Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
May 21, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1960 at Briggs Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Breeding 2b 2 0 0 0
  Klaus 2b 2 0 1 0
Pilarcik rf 5 0 0 0
Brandt cf 5 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 2 1 0
Gentile 1b 4 1 1 0
Courtney c 4 2 2 2
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Hansen ss 4 2 2 3
Portocarrero p 1 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 1 1
  Jones p 2 0 2 1
Totals 37 7 10 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 1 0
Chrisley lf 4 1 2 0
Kaline cf 4 0 0 1
Cash 1b 4 0 2 1
Bolling 2b 4 1 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 1 2 0
Lary p 2 0 0 0
  Semproch p 0 0 0 0
  Burnside p 0 0 0 0
  Amoros ph 1 0 1 1
  Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Baltimore 000 043 0007101
Detroit 012 001 0004101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero   4.0 7 3 3 0 0
  Jones  W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
1
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (3-3) 4.1 4 4 3 0 2
  Semproch   1.1 4 3 3 1 1
  Burnside   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bruce   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
1
4

  E–Klaus (1), Cash (2).  2B–Baltimore Hansen 2 (6,off Lary,off Semproch), Detroit Chrisley (2,off Portocarrero); Fernandez (4,off Portocarrero).  3B–Detroit Bolling (2,off Portocarrero).  HR–Baltimore Courtney (1,6th inning off Semproch 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Klaus (1,off Bruce).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  CS–Fernandez (2,Home by Portocarrero/Courtney).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:34.  A–7,230.
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