July 26, 1961 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
BOS 1 BAL 9
BOS 2 CLE 12
@KCA 5 DET 5
@LAA 4 MIN 10
WSA 9 NYY 5
CHW 2 CHC 7
STL 6
(12) CIN 3
@MLN 2 LAD 6
@PHI 1 PIT 8
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 14,950

Wednesday, July 26, 1961
Time of Game: 2:42

Red Sox

45-56

Lost 3

6th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  6  2
Orioles         1  0  0   0  3  0   0  5  X    9 11  2

W: J Fisher (4-9), L: G Conley (4-10)

Orioles

54-45

Won 3

3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Green 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .689    0    1   0   
G Geiger CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .786    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .685    0    2   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .733    0    1   0   2B
P Runnels 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .296  .796    0    4   2   
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .587    0    2   2   GDP
R Nixon C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .600    0    8   0   
D Buddin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .807    0    5   1   
G Conley P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .776    0    0   3   
  V Wertz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .807    0    0   0   
  M Fornieles P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .272         1   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   1    3   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: J Jensen (14, off J Fisher).

TB: J Jensen 3; R Nixon; P Green; G Conley; F Malzone.

GIDP: F Malzone (12).

RBI: J Jensen (42).

2-out RBI: J Jensen.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Yastrzemski (4); R Nixon (5).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Robinson 3B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .306  .759    0    0   1   2·2B,SH
R Snyder LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .291  .701    0    3   1   
  D Philley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .670    0    0   0   
  J Busby CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .687         2   0   
  M Throneberry PH            0   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .713    0    0   0   
  D Williams PR-LF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .207  .603         0   0   
J Brandt CF-LF-CF             4   2   2   3    1   1  .325  .841    0    2   0   
J Gentile 1B                  4   1   2   3    1   1  .324 1.122    0    7   0   HR
G Triandos C                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .269  .808    0    4   0   
W Herzog RF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .260  .754    0    5   0   
R Hansen SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .241  .691    0    1   2   
M Breeding 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .159  .425    0    3   3   2·SB
J Fisher P                    2   2   1   0    1   1  .118  .307    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       33   9  11   8    7   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Robinson 2 (24, off G Conley, off M Fornieles).

HR: J Gentile (28, off G Conley; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: J Fisher (3, off G Conley); B Robinson (7, off G Conley).

TB: J Gentile 5; B Robinson 4; J Brandt 2; G Triandos 2; M Breeding; J Fisher; R Hansen.

RBI: J Gentile 3 (93); J Brandt 3 (44); B Robinson (34); G Triandos (52).

2-out RBI: J Brandt 3; J Gentile 3; B Robinson; G Triandos.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Robinson-M Breeding-J Gentile.

E: G Triandos (6); R Snyder (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Breeding 2 (4, 2nd base off G Conley/R Nixon, 2nd base off M Fornieles/R Nixon).

PO: J Brandt (1st base by G Conley).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Conley, L (4-10)             7     8   4   4    3   5   1   4.75   32     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 8     47    -     0.98  -0.18
M Fornieles                    1     3   5   5    4   1   0   6.05   10     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.23  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   9   9    7   6   1          42     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·11           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fisher, W (4-9)              9     6   2   1    3   4   0   4.66   35     -       ·  ·      6·13· 3· 6     70    -     1.06   0.26
Totals                         9     6   2   1    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·13· 3· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Fornieles (3).

IBB: None.

