Orioles @ Tigers
July 8, 1962

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Orioles	2	4	0
Tigers	2	9	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Orioles	2	4	0
Tigers	3	10	0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.264
OBP	.500	.334
At Bats	3	292
Hits	1	77
• Singles	1	50
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	1	28
RBI’s	0	37

Billy Hoeft Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	3	3

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Tiger Stadium - July 8, 1962

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Single

Billy Hoeft

Hobie Landrith

Jim Gentile

Jerry Adair

Brooks Robinson

Ron Hansen

Dick Williams

Jackie Brandt

Russ Snyder

Bill Bruton

Jake Wood

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Baltimore Orioles	2	4	0	2
Detroit Tigers	3	10	0	9
Winning Pitcher	Hank Aguirre
Losing Pitcher	Billy Hoeft
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Bill Bruton
Attendance	29,180
Time of Game	2 hours 19 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wood scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snyder who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 9 Aguirre hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Russ Snyder now playing right field. Billy Hoeft now pitching. Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Russ Snyder pinch runs for Whitey Herzog. Williams bunts in front of the plate. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Wood covering, for the double play.

Top 9 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Cash strikes out.

Bottom 8 Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Morton strikes out.

Bottom 7 There goes Bruton. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Hansen applying the tag.

Bottom 7 Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Hobie Landrith now catching. Wood strikes out.

Top 7 Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Gentile hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Aguirre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Fernandez moves to third.

Bottom 6 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second.

Bottom 6 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Herzog is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Barber strikes out.

Bottom 5 Morton hits a line drive into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bruton takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Wood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Aguirre strikes out.

Top 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Brandt takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Barber, and towards Adair, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Fernandez strikes out.

Bottom 4 Boros takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Cash strikes out.

Bottom 4 Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Colavito reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Gentile strikes out.

Top 4 Williams strikes out.

Top 4 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Bruton 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 3 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Barber, and towards Hansen, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 There goes Adair. The throw from Brown and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag.

Top 3 Adair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Barber strikes out.

Top 3 Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Aguirre 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 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Triandos hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gentile tags and scores.

Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gentile moves to third.

Top 2 Gentile hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Gentile reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Colavito hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brandt. Colavito reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wood scores.

Bottom 1 Bruton strikes out.

Bottom 1 There goes Wood. The throw from Triandos and he is safe. Wood steals third.

Bottom 1 Wood hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brandt. Wood reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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