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Standings
MIN
@BAL		0
8
LAA
@BOS		0
3
CHW
@DET		2
6
KCA
@NYY		3
5
CLE
@WSA		3
1
MLN
@CHC		5
9
PIT
@LAD		4
1
PHI
@SFG		2
0
CIN
@STL		0
4		 
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Saturday, April 15, 1961
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,555, Time of Game: 2:43
Twins
0
2-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Orioles
8
1-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
8th, 1 GB
W: Steve Barber (1-0)
L: Chuck Stobbs (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  3
Orioles         0  3  3   0  0  2   0  0  X    8 12  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Zoilo Versalles SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .429 .929 0.004 0.61 0.063 -0.059 -0.2 3 4 CS
Lenny Green CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .100 .408 -0.021 0.60 0.019 -0.040 -0.5 1 0
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .508 -0.053 0.52 0.000 -0.053 -0.9 7 1
Bob Allison RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .364 1.021 0.077 0.57 0.079 -0.002 0.7 1 0
Jim Lemon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .091 .182 -0.074 0.49 0.000 -0.074 -1.3 1 0 GDP
Earl Battey C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .633 -0.024 0.34 0.007 -0.032 -0.1 5 0
Reno Bertoia 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1.080 -0.045 0.60 0.003 -0.047 -0.3 0 2
Billy Gardner 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .844 0.044 0.44 0.049 -0.005 -0.1 5 2
Chuck Stobbs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Consolo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.071 1.45 0.000 -0.071 -0.8 GDP
   Ted Sadowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ron Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.025 0.56 0.000 -0.025 -0.8 GDP
   Paul Giel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Pete Whisenant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Lee Stange P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 5 0 6 4 .185 .519 -0.189 0.54 0.220 -0.409 -4.4 24 10
TB: Z Versalles 2; B Gardner; B Allison; J Lemon.
GIDP: R Henry (1); J Lemon (1); B Consolo (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Bertoia-B Gardner-H Killebrew.
E: J Lemon (2); H Killebrew (2); R Bertoia (1).
Baserunning
CS: Z Versalles (1, 3rd base by S Barber/G Triandos).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jackie Brandt CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .857 0.019 0.29 0.035 -0.016 -0.6 2 0
Dick Williams LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .250 1.083 0.010 0.40 0.042 -0.033 2.5 0 0 HR,2B
   Gene Stephens LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .748 0.011 0.41 0.064 -0.053 0.8 2 3 GDP
Walt Dropo 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.023 0.92 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 3 0
   Jim Gentile PH-1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .091 .258 -0.030 0.18 0.000 -0.030 -0.8 7 1
Gus Triandos C 4 1 2 0 1 0 .167 .397 0.036 0.33 0.038 -0.002 -0.1 5 2
Ron Hansen SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.045 0.61 0.047 -0.001 -0.1 3 5
Earl Robinson RF 3 1 2 3 1 0 .500 1.600 0.221 0.58 0.222 -0.001 3.0 2 0 3B
Marv Breeding 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .222 .556 -0.036 0.29 0.007 -0.043 -0.1 2 3 2B
Steve Barber P 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .500 0.060 0.33 0.069 -0.009 -0.3 1 1
Team Totals 37 8 12 6 4 4 .324 .904 0.313 0.39 0.524 -0.211 4.1 27 15
2B: M Breeding (1, off P Giel); D Williams (1, off L Stange).
3B: E Robinson (1, off C Stobbs).
HR: D Williams (1, off P Giel; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: D Williams 6; E Robinson 4; M Breeding 3; G Triandos 2; B Robinson; S Barber; J Brandt; R Hansen.
GIDP: B Robinson (2).
RBI: E Robinson 3 (3); D Williams 2 (2); S Barber (1).
2-out RBI: D Williams 2; S Barber; E Robinson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 4. R Hansen-W Dropo; S Barber-R Hansen-J Gentile; R Hansen-M Breeding-J Gentile; J Gentile-R Hansen.