PO: G Conley (1; J Brandt, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 14,950.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. P Green              2B    1. B Robinson           3B 
2. G Geiger             CF    2. R Snyder             LF 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. J Brandt             CF 
4. J Jensen             RF    4. J Gentile            1B 
5. P Runnels            1B    5. G Triandos           C  
6. F Malzone            3B    6. W Herzog             RF 
7. R Nixon              C     7. R Hansen             SS 
8. D Buddin             SS    8. M Breeding           2B 
9. G Conley             P     9. J Fisher             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-2  -2-      18%  87% J Gentile       G Conley        Home Run; Brandt Scores
   b 5   2  1-1  -2-      15%  70% J Brandt        G Conley        Single to CF; Fisher Scores; Brandt to 2B/Adv on E2
   t 5   1  1-0  -2-     -14%  47% F Malzone       J Fisher        Single to LF; Jensen Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Malzone to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   2  4-1  12-     -11%  77% J Jensen        J Fisher        Single to LF; Conley Scores; Geiger to 3B; Jensen to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  63% J Gentile       G Conley        Single to RF; Robinson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  C Yastrzemski   Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Robinson      Double to RF
   O      -2-      57%  R Snyder        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      53%  J Brandt        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      63%  J Gentile       Single to RF; Robinson Scores
          1--      64%  G Triandos      Single to RF; Gentile to 2B
          12-      67%  W Herzog        Walk; Gentile to 3B; Triandos to 2B
   O      123      61%  R Hansen        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  J Jensen        Strikeout Looking
          ---      60%  P Runnels       Walk
   OO     1--      66%  F Malzone       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gene Conley facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  M Breeding      Single to RF
   O      1--      66%  J Fisher        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      64%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
          1--      65%  R Snyder        Breeding Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Fisher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  R Nixon         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      66%  D Buddin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  G Conley        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gene Conley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  J Brandt        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  J Gentile       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      63%  G Triandos      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  P Green         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  G Geiger        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      69%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  W Herzog        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      65%  R Hansen        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      64%  M Breeding      Foul Bunt Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  J Jensen        Double to LF
   O      -2-      62%  P Runnels       Strikeout
   R      -2-      47%  F Malzone       Single to LF; Jensen Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Malzone to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      51%  R Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B; Malzone to 3B
   O      --3      57%  D Buddin        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  J Fisher        Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  B Robinson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Fisher to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  R Snyder        Strikeout
   R      -2-      70%  J Brandt        Single to CF; Fisher Scores; Brandt to 2B/Adv on E2
   RR     -2-      87%  J Gentile       Home Run; Brandt Scores
   O      ---      87%  G Triandos      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Fisher facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  G Conley        Single
   O      1--      87%  P Green         Flyball: LF
          1--      82%  G Geiger        Walk; Conley to 2B
   O      12-      87%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: RF
   R      12-      77%  J Jensen        Single to LF; Conley Scores; Geiger to 3B; Jensen to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      85%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  W Herzog        Walk
          1--      90%  R Hansen        Single to LF; Herzog to 2B
   O      12-      87%  M Breeding      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Hansen to 2B; Breeding to 1B
          12-      90%  J Fisher        Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Hansen to 3B; Breeding to 2B; Fisher to 1B
   O      123      86%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  Dave Philley pinch hits for Russ Snyder batting 2nd
   O      123      82%  D Philley       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jack Fisher facing 6-7-8
                  Jackie Brandt moves to LF; Jim Busby replaces Dave Philley playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      86%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  R Nixon         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      89%  D Buddin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Gene Conley facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  J Brandt        Walk
   O      1--      88%  J Gentile       Brandt Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      87%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  G Triandos      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jack Fisher facing 9-1-2
                  Vic Wertz pinch hits for Gene Conley batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  V Wertz         Strikeout Looking
          ---      86%  P Green         Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  G Geiger        Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Fornieles facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Vic Wertz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  W Herzog        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      94%  R Hansen        Walk
   O      1--      93%  M Breeding      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      94%  J Fisher        Breeding Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      97%  B Robinson      Double to RF; Breeding Scores; Fisher to 3B
                  Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Jim Busby batting 2nd
          -23      98%  M Throneberry   Walk
                  Dick Williams pinch runs for Marv Throneberry batting 2nd
   RRR    123     100%  J Brandt        Single to LF; Fisher Scores; Robinson Scores; Williams Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Brandt to 2B
          -2-     100%  J Gentile       Wild Pitch; Brandt to 3B
          --3     100%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3     100%  G Triandos      Single; Brandt Scores; Gentile to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Herzog        Strikeout
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
                  Dick Williams moves to LF; Jackie Brandt moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  P Runnels       Walk
   O      1--     100%  F Malzone       Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  R Nixon         Single to LF; Runnels to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Buddin        Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL196107262

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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