April 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 10
@BAL 5 MIN 6
@BAL 4
(11) CLE 3
@WSA 2 LAD 13
PIT 6 SFG 5
PHI 2 STL 5
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 16, 1961
Time of Game: 2:58

Twins

3-1

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           6  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  0   10 10  0
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  0    5 14  1

W: P Ramos (2-0), L: C Estrada (0-1), S: R Moore (1)

Orioles

1-3

Lost 1

10th, 3 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Z Versalles SS                3   2   1   1    2   0  .412  .945    0    3   3   
L Green CF                    3   3   1   2    2   0  .154  .774    0    4   0   HR
D Mincher 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    7   1   
B Allison RF                  5   2   2   7    0   1  .375 1.327    0    1   0   2·HR
J Lemon LF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .267  .667    0    1   0   2·2B
  D Dobbek LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    2   0   
E Battey C                    4   0   2   0    1   2  .286  .769    0    4   0   
R Bertoia 3B                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .167  .792    0    0   2   GDP
B Gardner 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .553    0    4   1   
P Ramos P                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .500    0    1   0   
  R Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37  10  10  10    7  11                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Lemon 2 (2, off C Estrada, off D Hall).

HR: B Allison 2 (3, off C Estrada, off D Hall; 1st inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF); L Green (1, off G Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Allison 8; J Lemon 5; L Green 4; E Battey 2; P Ramos; Z Versalles.

GIDP: R Bertoia (1).

RBI: B Allison 7 (9); L Green 2 (2); Z Versalles (2).

2-out RBI: L Green; Z Versalles.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Williams LF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .824    0    1   0   
R Snyder CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .558    0    2   0   
B Robinson 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .528    0    1   0   
J Gentile 1B                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .188  .673    0    6   1   HR,2B
G Triandos C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .450    0    9   0   
  F Zupo C                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.667    0    2   0   2B
R Hansen SS                   4   0   3   1    1   0  .313  .728    0    2   3   2B
G Stephens RF                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .542    0    2   0   
M Breeding 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    1   1   
  W Herzog PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  J Adair 2B                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
C Estrada P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Papa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hall P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Philley PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  G Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Courtney PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       41   5  14   5    1   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Hansen (1, off P Ramos); J Gentile (1, off P Ramos); F Zupo (1, off P Ramos).

HR: J Gentile (1, off P Ramos; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Gentile 6; R Hansen 4; R Snyder 2; F Zupo 2; D Philley; D Williams; C Courtney; J Adair; W Herzog; G Triandos.

RBI: J Gentile 2 (2); D Philley (1); R Hansen (1); R Snyder (1).

2-out RBI: J Gentile 2; R Hansen.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Stock-R Hansen-J Gentile.

E: M Breeding (1).

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
P Ramos, W (2-0)               6.2  12   4   4    1   3   1   2.30   33     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 2·12     36    -     0.54   0.08
R Moore, S (1)                 2.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.86    9     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 2          1-0    0.32   0.02
Totals                         9    14   5   5    1   3   1          42     -       ·  ·      8·14· 2·14          1-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Estrada, L (0-1)             0     2   5   5    3   0   1    inf    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2     23    -     1.29  -0.36
J Papa                         0.2   1   1   1    3   2   0  18.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.89  -0.06
D Hall                         5.1   6   3   2    0   7   1   3.38   23     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 6          3-0    0.39   0.03
G Jones                        2     1   1   1    0   2   1   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.00
W Stock                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10  10   9    7  11   3          44     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0·10          4-1

