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Scores
Standings
WSA
@BAL		3
4
DET
@BOS		3
4		 
(10)
NYY
@CLE		3
4
KCA
@MIN		0
2
STL
@CHC		0
1
MLN
@CIN		9
5
PIT
@PHI		4
3
LAD
@SFG		4
3
Saturday, May 20, 1961
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,738, Time of Game: 1:55
Senators
3
15-19
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 8 GB
 at Orioles
4
17-16
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
W: Hal Brown (3-1)
L: Joe McClain (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    3  9  1
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    4  8  0

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Klaus 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .162 .556 -0.047 0.99 0.031 -0.078 -0.5 2 2
Danny O'Connell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 .626 -0.065 1.29 0.044 -0.109 -0.2 2 3
Chuck Hinton LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .530 -0.040 0.99 0.037 -0.077 -0.2 5 1
Jim King RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .286 .905 0.017 1.12 0.090 -0.073 1.0 3 0 HR
Dale Long 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .703 -0.157 1.53 0.000 -0.157 -0.8 7 0
Marty Keough CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 .633 -0.098 1.21 0.013 -0.111 -0.4 2 0
Pete Daley C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .593 -0.020 0.94 0.042 -0.062 -0.4 2 0
Jim Mahoney SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .196 .425 -0.009 0.72 0.016 -0.024 -0.1 1 1
   Gene Woodling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .973 -0.054 2.15 0.000 -0.054 -0.2
   Coot Veal SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .213 .530 0.122 2.78 0.122 0.000 0.4 0 1 2B
Joe McClain P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .722 0.107 0.82 0.124 -0.017 0.9 0 1 2B
   Harry Bright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .515 -0.039 1.56 0.000 -0.039 -0.2
   Johnny Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   R C Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .137 .398 -0.200 6.86 0.000 -0.200 -0.6
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 1 4 .257 .678 -0.483 1.35 0.519 -1.001 -1.4 24 9
2B: J McClain (3, off H Brown); C Veal (3, off H Brown).
HR: J King (3, off H Brown; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J King 4; J McClain 2; C Hinton 2; C Veal 2; D O'Connell; B Klaus; P Daley; J Mahoney.
RBI: J King 2 (10); J McClain (3).
2-out RBI: J McClain.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
E: M Keough (2).
Outfield Assists: C Hinton (G Triandos at 2nd base).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Williams LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .204 .576 0.006 0.71 0.060 -0.054 -0.0 1 0 2B
   Jim Busby CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Whitey Herzog RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 .789 0.015 0.79 0.064 -0.049 0.0 2 0
Brooks Robinson 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .343 .882 0.061 0.75 0.072 -0.011 0.8 0 2 HBP
Jim Gentile 1B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .322 1.237 0.039 1.03 0.101 -0.061 0.9 17 0 HR,SF
Gus Triandos C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .310 .896 0.051 0.77 0.068 -0.017 0.3 3 1
Ron Hansen SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .618 -0.078 0.75 0.000 -0.078 -1.0 1 3
Gene Stephens CF-LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .195 .532 0.005 0.55 0.028 -0.023 0.0 2 0
Jerry Adair 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .825 -0.019 0.80 0.029 -0.048 -0.2 1 4
Hal Brown P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.062 0.82 0.000 -0.062 -0.8 0 2
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 1 2 .267 .703 0.018 0.78 0.422 -0.403 0.1 27 12
2B: D Williams (7, off J McClain).
HR: J Gentile (12, off J Klippstein; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).
SF: J Gentile (3, off J McClain).
HBP: B Robinson (1, by J McClain).
TB: J Gentile 4; G Triandos 2; D Williams 2; B Robinson; G Stephens; J Adair; W Herzog.
RBI: J Gentile 3 (40); G Triandos (19).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe McClain, L (4-3) 7 7 2 2 0 2 0 2.78 28 57 0.079 0.86 1.4
Johnny Klippstein 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 9.82 5 0 0 -0.098 0.35 -1.5
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 1 2 1 4.50 33 57 0 0 -0.019 1.35 -0.1

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hal Brown, W (3-1) 8.2 9 3 3 1 4 1 3.96 35 57 0.282 1.20 0.8
Hoyt Wilhelm, S (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.45 1 2 0 0.200 6.86 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 4 1 3.00 36 57 2 0 0.482 0.78 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J McClain (2; B Robinson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Al Smith.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 6,738.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         Baltimore Orioles
1 Billy Klaus 3B 1 Dick Williams LF
2 Danny O'Connell 2B 2 Whitey Herzog RF
3 Chuck Hinton LF 3 Brooks Robinson 3B
4 Jim King RF 4 Jim Gentile 1B
5 Dale Long 1B 5 Gus Triandos C
6 Marty Keough CF 6 Ron Hansen SS
7 Pete Daley C 7 Gene Stephens CF
8 Jim Mahoney SS 8 Jerry Adair 2B
9 Joe McClain P 9 Hal Brown P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-4 2 -23 O WSA R. Stevens H. Wilhelm 20% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 2 1-- R WSA J. McClain H. Brown -12% 67% Double to LF; Mahoney Scores
t9 3-4 2 1-- WSA C. Veal H. Brown -12% 80% Double to LF; Daley to 3B
b8 2-1 1 1-- RR BAL J. Gentile J. Klippstein 10% 97% Home Run (Deep CF); Robinson Scores
t9 1-4 0 1-- RR WSA J. King H. Brown -9% 84% Home Run (Deep RF); Hinton Scores

