Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
May 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 13, Minnesota Twins 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Herzog rf 2 2 1 0
  Robinson E. ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Brandt cf 5 3 3 0
  Snyder lf 0 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 2 2 1 1
Gentile 1b 3 2 2 9
  Busby cf 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 5 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Triandos c 4 1 1 0
  Adair pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Hansen ss 5 1 1 2
  Zupo c 0 0 0 0
Breeding 2b 5 0 0 0
Estrada p 4 1 1 0
  Dropo 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 11 12
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 3 0
Green cf 3 0 1 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Dobbek lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 1
Mincher 1b 3 1 0 0
Battey c 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 2 3 3
Gardner 2b 4 0 0 0
Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph,c 4 1 2 1
Totals 36 5 10 5
Baltimore 450 020 02013110
Minnesota 000 300 0115101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada  W (2-1) 7.0 7 3 3 5 8
  Jones  SV (1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (2-2) 1.1 3 6 6 3 1
  Giel   0.2 1 3 2 1 0
  Lee   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Pleis   2.0 3 2 2 1 3
  Stobbs   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Moore   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
13
12
7
8

  E–Giel (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Brandt 2 (6,off Ramos,off Stobbs); Herzog (1,off Pleis); B Robinson (8,off Pleis); Triandos (6,off Moore), Minnesota Green (8,off Estrada).  HR–Baltimore Gentile 2 (9,1st inning off Ramos 3 on, 0 out,2nd inning off Giel 3 on, 1 out); Hansen (3,5th inning off Pleis 1 on, 0 out), Minnesota Allison 2 (5,4th inning off Estrada 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out); Naragon (2,4th inning off Estrada 0 on, 2 out); Killebrew (6,9th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out).  SF–B Robinson (2,off Stobbs); Gentile (2,off Stobbs).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Dobbek (2,by Estrada).  Team–10.  WP–Estrada 2 (3).  HBP–Estrada (2,Dobbek).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–3:10.  A–4,514.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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