C Estrada faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Baltimore Orioles                    
1. Z Versalles          SS    1. D Williams           LF 
2. L Green              CF    2. R Snyder             CF 
3. D Mincher            1B    3. B Robinson           3B 
4. B Allison            RF    4. J Gentile            1B 
5. J Lemon              LF    5. G Triandos           C  
6. E Battey             C     6. R Hansen             SS 
7. R Bertoia            3B    7. G Stephens           RF 
8. B Gardner            2B    8. M Breeding           2B 
9. P Ramos              P     9. C Estrada            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  123      17%  84% B Allison       C Estrada       Home Run (Deep LF); Versalles Scores; Green Scores; Mincher Scores
   b 1   2  6-0  1--      -8%  84% J Gentile       P Ramos         Home Run (Deep RF); Snyder Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       7%  66% D Mincher       C Estrada       Walk; Versalles to 3B; Green to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% L Green         C Estrada       Walk; Versalles to 2B
   t 6   1  2-6  12-       5%  99% B Allison       D Hall          Home Run (Deep LF); Versalles Scores; Green Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Estrada facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  Z Versalles     Walk
          1--      59%  L Green         Walk; Versalles to 2B
          12-      66%  D Mincher       Walk; Versalles to 3B; Green to 2B
   RRRR   123      84%  B Allison       Home Run (Deep LF); Versalles Scores; Green Scores; Mincher Scores
          ---      86%  J Lemon         Double to LF
                  John Papa replaces Chuck Estrada pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      84%  E Battey        Strikeout Looking
          -2-      85%  R Bertoia       Walk
   O      12-      83%  B Gardner       Strikeout Looking
          12-      85%  P Ramos         Single to P; Lemon to 3B; Bertoia to 2B
   R      123      89%  Z Versalles     Walk; Lemon Scores; Bertoia to 3B; Ramos to 2B
   R      123      93%  L Green         Walk; Bertoia Scores; Ramos to 3B; Versalles to 2B
                  Dick Hall replaces John Papa pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      91%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-6, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  D Williams      Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  R Snyder        Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   RR     1--      84%  J Gentile       Home Run (Deep RF); Snyder Scores
          ---      83%  G Triandos      Single to LF
          1--      82%  R Hansen        Single to LF; Triandos to 2B
   O      12-      85%  G Stephens      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dick Hall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  J Lemon         Single to 3B
          1--      87%  E Battey        Single to LF; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Bertoia       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      83%  B Gardner       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  M Breeding      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      86%  D Hall          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  D Williams      Single to RF
          1--      83%  R Snyder        Single to RF; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dick Hall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  P Ramos         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  Z Versalles     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  L Green         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Pedro Ramos facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  J Gentile       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  G Triandos      Strikeout
          ---      87%  R Hansen        Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  G Stephens      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dick Hall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  D Mincher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  J Lemon         Double to LF
   O      -2-      86%  E Battey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  M Breeding      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      90%  D Hall          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      90%  D Williams      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dick Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  B Gardner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  P Ramos         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Pedro Ramos facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  R Snyder        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      92%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  J Gentile       Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  G Triandos      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dick Hall facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  Z Versalles     Single to RF
          1--      95%  L Green         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Versalles to 2B
   O      12-      93%  D Mincher       Popfly: 3B
   RRR    12-      99%  B Allison       Home Run (Deep LF); Versalles Scores; Green Scores/unER
   O      ---      98%  J Lemon         Strikeout
          ---      99%  E Battey        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  R Bertoia       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Pedro Ramos facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Dobbek replaces Jim Lemon playing LF batting 5th
          ---      98%  R Hansen        Walk
   O      1--      98%  G Stephens      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Marv Breeding batting 8th
          1--      97%  W Herzog        Single to RF; Stephens to 3B
                  Dave Philley pinch hits for Dick Hall batting 9th
   R      1-3      96%  D Philley       Single to CF; Stephens Scores; Herzog to 2B
   O      12-      97%  D Williams      Groundout: SS-1B; Herzog to 3B; Philley to 2B
   O      -23      98%  R Snyder        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Gordon Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Gordon Jones replaces Dave Philley pitching and batting 9th; Frank Zupo replaces Gus Triandos playing C batting 5th; Jerry Adair replaces Whitey Herzog playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  B Gardner       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  P Ramos         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-9, Pedro Ramos facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Gentile       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  F Zupo          Double to LF
   R      -2-      97%  R Hansen        Double to LF; Zupo Scores
                  Ray Moore replaces Pedro Ramos pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      98%  G Stephens      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Gordon Jones facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      99%  L Green         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      99%  D Mincher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Allison       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Dobbek        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-10, Ray Moore facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  J Adair         Single to CF
                  Clint Courtney pinch hits for Gordon Jones batting 9th
          1--      96%  C Courtney      Single to RF; Adair to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  D Williams      Popfly: C
   RO     1-3      99%  R Snyder        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Adair Scores; Courtney to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-5, Wes Stock facing 6-7-8
                  Wes Stock replaces Clint Courtney pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  E Battey        Walk
   OO     1--      99%  R Bertoia       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Gardner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-10, Ray Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J Gentile       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  F Zupo          Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation