Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Athletics
June 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Athletics 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 5 1 1 0
Snyder lf 5 1 2 0
Brandt cf 2 2 2 0
Gentile 1b 5 2 3 5
Throneberry rf 4 0 0 1
  Robinson E. rf 0 0 0 0
Triandos c 5 0 0 0
Hansen ss 4 1 2 1
Adair 2b 4 0 1 0
Estrada p 3 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 1 0 0
Klimchock rf 4 0 1 0
  Bauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Causey 3b 0 0 0 0
Stephens cf 3 1 0 0
  Prescott ph 1 0 1 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 1 1
Lumpe 2b 5 0 2 1
Posada lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Pignatano c 1 0 0 0
Ditmar p 1 0 1 0
  Johnson 3b,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Baltimore 012 020 0027111
Kansas City 100 000 100260
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada  W (5-5) 7.2 4 2 1 9 5
  Hoeft  SV (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
9
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (2-4) 5.0 6 5 5 2 5
  Kunkel   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Staley   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Walker   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
7

  E–Hansen (11).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (14,off Estrada).  HR–Baltimore Hansen (8,2nd inning off Ditmar 0 on, 2 out); Gentile 2 (18,5th inning off Ditmar 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Walker 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Estrada (3,off Kunkel); Ditmar (1,off Estrada).  Team LOB–8.  Team–13.  SB–Howser (20,2nd base off Estrada/Triandos).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:55.  A–10,448.
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