Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
May 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 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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Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 6 1 2 0
Brandt cf 5 2 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 2 1 0
Gentile 1b 3 1 1 3
Hansen 2b 4 0 0 1
Triandos c 4 1 2 3
Adair ss 5 0 2 0
Herzog rf 3 0 0 0
  Robinson E. ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Barber p 3 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 8 9 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Green cf 5 0 2 2
Killebrew 3b 5 1 2 0
  Valdivielso pr 0 0 0 0
Battey c 5 0 2 0
Allison rf 4 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 2 2 2
Mincher 1b 3 3 3 1
Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Sadowski p 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Henry ph 1 0 1 1
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 1
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Baltimore 000 250 010890
Minnesota 002 013 0107145
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  W (4-2) 5.2 8 6 6 3 6
  Wilhelm  SV (2) 3.1 6 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L (2-3) 4.2 5 6 4 2 5
  Sadowski   0.1 2 1 0 1 1
  Kaat   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Giel   2.0 1 1 1 4 1
  Pleis   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Moore   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
5
7
8

  E–Versalles 2 (5), Green (1), Killebrew 2 (6).  DP–Baltimore 3.  2B–Baltimore Triandos (7,off Pascual); Brandt (7,off Pascual); Gentile (6,off Pascual); Williams (4,off Giel), Minnesota Mincher (3,off Barber); Valo (1,off Wilhelm).  HR–Minnesota Mincher (4,5th inning off Barber 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wilhelm (2,off Pleis).  IBB–Gentile (1,by Giel).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Adair (2,2nd base off Sadowski/Battey).  CS–Allison (2,2nd base by Barber/Triandos).  WP–Pascual (2).  IBB–Giel (1,Gentile).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–3:10.  A–7,471.
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