PB: G Triandos (2).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Stobbs, L (0-1) 2 5 3 3 0 1 0 13.50 10 35 -0.204 1.07 -2.0
Ted Sadowski 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0.00 12 0 0 -0.104 0.41 -2.0
Paul Giel 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 6.00 13 0 0 -0.004 0.04 -0.5
Lee Stange 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 8 5 4 4 1 5.62 41 35 0 0 -0.312 0.54 -4.1

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Barber, W (1-0) 9 5 0 0 6 4 0 0.00 33 75 0.188 0.54 4.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 6 4 0 0.00 33 75 0.188 0.39 4.4
Balks: None.
WP: T Sadowski (1); S Barber 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Harry Schwarts, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 7,555.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Baltimore Orioles
1 Zoilo Versalles SS 1 Jackie Brandt CF
2 Lenny Green CF 2 Dick Williams LF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Brooks Robinson 3B
4 Bob Allison RF 4 Walt Dropo 1B
5 Jim Lemon LF 5 Gus Triandos C
6 Earl Battey C 6 Ron Hansen SS
7 Reno Bertoia 3B 7 Earl Robinson RF
8 Billy Gardner 2B 8 Marv Breeding 2B
9 Chuck Stobbs P 9 Steve Barber P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 12- RR BAL E. Robinson C. Stobbs 20% 79% Triple to RF; Triandos Scores; Hansen Scores
t3 0-3 0 1-- OO MIN B. Consolo S. Barber 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b2 2-0 2 --3 R BAL S. Barber C. Stobbs 7% 81% Single to CF; Robinson Scores
t1 0-0 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber 6% 54% Versalles Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL B. Robinson C. Stobbs -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN Z. Versalles S. Barber -4% 46% Single to P
t1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN L. Green S. Barber 3% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-- MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber -2% 48% Wild Pitch; Versalles to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber 6% 54% Versalles Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BAL J. Brandt C. Stobbs 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O BAL D. Williams C. Stobbs -3% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL B. Robinson C. Stobbs -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN B. Allison S. Barber -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- MIN J. Lemon S. Barber -3% 44% Wild Pitch; Allison to 2B
t2 0-0 0 -2- O MIN J. Lemon S. Barber 4% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 -2- O MIN E. Battey S. Barber 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B; Allison to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 O MIN R. Bertoia S. Barber 4% 55% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Chuck Stobbs facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O BAL W. Dropo C. Stobbs -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- BAL G. Triandos C. Stobbs 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- BAL R. Hansen C. Stobbs 4% 59% Single to CF; Triandos to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- RR BAL E. Robinson C. Stobbs 20% 79% Triple to RF; Triandos Scores; Hansen Scores
b2 2-0 1 --3 O BAL M. Breeding C. Stobbs -4% 75% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 --3 R BAL S. Barber C. Stobbs 7% 81% Single to CF; Robinson Scores
b2 3-0 2 1-- O BAL J. Brandt C. Stobbs -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- MIN B. Gardner S. Barber -4% 77% Walk
Billy Consolo pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs (P) batting 9th
t3 0-3 0 1-- OO MIN B. Consolo S. Barber 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- MIN Z. Versalles S. Barber -1% 83% Single to 3B
t3 0-3 2 1-- MIN L. Green S. Barber -2% 81% Walk; Versalles to 2B
t3 0-3 2 12- O MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber 4% 85% Groundout: C unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Ted Sadowski facing 2-3-4
Ted Sadowski replaces Billy Consolo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 0 --- BAL D. Williams T. Sadowski 3% 88% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Williams to 2B
b3 3-0 0 -2- BAL B. Robinson T. Sadowski 3% 91% Single to RF; Williams to 3B
Jim Gentile pinch hits for Walt Dropo (1B) batting 4th
b3 3-0 0 1-3 O BAL J. Gentile T. Sadowski -3% 88% Popfly: 2B
b3 3-0 1 1-3 BAL G. Triandos T. Sadowski 1% 89% Walk; Robinson to 2B
b3 3-0 1 123 RO BAL R. Hansen T. Sadowski 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams Scores/No RBI/unER; Robinson to 3B/Adv on E3; Hansen to 1B
