Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1961 at Memorial 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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Cleveland Indians 1, Baltimore Orioles 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 1 0
de la Hoz ss 4 0 0 0
Francona lf 3 1 1 1
Romano c 3 0 0 0
Essegian cf 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 3 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 0 1 0
Hawkins p 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 0 0
Snyder lf 4 1 2 0
Brandt cf 4 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 0 1 0 0
  Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Triandos c 4 2 2 4
Robinson E. rf 4 1 2 1
Hansen ss 3 0 1 0
Breeding 2b 3 0 1 0
Barber p 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Cleveland 000 100 000150
Baltimore 300 101 00x590
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (5-8) 4.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Locke   3.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Latman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  W (9-6) 9.0 5 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 4.  2B–Baltimore Hansen (8,off Hawkins).  HR–Cleveland Francona (6,4th inning off Barber 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Triandos 2 (14,1st inning off Hawkins 2 on, 2 out,6th inning off Locke 0 on, 0 out); E Robinson (4,4th inning off Hawkins 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–B Robinson (5,off Locke).  IBB–Gentile (4,by Hawkins).  Team–4.  WP–Barber (4).  IBB–Hawkins (1,Gentile).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:10.  A–38,206.
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