0 0 Hall D, p 1 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Stock W, p 0 0 0 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Philley D, ph 1 0 1 1 Hoeft B, p 1 0 0 0 Busby J, ph 1 0 0 0 Jones G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 11 6 29 10 10 10 Baltimore 010 210 020 -- 6 Minnesota 091 000 00x -- 10 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Hall D (L) 1.1 4 7 7 3 1 Stock W 1.2 3 3 3 3 1 Hoeft B 4.0 2 0 0 3 2 Jones G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kralick J (W) 8.0 11 6 6 2 1 Moore R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Versalles Z, Robinson E, Mincher D DP -- Baltimore 4, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Minnesota 5 2B -- Versalles Z, Robinson B, Williams D HR -- Adair J 2, Gardner B, Versalles Z, Killebrew H CS -- Dobbek D SH -- Kralick J T -- 2:35 A -- 5410
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