Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
August 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Washington Senators 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 5 1 1 0
Herzog lf 4 2 2 0
Brandt cf 4 0 2 0
Gentile 1b 4 0 1 1
Triandos c 0 0 0 0
  Foiles c 4 0 1 2
Robinson E. rf 4 0 0 0
Hansen ss 3 0 0 0
Adair 2b 4 0 2 0
Barber p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton lf 3 1 2 0
O'Connell 2b 4 1 1 1
Woodling rf 4 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Tasby cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson ss 3 0 1 1
Zipfel 1b 4 0 0 0
Bright 3b 2 0 0 0
  Klaus pr 0 0 0 0
Daley c 4 0 0 0
McClain p 2 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Keough rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Baltimore 000 002 0103100
Washington 200 000 000251
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  W (15-9) 9.0 5 2 2 4 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
8
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McClain  L (7-14) 8.0 9 3 2 1 2
  Garcia   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
3

  E–Bright (10).  DP–Baltimore 1, Washington 2.  2B–Baltimore B Robinson (26,off McClain); Barber (1,off McClain).  SH–Barber (7,off McClain); Johnson (2,off Barber).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Adair (5,2nd base off Garcia/Daley); Hinton (16,2nd base off Barber/Foiles).  WP–Barber (8).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:49.  A–11,624.
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