Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
May 10, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 10

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 5 0 1 0
Brandt cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 5 1 2 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gentile ph 1 0 0 0
Hansen ss,2b 4 1 1 1
Triandos c 4 1 2 0
Robinson E. rf 4 1 1 0
Adair 2b,ss 4 2 3 4
Hall p 1 0 0 0
  Stock p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 1 1
  Hoeft p 1 0 0 0
  Busby ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 1 2 2
Dobbek cf 4 1 3 0
Allison rf 4 1 0 0
Killebrew 3b 3 2 1 3
Battey c 3 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 2 1 0 0
Lemon lf 1 2 1 2
Gardner 2b 4 1 1 3
Kralick p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 10 10 10
Baltimore 010 210 0206111
Minnesota 091 000 00x10102
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  L (1-1) 1.1 4 7 7 3 1
  Stock   1.2 3 3 3 3 1
  Hoeft   4.0 2 0 0 3 2
  Jones   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
10
10
9
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  W (3-1) 8.0 11 6 6 2 1
  Moore  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
3

  E–E Robinson (3), Versalles (3), Mincher (2).  DP–Baltimore 4, Minnesota 1.  2B–Baltimore B Robinson (9,off Kralick); Williams (3,off Kralick), Minnesota Versalles (5,off Stock).  HR–Baltimore Adair 2 (4,2nd inning off Kralick 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Kralick 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Gardner (1,2nd inning off Hall 2 on, 0 out); Versalles (2,2nd inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out); Killebrew (7,2nd inning off Stock 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Kralick (1,off Stock).  Team–5.  CS–Dobbek (1,2nd base by Hoeft/Triandos).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:35.  A–5,410.
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