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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

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Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1961 (N) at Memorial Stadium

CLE A    2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
BAL A    2  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Temple 2b                     5   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Piersall cf                   3   2   1   0       2   0       1   0
Francona lf                   3   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Kirkland rf                   3   0   2   0       1   0       6   0
Phillips 3b                   3   1   0   0       0   2       3   2
Power 1b                      4   1   2   3       0   0       4   2
Held ss                       4   0   2   1       0   2       2   0
Thomas c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Latman p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Funk p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                       33   5   8   4       4   8      27   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Power-Latman-Held.
BATTING - 
2B: Held (19,off Estrada); Thomas (2,off Estrada).
HBP: Phillips (4,by Estrada); Francona (3,by Wilhelm).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Piersall (7,2nd base off Estrada/Lau).
CS: Francona (1,2nd base by Wilhelm/Lau).
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
B. Robinson 3b                4   2   2   2       0   1       3   2
Herzog lf                     4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Brandt cf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Gentile 1b                    3   0   1   1       0   1       6   0
Hansen ss                     3   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
  Breeding pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
E. Robinson rf                3   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Philley ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lau c                         3   0   1   0       0   0       7   3
Adair 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Estrada p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Throneberry ph              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Wilhelm p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   4   6   4       1   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lau-B. Robinson.
BATTING - 
3B: Brandt (5,off Latman).
HR: B. Robinson 2 (6,1st inning off Latman 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Latman
0 on 0 out); Herzog (5,3rd inning off Latman 0 on 2 out).
SH: Estrada (5,off Latman).
SF: Gentile (6,off Latman).
Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Latman W(11-4)                6     6   4   4   0   3   3  23
Funk SV(10)                   3     0   0   0   1   4   0  10
Totals                        9     6   4   4   1   7   3  33

Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Estrada L(11-8)               8     8   5   5   4   7   0  36
Wilhelm                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   5   5   4   8   0  39
BK: Estrada (2).
HBP: Estrada (9,Phillips); Wilhelm (4,Francona).
Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Harry Schwarts
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 12721
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles        
1. Temple              2b        B. Robinson         3b
2. Piersall            cf        Herzog              lf
3. Francona            lf        Brandt              cf
4. Kirkland            rf        Gentile             1b
5. Phillips            3b        Hansen              ss
6. Power               1b        E. Robinson         rf
7. Held                ss        Lau                 c
8. Thomas              c         Adair               2b
9. Latman              p         Estrada             p

INDIANS 1ST: Temple struck out; Piersall walked; Francona walked
[Piersall to second]; Kirkland lined to center; Phillips was hit
by a pitch [Piersall to third, Francona to second]; Power
singled to center [Piersall scored, Francona scored, Phillips to
third]; Held was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: B. Robinson homered to left; Herzog flied out to
right; Brandt tripled to right; Gentile hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Brandt scored]; Hansen grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Thomas struck out; Latman flied out to center;
Temple lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: E. Robinson struck out; Lau flied out to right;
Adair popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Piersall walked; Francona lined to shortstop;
Kirkland singled to center [Piersall to second]; Phillips forced
Kirkland (pitcher to shortstop) [Piersall to third]; Power
singled to right [Piersall scored, Phillips to third]; Held
doubled to left [Phillips scored, Power to third]; Estrada
balked [Power scored, Held to third]; Thomas grounded out
(catcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Estrada struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Herzog homered to right; Brandt struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Latman grounded out (pitcher to first); Temple
grounded out (third to first); Piersall singled; Piersall stole
second; Francona lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Gentile flied out to right; Hansen grounded out
(first unassisted); E. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Kirkland singled to right; Phillips was called out
on strikes; Power flied out to center; Held struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Lau singled to right; Adair lined to shortstop;
Estrada sacrifice bunted into a double play to first [Lau out at
third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Chuck Estrada bunted and was
tagged by Vic Power; Charlie Lau thought the ball went foul and
started back toward 1B; Barry Latman grabbed ball from Power and
threw to Woody Held; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Thomas lined to shortstop; Latman grounded out
(third to first); Temple popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson homered to left; Herzog popped to
third; On a bunt Brandt made an out to third; Gentile singled to
center; Hansen flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 5, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Piersall popped to second; Francona popped to
third; Kirkland walked; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: FUNK REPLACED LATMAN (PITCHING); E. Robinson struck
out; Lau grounded out (first to pitcher); Adair popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Orioles 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Power grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Held singled; Thomas doubled to left [Held to third]; Funk
struck out while Held was picked off third (catcher to third); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: THRONEBERRY BATTED FOR ESTRADA; Throneberry struck
out; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Herzog grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED THRONEBERRY (PITCHING); Temple
struck out; Piersall batted left handed; Piersall grounded out
(pitcher to first); Francona was hit by a pitch; Francona was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Brandt popped to third in foul territory; Gentile
struck out; Hansen walked; BREEDING RAN FOR HANSEN; PHILLEY
BATTED FOR E. ROBINSON; Philley lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          5   8   0    7
 Orioles          4   6   0    2
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