Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 0 0
Herzog lf 4 1 2 1
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Busby cf 0 0 0 0
Brandt cf,lf 3 2 1 0
Gentile 1b 4 1 2 2
Robinson E. rf 2 1 1 1
Lau c 3 0 1 0
Adair ss 3 0 0 0
Breeding 2b 4 0 0 0
Estrada p 3 1 1 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 0
  Stock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Altobelli lf 3 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 1 1 0
Battey c 2 1 0 0
Tuttle 3b 4 2 2 0
Versalles ss 4 0 1 2
Schroll p 0 0 0 0
  McDevitt p 1 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 1 2
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Baltimore 400 110 010780
Minnesota 000 020 002472
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada  W (11-7) 8.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Stock  SV (3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Schroll  L (1-3) 0.0 3 4 3 2 0
  McDevitt   5.0 4 2 1 3 1
  Lee   3.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Pleis   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
6
4

  E–Tuttle (16), Versalles (18).  DP–Baltimore 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Baltimore Herzog (7,off Schroll); Estrada (1,off McDevitt), Minnesota Lemon (23,off Estrada).  3B–Minnesota Versalles (3,off Stock).  HR–Baltimore Gentile (39,1st inning off Schroll 1 on, 0 out); E Robinson (6,8th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lau (1,off McDevitt).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  BK–Estrada (1).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:27.  A–19,397.
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