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Twins 6 @ Orioles 4
Memorial Stadium
April 16, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 16, 1961 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateApril 16, 1961 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 6 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherBill Pleis  
Losing PitcherBilly Hoeft  
SaveChuck Stobbs  
Game Winning RBIZoilo Versalles 

Game Info

DateApril 16, 1961 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Kralick  
Home Starting PitcherHal Brown  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance14,146 
Time of Game3 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Larry Napp
2B: John Rice
3B: Harry Schwarts

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Hal Naragon  Catcher 
Reno Bertoia  Third Baseman 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Jack Kralick  Pitcher 
Cookie Lavagetto  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Williams  Left Fielder 
Earl Robinson  Right Fielder 
Brooks Robinson  Third Baseman 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Gus Triandos  Catcher 
Ron Hansen  Shortstop 
Marv Breeding  Second Baseman 
Russ Snyder  Center Fielder 
Hal Brown  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

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Twins 6 @ Orioles 4
Memorial Stadium
April 16, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/16/1961, game 2 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Versalles Z, ss       6  1  4  3   Williams D, lf-cf     5  2  2  0   
Green L, cf           6  1  1  0   Robinson E, rf        4  0  0  0   
Mincher D, 1b         4  2  2  2   Robinson B, 3b        4  0  1  1   
Allison B, rf         4  0  2  1   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  1  1   
Lemon J, lf           2  0  0  0   Foiles H, pr          0  1  0  0   
Dobbek D, lf          0  0  0  0   Zupo F, c             1  0  0  0   
Whisenant P, ph-lf    1  0  0  0   Triandos G, c         2  0  1  0   
Naragon H, c          4  0  1  0   Brandt J, pr          0  1  0  0   
Battey E, c           1  0  0  0   Adair J, 2b           1  0  0  0   
Bertoia R, 3b         4  2  1  0   Hansen R, ss          4  0  0  0   
Gardner B, 2b         3  0  1  0   Breeding M, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Kralick J, p          4  0  1  0   Gentile J, ph-1b      1  0  0  1   
Moore R, p            0  0  0  0   Snyder R, cf          3  0  2  0   
Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0   Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   
Henry R, ph           1  0  0  0   Herzog W, ph          0  0  0  0   
Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0   Hoeft B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown H, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Philley D, lf         2  0  0  0   
                                   Stephens G, lf        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6 13  6                        36  4  7  3

Minnesota        000 102 001 02 --  6
Baltimore        100 001 002 00 --  4

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kralick J             8.1  7  4  4  3  2
Moore R               0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Pleis B (W)           1.1  0  0  0  0  0
Stobbs C (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brown H               7.1  9  3  3  3  3
Wilhelm H             1.2  2  1  1  0  0
Hoeft B (L)           2.0  2  2  2  1  2

DP -- Minnesota 1, Baltimore 3
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Baltimore 5
2B -- Gardner B, Williams D, Allison B
3B -- Mincher D
HR -- Mincher D, Versalles Z
SB -- Versalles Z
SH -- Allison B, Gardner B 2
SF -- Robinson B
WP -- Moore R
T -- 3:19
A -- 14146

    

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