b3 4-0 2 1-3 R BAL E. Robinson T. Sadowski 3% 93% Wild Pitch; Robinson Scores/No RBI/unER; Hansen to 2B
b3 5-0 2 -2- R BAL E. Robinson T. Sadowski 2% 96% Single to LF; Hansen Scores/unER
b3 6-0 2 1-- BAL M. Breeding T. Sadowski 0% 96% Single to 1B; Robinson to 3B
b3 6-0 2 1-3 O BAL S. Barber T. Sadowski -1% 95% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
Jim Gentile moves from PH to 1B
t4 0-6 0 --- MIN B. Allison S. Barber -1% 94% Single to RF
t4 0-6 0 1-- OO MIN J. Lemon S. Barber 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0-6 2 --- MIN E. Battey S. Barber -0% 96% Walk
t4 0-6 2 1-- MIN R. Bertoia S. Barber -0% 96% Passed Ball; Battey to 2B
t4 0-6 2 -2- O MIN R. Bertoia S. Barber 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Twins' Ted Sadowski facing 1-2-3
b4 6-0 0 --- O BAL J. Brandt T. Sadowski -0% 97% Popfly: SS
b4 6-0 1 --- BAL D. Williams T. Sadowski 0% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b4 6-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Robinson T. Sadowski -0% 97% Lineout: 2B
b4 6-0 2 1-- O BAL J. Gentile T. Sadowski -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
t5 0-6 0 --- MIN B. Gardner S. Barber -1% 95% Single to RF
Ron Henry pinch hits for Ted Sadowski (P) batting 9th
t5 0-6 0 1-- OO MIN R. Henry S. Barber 3% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t5 0-6 2 --- O MIN Z. Versalles S. Barber 0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Twins' Paul Giel facing 5-6-7
Paul Giel replaces Ron Henry (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-0 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos P. Giel -0% 98% Popfly: SS
b5 6-0 1 --- O BAL R. Hansen P. Giel -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 6-0 2 --- O BAL E. Robinson P. Giel -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 2-3-4
t6 0-6 0 --- O MIN L. Green S. Barber 1% 98% Groundout: C-1B
t6 0-6 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t6 0-6 2 --- O MIN B. Allison S. Barber 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Twins' Paul Giel facing 8-9-1
b6 6-0 0 --- BAL M. Breeding P. Giel 0% 99% Double to LF
b6 6-0 0 -2- O BAL S. Barber P. Giel -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 6-0 1 -2- O BAL J. Brandt P. Giel -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b6 6-0 2 -2- RR BAL D. Williams P. Giel 1% 100% Home Run (Deep LF); Breeding Scores
b6 8-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson P. Giel -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
t7 0-8 0 --- O MIN J. Lemon S. Barber 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 0-8 1 --- MIN E. Battey S. Barber -0% 100% Walk
t7 0-8 1 1-- MIN R. Bertoia S. Barber -0% 99% Walk; Battey to 2B
t7 0-8 1 12- OO MIN B. Gardner S. Barber 1% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-0, Twins' Paul Giel facing 4-5-6
b7 8-0 0 --- O BAL J. Gentile P. Giel -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 8-0 1 --- BAL G. Triandos P. Giel 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 8-0 1 1-- O BAL R. Hansen P. Giel -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 8-0 2 1-- BAL E. Robinson P. Giel 0% 100% Walk; Hansen to 2B
b7 8-0 2 12- O BAL M. Breeding P. Giel -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Paul Giel (P) batting 9th
t8 0-8 0 --- O MIN P. Whisenant S. Barber 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-8 1 --- O MIN Z. Versalles S. Barber 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-8 2 --- O MIN L. Green S. Barber 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-0, Twins' Lee Stange facing 9-1-2
Lee Stange replaces Pete Whisenant (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-0 0 --- O BAL S. Barber L. Stange 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-0 1 --- O BAL J. Brandt L. Stange 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-0 2 --- BAL D. Williams L. Stange 0% 100% Double to LF
b8 8-0 2 -2- BAL B. Robinson L. Stange 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-0 2 12- BAL J. Gentile L. Stange 0% 100% Walk; Williams to 3B; Robinson to 2B
b8 8-0 2 123 O BAL G. Triandos L. Stange -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 3-4-5
Gene Stephens replaces Dick Williams playing LF batting 2nd
t9 0-8 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew S. Barber 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-8 1 --- O MIN B. Allison S. Barber 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-8 2 --- MIN J. Lemon S. Barber 0% 100% Single to LF
t9 0-8 2 1-- O MIN E. Battey S. Barber 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.

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