Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels
June 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 8, Los Angeles Angels 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson E. rf 1 2 1 0
  Snyder ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Brandt cf,rf 5 2 2 1
Gentile 1b 2 2 2 4
Triandos c 5 1 1 2
Hansen ss 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph,rf 2 0 0 0
  Busby pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Adair 2b 4 0 1 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Barber p 2 1 1 1
  Breeding 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 2 1 1
Pearson rf 5 1 4 0
Wagner lf 5 1 1 1
Hunt cf 3 0 0 1
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 2
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 1 0
Koppe ss 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Sadowski c 2 1 1 0
Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Moran ph 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 5
Baltimore 301 120 1008111
Los Angeles 005 000 001691
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  W (8-6) 6.2 7 5 5 5 9
  Wilhelm  SV (11) 2.1 2 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
8
11
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Bowsfield   3.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Kline  L (1-5) 3.0 3 3 3 2 3
  James   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Morgan   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
7
6

  E–E Robinson (4), Bowsfield (1).  2B–Baltimore Adair (8,off Kline), Los Angeles Yost (1,off Barber); Aspromonte (10,off Wilhelm); Pearson (10,off Wilhelm).  HR–Baltimore Gentile (16,1st inning off Bowsfield 2 on, 1 out); Barber (1,4th inning off Kline 0 on, 2 out); Triandos (9,5th inning off Kline 1 on, 1 out); Brandt (4,7th inning off James 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Bilko (7,3rd inning off Barber 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Barber (1,off Kline); Sadowski (1,off Wilhelm).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Hunt (3,off Barber).  Team–10.  SB–Pearson (3,2nd base off Barber/Triandos).  WP–Barber (3).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:57.  A–6,554.
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