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Orioles
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 20, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Estrada |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 7,221 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Earl Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Estrada | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hinton | Center Fielder |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 20, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Donovan
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Donovan
Brandt hits a line drive into right field. Woodling picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Woodling. Herzog goes all the way around to score. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Donovan
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gentile for the out. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Donovan
Hansen hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Estrada
Hinton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Estrada
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Estrada
Woodling hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Estrada
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Donovan
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Donovan
Adair strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estrada vs. Donovan
Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Estrada
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Estrada covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Estrada
Klaus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Donovan
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Donovan covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Donovan
Brandt hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Estrada
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Estrada
Donovan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Estrada
Hinton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Donovan
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gentile for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Donovan
Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Donovan
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Donovan. Robinson scores. Hansen moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Donovan
Adair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hinton. Adair reaches second base with a double. Hansen scores. Foiles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estrada vs. Hobaugh
Ed Hobaugh now pitching.
Estrada strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adair scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Hobaugh
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Estrada
Veal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Estrada
Woodling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brandt. Woodling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Estrada
Long hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Estrada
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Estrada
Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hobaugh
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Hobaugh
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Hobaugh
Hansen strikes out. Daley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hansen out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Estrada
Daley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobaugh vs. Estrada
Hobaugh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Estrada
Hinton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Hobaugh
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Hobaugh
Adair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Adair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estrada vs. Hobaugh
Estrada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Hobaugh
Herzog hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hinton who is chasing the ball. Herzog reaches third base with a triple. Adair scores. Estrada goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brandt vs. Hobaugh
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Estrada
Veal strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Estrada
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Estrada
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Hobaugh
Gentile hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Hobaugh
Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Estrada
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Estrada
Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Estrada
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zipfel vs. Estrada
Bud Zipfel pinch hits for Ed Hobaugh.
Zipfel takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hinton vs. Estrada
Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Foiles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hinton. Foiles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Klippstein
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foiles moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Estrada vs. Klippstein
Estrada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to home to get Foiles. Adair moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Klippstein
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adair scores. Estrada moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Klippstein
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Estrada moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Estrada
Veal strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Estrada
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Estrada
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brandt. Long reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Estrada
King strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Klippstein
Gentile hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Klippstein
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Klippstein
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Estrada
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Estrada
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Estrada
Daley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herzog. Daley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Estrada
Marty Keough pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Estrada covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1961 -- Baltimore at Washington (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Robinson B, 3b 5 0 2 2 Hinton C, cf 4 0 0 0
Herzog W, lf 3 1 1 2 Veal C, ss 3 0 0 0
Brandt J, cf 5 1 1 0 Woodling G, rf 4 1 1 0
Gentile J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson E, rf 5 1 2 1 King J, lf 1 1 0 0
Hansen R, ss 5 1 1 0 Johnson B, 2b 4 1 1 3
Foiles H, c 4 1 1 0 Klaus B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Adair J, 2b 4 3 3 2 Daley P, c 4 0 2 0
Estrada C, p 4 1 1 0 Donovan D, p 1 0 0 0
Hobaugh E, p 1 0 0 0
Zipfel B, ph 0 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Keough M, ph 1 0 0 0
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39 9 12 7 31 3 5 3
Baltimore 200 402 010 -- 9
Washington 000 300 000 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada C (W) 9.0 5 3 3 5 12
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan D (L) 3.1 5 6 3 1 1
Hobaugh E 3.2 4 2 2 1 2
Klippstein J 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
E -- Woodling G, Donovan D
DP -- Baltimore 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Washington 6
2B -- Adair J 2, Woodling G, Foiles H, Long D, Daley P
3B -- Herzog W
HR -- Johnson B
T -- 2:53
A -- 7221
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