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June 18, 1961

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Orioles 8 6 1
Indians 5 5 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Orioles 8 6 1
Indians 5 5 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .304
OBP .500 .360
At Bats 2 237
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 26

Dick Hall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 18, 1961
Out
Dick Hall
Gus Triandos
Jim Gentile
Jerry Adair
Brooks Robinson
Ron Hansen
Russ Snyder
Jackie Brandt
Marv Throneberry
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 5 Gentile hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Locke strikes out.
Bottom 4 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Snyder takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Romano strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Adair. The throw from Romano and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Top 3 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dick Hall now pitching. Piersall hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bobby Locke now pitching. Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt scores.
Top 2 Brandt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Brandt reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. Robinson scores. Snyder goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Snyder takes first base on ball four. Hansen scores. Herzog moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Triandos scores. Hansen moves to third. Herzog moves to second.
Top 2 Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Wes Stock. Herzog takes first base on ball four. Triandos moves to third. Hansen moves to second.
Top 2 Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Triandos moves to second.
Top 2 Triandos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Throneberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Wes Stock now pitching. Bell takes first base on ball four. de la Hoz moves to second.
Bottom 1 de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores. Phillips moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gentile settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gentile.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland scores. Romano moves to third.
Bottom 1 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Piersall scores. Francona goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Power strikes out.
Bottom 1 Francona bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gentile hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brandt takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.