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Indians 5 @ Orioles 4
Memorial Stadium
September 1, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 1, 1961 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 1, 1961 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 4 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 2
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 2
Winning PitcherBarry Latman  
Losing PitcherChuck Estrada  
SaveFrank Funk  
Game Winning RBIVic Power 

Game Info

DateSeptember 1, 1961 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherBarry Latman  
Home Starting PitcherChuck Estrada  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance12,721 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Napp
1B: Johnny Stevens
2B: John Rice
3B: Harry Schwarts

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Tito Francona  Left Fielder 
Willie Kirkland  Right Fielder 
Bubba Phillips  Third Baseman 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Woodie Held  Shortstop 
Valmy Thomas  Catcher 
Barry Latman  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Brooks Robinson  Third Baseman 
Whitey Herzog  Left Fielder 
Jackie Brandt  Center Fielder 
Jim Gentile  First Baseman 
Ron Hansen  Shortstop 
Earl Robinson  Right Fielder 
Charlie Lau  Catcher 
Jerry Adair  Second Baseman 
Chuck Estrada  Pitcher 
Lum Harris  Manager 

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Indians 5 @ Orioles 4
Memorial Stadium
September 1, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/1/1961 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          5  0  0  0   Robinson B, 3b        4  2  2  2   
Piersall J, cf        3  2  1  0   Herzog W, lf          4  1  1  1   
Francona T, lf        3  1  0  0   Brandt J, cf          4  1  1  0   
Kirkland W, rf        3  0  2  0   Gentile J, 1b         3  0  1  1   
Phillips B, 3b        3  1  0  0   Hansen R, ss          3  0  0  0   
Power V, 1b           4  1  2  3   Breeding M, pr        0  0  0  0   
Held W, ss            4  0  2  1   Robinson E, rf        3  0  0  0   
Thomas V, c           4  0  1  0   Philley D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Latman B, p           3  0  0  0   Lau C, c              3  0  1  0   
Funk F, p             1  0  0  0   Adair J, 2b           3  0  0  0   
                                   Estrada C, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Throneberry M, ph     1  0  0  0   
                                   Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  8  4                        30  4  6  4

Cleveland        203 000 000 --  5
Baltimore        201 001 000 --  4

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Latman B (W)          6.0  6  4  4  0  3
Funk F (S)            3.0  0  0  0  1  4

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Estrada C (L)         8.0  8  5  5  4  7
Wilhelm H             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

DP -- Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Baltimore 2
2B -- Held W, Thomas V
3B -- Brandt J
HR -- Robinson B 2, Herzog W
SB -- Piersall J
CS -- Francona T
SH -- Estrada C
SF -- Gentile J
HBP -- by Estrada C (Phillips B), by Wilhelm H (Francona T)
Balk -- Estrada C
T -- 2:35
A -- 12721

    

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