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Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles

1961-09-04 · Night game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 19334 · 3:09

Baltimore Orioles defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 3rd. Billy Hoeft earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6
BAL	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		4	11

W: Billy Hoeft L: Ron Kline SV: Hoyt Wilhelm

Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: Joe Linsalata · 3B: Bob Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Jake Wood	3	0	0	0	2
Bill Bruton	5	0	0	0	3
Al Kaline	3	1	1	1	1
Rocky Colavito	3	0	1	1	0
Norm Cash	3	0	2	1	0
Steve Boros	2	0	1	2	1
Dick Brown	3	0	0	0	0
Chico Fernandez	4	0	0	0	1
Ron Kline	2	0	0	0	2
Bubba Morton	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0	0	1
Bobo Osborne	1	0	0	0	0
Dick McAuliffe	1	0	1	0	0
Reno Bertoia	1	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brooks Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Williams	3	2	1	0	0	1
Jackie Brandt	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jim Gentile	2	1	0	1	1	1
Whitey Herzog	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ron Hansen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Adair	2	0	2	1	1	0
Hank Foiles	3	0	1	0	1	1
Billy Hoeft	2	0	1	0	0	0
Hoyt Wilhelm	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Philley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	6.0	9	1	7
Manny Montejo	1.0	2	1	1
Gerry Staley	1.0	0	1	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Hoeft	6.2	5	3	8
Hoyt Wilhelm	2.1	1	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jake Wood: 63
Bill Bruton: K
Al Kaline: W
Rocky Colavito: 3/P

Bot 1

Brooks Robinson: S8/78D
Dick Williams: CS2(26)
Dick Williams: E7/F.B-2
Jackie Brandt: S7.2-3
Jim Gentile: 9/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
Whitey Herzog: WP.2-3
Whitey Herzog: K

Top 2

Norm Cash: S9
Steve Boros: W.1-2
Dick Brown: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Chico Fernandez: K

Bot 2

Ron Hansen: 9
Jerry Adair: S9
Hank Foiles: S7.1X2(74)
Billy Hoeft: 7/7D

Top 3

Ron Kline: K
Jake Wood: K
Bill Bruton: 13

Bot 3

Brooks Robinson: 63
Dick Williams: S5/BG
Jackie Brandt: S8.1-H(E8/TH)(NR)(UR)
Jim Gentile: OA.1XH(1E2)(UR)
Jim Gentile: K
Whitey Herzog: K/C

Top 4

Al Kaline: 3/FL
Rocky Colavito: 9
Norm Cash: S8#
Steve Boros: K

Bot 4

Ron Hansen: K/C
Jerry Adair: S8
Hank Foiles: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Dick Brown: 8/8D
Chico Fernandez: 8
Ron Kline: K/C

Bot 5

Billy Hoeft: S8
Brooks Robinson: 46(1)/FO
Dick Williams: K
Jackie Brandt: K

Top 6

Jake Wood: K
Bill Bruton: K
Al Kaline: S
Rocky Colavito: D7.1-3
Norm Cash: WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Norm Cash: 7

Bot 6

Jim Gentile: 9
Whitey Herzog: 43
Ron Hansen: S7
Jerry Adair: W.1-2
Hank Foiles: K/C

Top 7

Steve Boros: D7
Dick Brown: 4/P
Chico Fernandez: 3/FL
Bubba Morton: W
Charlie Maxwell: K/C

Bot 7

Hoyt Wilhelm: S9
Brooks Robinson: K/C
Dave Philley: 5/FL
Jackie Brandt: 43

Top 8

Bill Bruton: 43
Al Kaline: K
Rocky Colavito: W
Norm Cash: W.1-2
Steve Boros: W.2-3;1-2
Bobo Osborne: 43

Bot 8

Jim Gentile: W
Whitey Herzog: D9.1-3
Ron Hansen: 53
Jerry Adair: 8/SF.3-H
Hank Foiles: IW
Hoyt Wilhelm: 43

Top 9

Chico Fernandez: 63
Dick McAuliffe: S9
Reno Bertoia: 9
Bill Bruton: K/C

Notes & reviews

Suspend=19610905,,1,4,48
Jerry Adair rounded 2B too far
Brandt stopped at third, but broke for home when Kline turned his back; he was out, but the catcher dropped the ball
suspended,19610905,BAL11,curfew $game suspended due to Baltimore city ordinance not allowing an inning to start after 11:59 pm; resumed the next day

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