Game Logs - April 8, 1963

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1963

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April 8, 1963

1963 Chronology

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds

Crosley Field

Attendance: 28,896

Starting Lineups
PIRATES Dick Schofield ss Bob Skinner lf Roberto Clemente rf Donn Clendenon 1b Bill Mazeroski 2b Bob Bailey 3b Bill Virdon cf Jim Pagliaroni c Earl Francis p	REDS Leo Cardenas ss Pete Rose 2b Vada Pinson rf Frank Robinson lf Gordy Coleman 1b Johnny Edwards c Gene Freese 3b Tommy Harper cf Jim O'Toole p

In his debut game, second baseman Pete Rose drew a walk and subsequently scored Cincinnati's first run when Frank Robinson homered. The Reds went up 4-0 in the 2nd when Leo Cardenas hit a two-run single to left. The Pirates hit into a twin killing in each of the first four innings, and were held scoreless until Donn Clendenon's solo homer in the 4th. Gordy Coleman also hit a solo homer off reliever Tommie Sisk in the Cincinnati 6th. In the 7th, Reds starter Jim O'Toole gave up a single to Bob Bailey, balked, a walk issued to Jim Pagliaroni, and then commited an error that allowed pinch-hitter Elmo Plaskett to reach and Bailey to score. Neither team got a hit or a run from that point on, and the Reds won 5-2. Winning pitcher O'Toole went nine innings -- and only got one strikeout.

	R	H	E	LOB
PIRATES	2	6	1	7
REDS	5	6	3	5

WP: O'Toole (1-0) 9 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 1 k

LP: Francis (0-1) 2 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 1 k

Clendenon (CIN) 4 ab, 1h, 1 r 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Robinson (PIT) 3 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 2 rbi, 1 bb, 1 so

Baltimore Orioles

Washington Senators

D.C. Stadium

Attendance: 43,022

Starting Lineups
ORIOLES Luis Aparicio ss Jackie Brandt cf Brooks Robinson 3b Jim Gentile 1b Al Smith rf Boog Powell lf Jerry Adair 2b Dick Brown c Steve Barber p	SENATORS Marv Breeding 2b Chuck Hinton rf Minnie Minoso lf Don Lock cf Bobo Osborne 3b Don Leppert c Tim Brown 1b Ed Brinkman ss Don Rudolph p

The Orioles took an early 3-0 lead when a Jim Gentile solo homer was followed by Boog Powell's two-run bomb in the 2nd. The Senators got a run in the 5th when Bobo Osborne singled, Don Leppert doubled, and Ed Brinkman (debut game) hit a one-out grounder to score Osborne. Baltimore ace Steve Barber lasted until the 9th, when he was replaced by Stu Miller after serving up a two-bagger to Minnie Minoso. The Senators were unable to capitalize, stranding two in the last frame, and losing a 3-1 decision. Miller got the first of his 27 saves on the season. The game lasted just two hours and nine minutes.

	R	H	E	LOB
ORIOLES	3	6	0	5
SENATORS	1	7	0	6

HRs: Gentile (1), Powell (1)

WP: Barber (1-0) 8 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 3 k

LP: Rudolph (0-1) 5 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 3 k

Gentile (BAL) 4 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 2 so

Powell (BAL) 4 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 1 so