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July 9, 1961

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Top 9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	4	0
Orioles	8	12	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	4	0
Orioles	8	12	2

Joe Pignatano Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.262
OBP	.000	.360
At Bats	0	149
Hits	0	39
• Singles	0	28
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	23
RBI’s	0	17

Steve Barber Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	6	0

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Memorial Stadium - July 9, 1961

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Strikeout

Steve Barber

Hank Foiles

Marv Throneberry

Jerry Adair

Brooks Robinson

Ron Hansen

Russ Snyder

Jackie Brandt

Whitey Herzog

Joe Pignatano

Haywood Sullivan

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Athletics	0	4	0	8
Baltimore Orioles	8	12	2	12
Winning Pitcher	Steve Barber
Losing Pitcher	Bob Shaw
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Jackie Brandt
Attendance	7,849
Time of Game	2 hours 22 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Pignatano pinch hits for Jay Hankins. Pignatano is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to third.

Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Sullivan moves to second.

Top 9 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.

Top 9 Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Hansen hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Throneberry tags and scores. Foiles tags and moves to third.

Bottom 8 Herzog takes first base on ball four. Throneberry moves to third. Foiles moves to second.

Bottom 8 Foiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to second.

Bottom 8 Throneberry takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Barber covering, for the out.

Top 8 Causey takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second.

Top 8 Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Marv Throneberry now playing first base. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Barber bunts between the mound and first base. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barber for the out. Hansen moves to second.

Bottom 7 Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog tags and scores.

Bottom 7 Hansen takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Jerry Walker now pitching. Wayne Causey now playing shortstop. Herzog hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Herzog reaches third base with a triple.

Top 7 Hankins strikes out.

Top 7 Johnson hits a popup towards left. Snyder settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Snyder. Posada moves to third.

Top 7 Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Foiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Gentile hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada. Gentile reaches second base with a double. Brandt goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 6 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores.

Bottom 6 Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adair scores. Robinson moves to third.

Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Barber bunts towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Adair moves to second.

Bottom 6 Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. Lumpe moves to second.

Top 6 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Shaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Hansen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Herzog takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to third. Foiles moves to second.

Bottom 5 Foiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gentile moves to second.

Bottom 5 Gentile hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 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.

Top 5 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Barber bunts towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Hansen moves to second.

Bottom 4 Adair hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Hansen takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Herzog hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Foiles takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out.

Bottom 3 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Hankins hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adair scores.

Bottom 2 Barber hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Adair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Adair reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores.

Bottom 2 Hansen hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog moves to second.

Bottom 2 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Foiles hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gentile strikes out.

Bottom 1 Brandt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Brandt reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores.

Bottom 1 Snyder bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Robinson reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to third.

Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Bertoia moves to second.

Top 1 Bertoia takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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