Orioles @ Twins
August 26, 1961

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Top 5 R H E
Orioles 5 7 0
Twins 0 1 1
Top 5 R H E
Orioles 6 7 0
Twins 0 1 2

Charlie Lau Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .217
OBP 1.000 .330
At Bats 1 83
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 5

Danny McDevitt Season Stats

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Metropolitan Stadium - August 26, 1961
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Out
Danny McDevitt
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Bill Tuttle
Zoilo Versalles
Joe Altobelli
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
Charlie Lau
Jim Gentile
Jackie Brandt
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Lau hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin throws to second for one, and Versalles throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Brandt scores. Lau moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt moves to second.
Top 5 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Altobelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Herzog hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Allison throws the ball in to Versalles who tags Herzog trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Estrada scores.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Estrada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Estrada reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDevitt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adair for the out.
Top 3 McDevitt spins, and has Robinson trapped. He throws to Tuttle who tags Robinson for the out.
Top 3 Lau bunts towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altobelli moves to third.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Estrada Altobelli moves to second.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Altobelli takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brandt takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Breeding hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Danny McDevitt now pitching. Adair takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Lau moves to second.
Top 1 Lau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gentile hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tuttle. Robinson scores. Herzog scores. Brandt moves to second.
Top 1 Herzog hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Herzog reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.