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April 25, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 2 5 0
Orioles 5 7 2
Top 9 R H E
Indians 2 5 0
Orioles 5 7 2

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .283
OBP .250 .320
At Bats 3 46
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 4

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Memorial Stadium - April 25, 1961
Hoyt Wilhelm
Clint Courtney
Jim Gentile
Jerry Adair
Brooks Robinson
Ron Hansen
Gene Stephens
Russ Snyder
Earl Robinson
Jim Piersall
Tito Francona
Johnny Temple

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 2 5 0 10
Baltimore Orioles 5 7 2 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Barber
Losing Pitcher Gary Bell
Save Hoyt Wilhelm
Game Winning RBI Jim Gentile
Attendance 8,474
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Piersall strikes out. Courtney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Piersall out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Top 9 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 John Romano pinch hits for Russ Heman. Romano is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jack Kubiszyn pinch hits for Valmy Thomas. Kubiszyn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Barber hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adair takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Hansen. The throw from Thomas and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Power reaches second base with a double. Kirkland goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Phillips hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gentile takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russ Heman now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Temple takes first base on ball four. de la Hoz moves to second.
Top 7 Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Steve Hamilton. de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Held moves to third.
Top 7 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Held hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Held reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Earl Robinson now playing right field. Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamilton fires to first and has Snyder trapped. There's the throw to Temple who tags Snyder for the out.
Bottom 6 Snyder takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Barber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamilton covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Steve Hamilton now pitching. Adair strikes out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Francona moves to second.
Top 6 Piersall is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hal Jones pinch hits for Gary Bell. Jones strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Hansen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Courtney takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gentile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Herzog is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Barber covering, for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Snyder is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Barber strikes out.
Bottom 4 Adair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Adair reaches second base with a double. Hansen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Stephens strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hansen takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 3 Courtney hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bell 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 2 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Adair moves to second.
Bottom 2 Barber is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hansen scores. Stephens moves to third.
Bottom 2 Stephens takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hansen takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Kirkland moves to third.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Russ Snyder now playing center field. Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brandt moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Brandt reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.