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, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O WSA B. Klaus H. Brown 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O WSA D. O'Connell H. Brown 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O WSA C. Hinton H. Brown 1% 55% Single (Bunt); Hinton out at 2B/2B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Williams J. McClain 6% 61% Double to LF
b1 0-0 0 -2- BAL W. Herzog J. McClain 6% 67% Single to RF; Williams to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 BAL B. Robinson J. McClain 4% 71% Hit By Pitch; Herzog to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 RO BAL J. Gentile J. McClain -3% 68% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores
b1 1-0 1 12- RO BAL G. Triandos J. McClain 5% 73% Single to LF; Herzog Scores; Robinson to 3B; Triandos out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
b1 2-0 2 --3 O BAL R. Hansen J. McClain -3% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O WSA J. King H. Brown 2% 73% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 1 --- O WSA D. Long H. Brown 2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-2 2 --- WSA M. Keough H. Brown -1% 73% Walk
t2 0-2 2 1-- O WSA P. Daley H. Brown 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O BAL G. Stephens J. McClain -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- BAL J. Adair J. McClain 3% 77% Single to CF; Adair to 2B/Adv on E8
b2 2-0 1 -2- O BAL H. Brown J. McClain -2% 74% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 2 -2- O BAL D. Williams J. McClain -2% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O WSA J. Mahoney H. Brown 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O WSA J. McClain H. Brown 2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- O WSA B. Klaus H. Brown 1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O BAL W. Herzog J. McClain -2% 75% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. McClain -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- O BAL J. Gentile J. McClain -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- WSA D. O'Connell H. Brown -4% 69% Single to RF
t4 0-2 0 1-- O WSA C. Hinton H. Brown 4% 73% Flyball: RF
t4 0-2 1 1-- O WSA J. King H. Brown 3% 77% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-2 2 1-- O WSA D. Long H. Brown 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos J. McClain -1% 78% Popfly: SS
b4 2-0 1 --- O BAL R. Hansen J. McClain -1% 77% Flyball: RF
b4 2-0 2 --- O BAL G. Stephens J. McClain -1% 76% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O WSA M. Keough H. Brown 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O WSA P. Daley H. Brown 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-2 2 --- WSA J. Mahoney H. Brown -2% 79% Single to LF
t5 0-2 2 1-- R WSA J. McClain H. Brown -12% 67% Double to LF; Mahoney Scores
t5 1-2 2 -2- O WSA B. Klaus H. Brown 5% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Senators' Joe McClain facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- O BAL J. Adair J. McClain -2% 69% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- O BAL H. Brown J. McClain -2% 68% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 --- O BAL D. Williams J. McClain -1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O WSA D. O'Connell H. Brown 4% 70% Strikeout
t6 1-2 1 --- O WSA C. Hinton H. Brown 3% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 2 --- O WSA J. King H. Brown 2% 74% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Senators' Joe McClain facing 2-3-4
b6 2-1 0 --- O BAL W. Herzog J. McClain -2% 72% Popfly: 3B
b6 2-1 1 --- BAL B. Robinson J. McClain 2% 75% Single to CF
b6 2-1 1 1-- O BAL J. Gentile J. McClain -3% 72% Lineout: 3B
b6 2-1 2 1-- BAL G. Triandos J. McClain 2% 74% Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
b6 2-1 2 12- O BAL R. Hansen J. McClain -4% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- O WSA D. Long H. Brown 4% 74% Groundout: P-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O WSA M. Keough H. Brown 3% 77% Strikeout
t7 1-2 2 --- O WSA P. Daley H. Brown 2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Senators' Joe McClain facing 7-8-9
b7 2-1 0 --- BAL G. Stephens J. McClain 3% 82% Single to SS
b7 2-1 0 1-- O BAL J. Adair J. McClain -3% 79% Flyball: LF
b7 2-1 1 1-- O BAL H. Brown J. McClain -2% 77% Popfly: 2B
b7 2-1 2 1-- O BAL D. Williams J. McClain -2% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
Gene Stephens moves from CF to LF
Jim Busby replaces Dick Williams (LF) playing CF batting 1st
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Jim Mahoney (SS) batting 8th
t8 1-2 0 --- O WSA G. Woodling H. Brown 5% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Harry Bright pinch hits for Joe McClain (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 --- O WSA H. Bright H. Brown 4% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1-2 2 --- WSA B. Klaus H. Brown -3% 81% Single to CF
t8 1-2 2 1-- O WSA D. O'Connell H. Brown 6% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Senators' Johnny Klippstein facing 2-3-4
Johnny Klippstein replaces Harry Bright (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Coot Veal replaces Gene Woodling (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 2-1 0 --- O BAL W. Herzog J. Klippstein -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- BAL B. Robinson J. Klippstein 1% 87% Walk
b8 2-1 1 1-- RR BAL J. Gentile J. Klippstein 10% 97% Home Run (Deep CF); Robinson Scores
b8 4-1 1 --- O BAL G. Triandos J. Klippstein -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 4-1 2 --- O BAL R. Hansen J. Klippstein -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 3-4-5
t9 1-4 0 --- WSA C. Hinton H. Brown -4% 93% Single to LF
t9 1-4 0 1-- RR WSA J. King H. Brown -9% 84% Home Run (Deep RF); Hinton Scores
t9 3-4 0 --- O WSA D. Long H. Brown 7% 91% Popfly: 2B
t9 3-4 1 --- O WSA M. Keough H. Brown 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-4 2 --- WSA P. Daley H. Brown -4% 92% Single to CF
t9 3-4 2 1-- WSA C. Veal H. Brown -12% 80% Double to LF; Daley to 3B
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
R C Stevens pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 -23 O WSA R. Stevens H. Wilhelm 20% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 4.

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