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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		12
3
BAL
@CHW		6
0
BAL
@CHW		2
1
MIN
@CLE		3
4
MIN
@CLE		5
7
KCA
@DET		3
5
KCA
@DET		9
3
LAA
@WSA		1
5
STL
@LAD		3
5
MLN
@PHI		3
1
MLN
@PHI		4
11
CHC
@PIT		5
3
CHC
@PIT		10
0
CIN
@SFG		7
6
CIN
@SFG		6
4
Tuesday, May 30, 1961
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 28,550, Time of Game: 1:53
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Orioles
2
25-19
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at White Sox
1
15-27
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
10th, 13 GB
W: Hal Brown (5-1)
L: Billy Pierce (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Busby CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .708 0.025 0.55 0.059 -0.034 0.2 4 0 2B
Dick Williams LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .224 .651 0.073 0.72 0.107 -0.034 0.4 2 0 HR
   Gene Stephens LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .609 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jackie Brandt RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .372 .986 0.032 0.65 0.046 -0.015 0.3 3 0
Jim Gentile 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 1.156 -0.040 0.55 0.027 -0.067 -0.4 9 3 GDP
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .813 -0.088 0.60 0.000 -0.088 -1.4 1 3 GDP
Gus Triandos C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .311 .867 0.014 0.53 0.031 -0.018 0.1 3 0
Ron Hansen SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 .642 -0.109 0.91 0.019 -0.128 -1.4 1 2 CS,GDP
Jerry Adair 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .742 0.017 0.76 0.051 -0.035 0.2 1 4
Hal Brown P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.052 0.65 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 3 0
   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 31 2 8 2 1 3 .258 .668 -0.128 0.66 0.340 -0.471 -2.5 27 12
2B: J Busby (1, off B Pierce).
HR: D Williams (5, off B Pierce; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: D Williams 4; G Triandos 2; J Busby 2; J Adair; J Brandt; R Hansen; J Gentile.
GIDP: R Hansen (8); J Gentile (5); B Robinson (13).
RBI: J Brandt (7); D Williams (10).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Baserunning
CS: R Hansen (3, Home by B Pierce/B Roselli).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Floyd Robinson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .885 -0.098 1.07 0.038 -0.136 -0.7 3 0 SB
Jim Landis CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241 .741 -0.043 0.89 0.032 -0.075 0.4 2 0 HR
Wes Covington LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .696 0.002 0.95 0.052 -0.050 -0.2 0 0
   Minnie Minoso PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .760 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Roy Sievers 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .325 1.014 -0.049 1.59 0.075 -0.124 0.0 12 1
Al Smith 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .768 -0.105 1.40 0.000 -0.105 -0.8 0 6
Nellie Fox 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .656 -0.095 1.28 0.000 -0.095 -0.6 4 5
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .600 -0.088 1.11 0.000 -0.088 -0.6 2 2
Bob Roselli C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .625 -0.071 0.93 0.000 -0.071 -0.5 4 1
Billy Pierce P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.037 0.72 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 0 0
   Billy Goodman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .501 -0.047 1.84 0.000 -0.047 -0.2
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 1 1 .133 .395 -0.631 1.14 0.197 -0.828 -3.5 27 15
HR: J Landis (7, off H Wilhelm; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: J Landis 4; F Robinson; W Covington; R Sievers.
RBI: J Landis (23).
2-out RBI: J Landis.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Sievers-L Aparicio-R Sievers; L Aparicio-N Fox-R Sievers; A Smith-N Fox-R Sievers.
Baserunning
SB: F Robinson (1, 2nd base off H Brown/G Triandos).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hal Brown, W (5-1) 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 26 78 0.538 1.02 4.0
Hoyt Wilhelm, S (8) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.33 5 0 0 0.092 1.78 -0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 1 1 1 1.00 31 78 0 0 0.630 0.66 3.5

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Pierce, L (1-4) 9 8 2 2 1 3 1 4.53 32 65 0.130 0.66 2.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 3 1 2.00 32 65 0.130 1.14 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Kinnamon.
Time of Game: 1:53.
Attendance: 28,550.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Chicago White Sox
1 Jim Busby CF 1 Floyd Robinson RF
2 Dick Williams LF 2 Jim Landis CF
3 Jackie Brandt RF 3 Wes Covington LF
4 Jim Gentile 1B 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 Brooks Robinson 3B 5 Al Smith 3B
6 Gus Triandos C 6 Nellie Fox 2B
7 Ron Hansen SS 7 Luis Aparicio SS
8 Jerry Adair 2B 8 Bob Roselli C
9 Hal Brown P 9 Billy Pierce P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-0 0 --- R BAL D. Williams B. Pierce 11% 73% Home Run (Deep LF)
b9 1-2 2 1-- O CHW R. Sievers H. Wilhelm 10% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t5 2-0 1 1-3 O BAL H. Brown B. Pierce -6% 74% Hansen Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C); Adair to 2B
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CHW J. Landis H. Brown 6% 58% Robinson Steals 2B; Robinson out at 3B/2B-3B
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL J. Busby B. Pierce 6% 56% Double to CF

