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May 6, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 6 9 1
Athletics 0 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 6 9 1
Athletics 0 5 1

Joe Pignatano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .308
OBP .000 .438
At Bats 3 13
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 2

Steve Barber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Municipal Stadium - May 6, 1961
Steve Barber
Gus Triandos
Jim Gentile
Marv Breeding
Brooks Robinson
Ron Hansen
Earl Robinson
Jim Busby
Whitey Herzog
Joe Pignatano

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 6 9 1 5
Kansas City Athletics 0 5 1 8
Winning Pitcher Steve Barber
Losing Pitcher Ken Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jackie Brandt
Attendance 7,650
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pignatano is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Earl Robinson now playing left field. Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Barber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 8 Posada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lumpe 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 8 Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hansen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Hansen reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Gentile goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Triandos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gentile takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Norm Bass now pitching. Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howser hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hank Bauer pinch hits for Jim Archer. Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pignatano strikes out.
Bottom 7 Throneberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Brandt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Barber hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Breeding strikes out.
Bottom 6 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Herzog is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hansen is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Archer covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Archer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jim Busby now playing center field. Pignatano hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gentile strikes out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brandt scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Dick Williams pinch hits for Russ Snyder. Pignatano fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pignatano. Brandt moves to third.
Top 5 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Barber is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Throneberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tuttle strikes out.
Top 4 Breeding hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hansen hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen misplays the ball. That's an error on Hansen.
Bottom 3 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Triandos strikes out. There goes Gentile. The throw from Pignatano to second, and Gentile is out.
Top 3 Gentile takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Barber strikes out.
Top 2 Breeding hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Breeding fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jim Archer now pitching. Herzog is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gentile scores.
Top 1 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson scores. Gentile moves to second.
Top 1 Gentile takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.