Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Angels
August 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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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Baltimore Orioles 5, Los Angeles Angels 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 0 0
Herzog lf 3 0 1 0
Brandt cf 4 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 4 2 2 3
Robinson E. rf 4 1 2 0
Hansen ss 4 0 1 1
Lau c 4 0 0 0
Adair 2b 3 0 1 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
Barber p 2 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 1 1 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 2 1 1 0
Koppe ss 5 0 1 2
Thomas G. lf 4 1 1 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 3
  Thomas L. ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hunt cf 3 0 0 0
Averill c 4 0 0 0
Yost 3b 3 2 1 0
Bridges 2b 3 1 1 0
Duren p 2 0 0 1
  Morgan p 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
Baltimore 022 000 100583
Los Angeles 320 001 00x671
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  L (15-10) 6.0 5 6 6 5 7
  Hall   2.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
6
11
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Duren  W (6-11) 6.2 7 5 3 2 5
  Morgan  SV (6) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
2
5

  E–Hansen 2 (21), Barber (3), Koppe (15).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Baltimore E Robinson 2 (10,off Duren,off Morgan); Throneberry (4,off Duren).  HR–Baltimore Gentile 2 (42,2nd inning off Duren 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Duren 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Bilko (16,1st inning off Barber 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Duren (1,off Barber); Pearson (5,off Hall).  Team–9.  WP–Duren (5).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:20.
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