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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL J. Busby B. Pierce 6% 56% Double to CF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O BAL D. Williams B. Pierce -1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Busby to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO BAL J. Brandt B. Pierce 2% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B; Busby Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- O BAL J. Gentile B. Pierce -1% 55% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHW F. Robinson H. Brown -4% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CHW J. Landis H. Brown 6% 58% Robinson Steals 2B; Robinson out at 3B/2B-3B
b1 0-1 1 --- O CHW J. Landis H. Brown 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O CHW W. Covington H. Brown 1% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson B. Pierce -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- BAL G. Triandos B. Pierce 2% 61% Single to CF
t2 1-0 1 1-- OO BAL R. Hansen B. Pierce -5% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers H. Brown 3% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-1 1 --- O CHW A. Smith H. Brown 2% 60% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-1 2 --- O CHW N. Fox H. Brown 1% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O BAL J. Adair B. Pierce -2% 59% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O BAL H. Brown B. Pierce -2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O BAL J. Busby B. Pierce -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio H. Brown 3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O CHW B. Roselli H. Brown 2% 61% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- O CHW B. Pierce H. Brown 1% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- R BAL D. Williams B. Pierce 11% 73% Home Run (Deep LF)
t4 2-0 0 --- BAL J. Brandt B. Pierce 3% 76% Single to P
t4 2-0 0 1-- OO BAL J. Gentile B. Pierce -6% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson B. Pierce -1% 69% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- O CHW F. Robinson H. Brown 3% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-2 1 --- O CHW J. Landis H. Brown 2% 74% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 2 --- O CHW W. Covington H. Brown 1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
t5 2-0 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos B. Pierce -2% 74% Popfly: SS
t5 2-0 1 --- BAL R. Hansen B. Pierce 2% 76% Single to CF
t5 2-0 1 1-- BAL J. Adair B. Pierce 5% 81% Single to RF; Hansen to 3B
t5 2-0 1 1-3 O BAL H. Brown B. Pierce -6% 74% Hansen Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C); Adair to 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- O BAL H. Brown B. Pierce -3% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- CHW R. Sievers H. Brown -5% 66% Walk
b5 0-2 0 1-- O CHW A. Smith H. Brown 5% 71% Flyball: LF
b5 0-2 1 1-- O CHW N. Fox H. Brown 4% 75% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 1-- O CHW L. Aparicio H. Brown 3% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t6 2-0 0 --- O BAL J. Busby B. Pierce -2% 77% Strikeout
t6 2-0 1 --- O BAL D. Williams B. Pierce -1% 75% Flyball: RF
t6 2-0 2 --- O BAL J. Brandt B. Pierce -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- O CHW B. Roselli H. Brown 4% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- O CHW B. Pierce H. Brown 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson H. Brown 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
t7 2-0 0 --- BAL J. Gentile B. Pierce 2% 84% Single to CF
t7 2-0 0 1-- OO BAL B. Robinson B. Pierce -5% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- BAL G. Triandos B. Pierce 1% 80% Single to LF
t7 2-0 2 1-- O BAL R. Hansen B. Pierce -2% 78% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
b7 0-2 0 --- O CHW J. Landis H. Brown 4% 82% Flyball: CF
b7 0-2 1 --- O CHW W. Covington H. Brown 3% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- CHW R. Sievers H. Brown -2% 83% Single to LF
b7 0-2 2 1-- O CHW A. Smith H. Brown 4% 87% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
t8 2-0 0 --- O BAL J. Adair B. Pierce -1% 85% Flyball: RF
t8 2-0 1 --- O BAL H. Brown B. Pierce -1% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 2-0 2 --- O BAL J. Busby B. Pierce -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
b8 0-2 0 --- O CHW N. Fox H. Brown 4% 88% Lineout: SS
b8 0-2 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio H. Brown 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b8 0-2 2 --- O CHW B. Roselli H. Brown 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
t9 2-0 0 --- O BAL D. Williams B. Pierce -1% 92% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 2-0 1 --- O BAL J. Brandt B. Pierce -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-0 2 --- BAL J. Gentile B. Pierce 0% 92% Walk
t9 2-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Robinson B. Pierce -1% 91% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 9-1-2
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
Gene Stephens replaces Dick Williams playing LF batting 2nd
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Billy Pierce (P) batting 9th
b9 0-2 0 --- O CHW B. Goodman H. Wilhelm 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-2 1 --- O CHW F. Robinson H. Wilhelm 3% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 0-2 2 --- R CHW J. Landis H. Wilhelm -3% 95% Home Run (Deep LF)
b9 1-2 2 --- CHW W. Covington H. Wilhelm -5% 90% Single to CF
Minnie Minoso pinch runs for Wes Covington (LF) batting 3rd
b9 1-2 2 1-- O CHW R. Sievers H. Wilhelm 10% 100% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

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