Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1961 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 0 0
Piersall cf 3 2 1 0
Francona lf 3 1 0 0
Kirkland rf 3 0 2 0
Phillips 3b 3 1 0 0
Power 1b 4 1 2 3
Held ss 4 0 2 1
Thomas c 4 0 1 0
Latman p 3 0 0 0
  Funk p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 4 2 2 2
Herzog lf 4 1 1 1
Brandt cf 4 1 1 0
Gentile 1b 3 0 1 1
Hansen ss 3 0 0 0
  Breeding pr 0 0 0 0
Robinson E. rf 3 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
Lau c 3 0 1 0
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0
Estrada p 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Cleveland 203 000 000580
Baltimore 201 001 000460
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  W (11-4) 6.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Funk  SV (9) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada  L (11-8) 8.0 8 5 5 4 7
  Wilhelm   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Held (19,off Estrada); Thomas (2,off Estrada).  3B–Baltimore Brandt (5,off Latman).  HR–Baltimore B Robinson 2 (6,1st inning off Latman 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Latman 0 on, 0 out); Herzog (5,3rd inning off Latman 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Phillips (4,by Estrada); Francona (3,by Wilhelm).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Estrada (5,off Latman).  SF–Gentile (6,off Latman).  Team–2.  SB–Piersall (7,2nd base off Estrada/Lau).  CS–Francona (1,2nd base by Wilhelm/Lau).  BK–Estrada (2).  HBP–Estrada (9,Phillips); Wilhelm (4,Francona).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:35.  A–12,721.
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