Orioles @ Indians
June 17, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 10 0
Indians 1 8 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 10 0
Indians 1 8 4

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .360
OBP .500 .418
At Bats 2 228
Hits 0 82
• Singles 0 59
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 2 24
RBI’s 0 25

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 9
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 17, 1961
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Strikeout
Hoyt Wilhelm
Gus Triandos
Jim Gentile
Jerry Adair
Brooks Robinson
Ron Hansen
Russ Snyder
Jackie Brandt
Earl Robinson
Jim Piersall

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 4 10 0 10
Cleveland Indians 1 8 4 10
Winning Pitcher Milt Pappas
Losing Pitcher Wynn Hawkins
Save Hoyt Wilhelm
Game Winning RBI Jackie Brandt
Attendance 5,901
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piersall strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Hale pinch hits for Bobby Locke. Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gentile strikes out.
Top 9 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 9 Snyder strikes out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips.
Bottom 8 Held strikes out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Earl Robinson now playing right field. Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Top 8 Wilhelm strikes out.
Top 8 Adair is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Earl Robinson pinch runs for Marv Throneberry. Triandos hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kirkland. Brandt scores. Robinson moves to third. Triandos moves to second.
Top 8 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brandt moves to second.
Top 8 Gentile hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Locke now pitching. Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dillard moves to third.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 7 Temple bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Don Dillard pinch hits for Wynn Hawkins. Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Snyder hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adair scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Dave Philley pinch hits for Milt Pappas. Philley hits a fly ball towards right. Kirkland catches it and throws to home to double up Hansen. Adair moves to second.
Top 7 Adair bunts towards the mound. Hawkins fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hawkins. Hansen moves to third.
Top 7 Hansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Romano moves to second.
Bottom 6 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brandt moves to second.
Top 6 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Snyder scores.
Top 6 Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 5 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hawkins strikes out.
Top 5 Pappas strikes out.
Top 5 Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hansen hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gentile hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkland strikes out.
Bottom 3 Power takes first base on ball four. Hawkins scores. Piersall moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hawkins moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Hawkins moves to second.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hawkins bunts towards the mound. Pappas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Pappas moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hansen is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Throneberry 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 2 Gentile hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power strikes out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.