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August 8, 1961

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Orioles 4 3 1
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Athletics 3 5 1
Orioles 4 3 1

Whitey Herzog Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .283
OBP .500 .401
At Bats 2 198
Hits 1 56
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 1 17

Norm Bass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 8, 1961
Out
Norm Bass
Haywood Sullivan
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Jay Hankins
Jim Rivera
Whitey Herzog
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Triandos hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Brandt takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Siebern moves to second.
Top 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hankins bunts towards the mound. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Breeding hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown strikes out.
Top 5 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Breeding fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Posada scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Sullivan strikes out.
Top 5 Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. Posada moves to second.
Top 5 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen misplays the ball. That's an error on Hansen.
Top 5 Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Hansen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Herzog hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins who is chasing the ball. Herzog reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Robinson. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey juggles the ball. That's an error on Causey.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Causey hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hankins strikes out.
Top 4 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bass strikes out.
Top 3 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 2 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Bass covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Brandt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Breeding hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Causey hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hankins hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.