April 15, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
MIN 0 BOS 3
LAA 0 DET 6
CHW 2 NYY 5
KCA 3 CLE 3
@WSA 1 CHC 9
MLN 5 PIT 4
@LAD 1 PHI 2
@SFG 0 STL 4
CIN 0
(6)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 7,555

Saturday, April 15, 1961
Time of Game: 2:43

Twins

2-1

Lost 1

1st

                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

W: S Barber (1-0), L: C Stobbs (0-1)

Orioles

1-2

Won 1

8th, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Z Versalles SS                4   0   2   0    0   1  .429  .929    0    3   4   CS
L Green CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .408    0    1   0   
H Killebrew 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .508    0    7   1   
B Allison RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .364 1.021    0    1   0   
J Lemon LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .091  .182    0    1   0   GDP
E Battey C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .633    0    5   0   
R Bertoia 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .250 1.080    0    0   2   
B Gardner 2B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .844    0    5   2   
C Stobbs P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Consolo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  T Sadowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Henry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  P Giel P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  P Whisenant PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Stange P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   0   5   0    6   4                    24  10

BATTING

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            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brandt CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .857    0    2   0   
D Williams LF                 5   2   2   2    0   0  .250 1.083    0    0   0   HR,2B
  G Stephens LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .749    0    2   3   GDP
W Dropo 1B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  J Gentile PH-1B             3   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .258    0    7   1   
G Triandos C                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .167  .398    0    5   2   
R Hansen SS                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    3   5   
E Robinson RF                 3   1   2   3    1   0  .500 1.600    0    2   0   3B
M Breeding 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   2  .222  .555    0    2   3   2B
S Barber P                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .500    0    1   1   
Totals                       37   8  12   6    4   4                    27  15

BATTING

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. J Gentile-R Hansen; S Barber-R Hansen-J Gentile; R Hansen-M Breeding-J Gentile; R Hansen-W Dropo.

PB: G Triandos (2).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Stobbs, L (0-1)              2     5   3   3    0   1   0  13.50   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 5     35    -     1.06  -0.20
T Sadowski                     2     3   3   0    1   1   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 3          0-0    0.44  -0.10
P Giel                         3     3   2   2    1   2   1   6.00   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.00
L Stange                       1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   5    4   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·12           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Barber, W (1-0)              9     5   0   0    6   4   0   0.00   33     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 5     75    -     0.54   0.19
Totals                         9     5   0   0    6   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Sadowski (1); S Barber 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Harry Schwarts, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 7,555.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Baltimore Orioles                    
1. Z Versalles          SS    1. J Brandt             CF 
2. L Green              CF    2. D Williams           LF 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. B Robinson           3B 
4. B Allison            RF    4. W Dropo              1B 
5. J Lemon              LF    5. G Triandos           C  
6. E Battey             C     6. R Hansen             SS 
7. R Bertoia            3B    7. E Robinson           RF 
8. B Gardner            2B    8. M Breeding           2B 
9. C Stobbs             P     9. S Barber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  12-      20%  79% E Robinson      C Stobbs        Triple to RF; Triandos Scores; Hansen Scores
   t 3   0  3-0  1--       7%  84% B Consolo       S Barber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 2   2  0-2  --3       7%  81% S Barber        C Stobbs        Single to CF; Robinson Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       6%  54% H Killebrew     S Barber        Versalles Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      -5%  50% B Robinson      C Stobbs        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  Z Versalles     Single to P
   O      1--      50%  L Green         Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      48%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Versalles to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Versalles Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      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, Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Brandt        Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  D Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  B Robinson      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, Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  B Allison       Walk
          1--      44%  J Lemon         Wild Pitch; Allison to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      51%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-1B; Allison to 3B
   O      --3      55%  R Bertoia       Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Stobbs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Dropo         Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  G Triandos      Single to CF
          1--      59%  R Hansen        Single to CF; Triandos to 2B
   RR     12-      79%  E Robinson      Triple to RF; Triandos Scores; Hansen Scores
   O      --3      75%  M Breeding      Strikeout
   R      --3      81%  S Barber        Single to CF; Robinson Scores
   O      1--      80%  J Brandt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  B Gardner       Walk
                  Billy Consolo pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs batting 9th
   OO     1--      84%  B Consolo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      83%  Z Versalles     Single to 3B
          1--      81%  L Green         Walk; Versalles to 2B
   O      12-      85%  H Killebrew     Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Sadowski facing 2-3-4
                  Ted Sadowski replaces Billy Consolo pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  D Williams      Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Williams to 2B
          -2-      91%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Williams to 3B
                  Jim Gentile pinch hits for Walt Dropo batting 4th
   O      1-3      88%  J Gentile       Popfly: 2B
          1-3      89%  G Triandos      Walk; Robinson to 2B
   RO     123      90%  R Hansen        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams Scores/No RBI/unER; Robinson to 3B/Adv on E3; Hansen to 1B
   R      1-3      93%  E Robinson      Wild Pitch; Robinson Scores/No RBI/unER; Hansen to 2B
   R      -2-      96%  " "             Single to LF; Hansen Scores/unER
          1--      96%  M Breeding      Single to 1B; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  S Barber        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Gentile moves to 1B
          ---      94%  B Allison       Single to RF
   OO     1--      97%  J Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      96%  E Battey        Walk
          1--      96%  R Bertoia       Passed Ball; Battey to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ted Sadowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  J Brandt        Popfly: SS
          ---      97%  D Williams      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  B Robinson      Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      97%  J Gentile       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  B Gardner       Single to RF
                  Ron Henry pinch hits for Ted Sadowski batting 9th
   OO     1--      98%  R Henry         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Paul Giel facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Giel replaces Ron Henry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  G Triandos      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  R Hansen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  E Robinson      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Steve Barber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  L Green         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      99%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Paul Giel facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  M Breeding      Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  S Barber        Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  J Brandt        Flyball: RF
   RR     -2-     100%  D Williams      Home Run (Deep LF); Breeding Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Lemon         Strikeout
          ---     100%  E Battey        Walk
          1--      99%  R Bertoia       Walk; Battey to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Gardner       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, Paul Giel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J Gentile       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  G Triandos      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Hansen        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  E Robinson      Walk; Hansen to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Breeding      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
                  Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Paul Giel batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Whisenant     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Green         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-0, Lee Stange facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Stange replaces Pete Whisenant pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Barber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Brandt        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Williams      Double to LF
          -2-     100%  B Robinson      Walk
          12-     100%  J Gentile       Walk; Williams to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      123     100%  G Triandos      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Barber facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Stephens replaces Dick Williams playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  J Lemon         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL196104150

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