Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
June 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 5 1 2 1
Snyder lf 5 1 1 0
Brandt cf 5 1 3 2
Gentile 1b 5 0 0 0
Throneberry rf 4 0 1 0
  Robinson E. pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Triandos c 3 0 1 1
Hansen ss 4 0 1 0
Adair 2b 3 1 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Piersall cf 3 0 0 0
Francona lf 4 0 3 0
Power 1b 3 0 0 1
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 2 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Hawkins p 2 1 1 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Baltimore 000 002 1104100
Cleveland 001 000 000184
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (2-3) 6.0 5 1 1 4 4
  Wilhelm  SV (10) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (5-4) 7.0 6 3 2 1 2
  Locke   2.0 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
5

  E–Temple (7), Kirkland (6), Phillips (8), Hawkins (3).  DP–Baltimore 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Snyder (4,off Hawkins).  IBB–Adair (2,by Locke).  Team LOB–10.  WP–Wilhelm (1).  IBB–Locke (1,Adair).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:40.  A–5,901.
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