September 12, 1962 – Baltimore, MD
With little fanfare pitcher Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators strikeouts a major league record twenty-one Baltimore Orioles on route to his 2-1 victory in the 16-inning contest.
In front of only 4,098 fans at Memorial stadium in Baltimore, the Senators and the Orioles were tied 1-1 until Bud Zipfiel hit a solo home run off of Orioles pitcher Dick Hall in the top of the 16th inning.
Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1962 (N) at Memorial Stadium
WAS A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 2
BATTING
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kennedy ss 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 Stillwell 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 King ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cottier 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Hinton rf 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Zipfel 1b 7 1 3 2 0 2 11 0 Retzer c 7 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 Osteen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schmidt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hicks cf 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 Schaive ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Piersall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lock lf 7 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 Brinkman 3b 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 4 Cheney p 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 57 2 10 2 5 8 48 11
BATTING - 2B: Hinton (22,off Pappas); Hicks (4,off Pappas). HR: Zipfel (6,16th inning off Hall 0 on 1 out). SH: Cheney (6,off Pappas). Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - CS: Kennedy (1,2nd base by Hall/Landrith).
Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Adair ss 6 0 2 0 1 1 4 5 Snyder rf 7 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 B. Robinson 3b 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 Gentile 1b 7 0 1 0 0 3 13 1 Powell lf 6 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Nicholson cf 7 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 Landrith c 6 0 0 0 0 1 12 1 Brandt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breeding 2b 6 1 1 0 0 3 5 3 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pappas p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Lau ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Hall p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 Hoeft p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 58 1 10 1 4 21 48 16
FIELDING - E: Adair (16), Breeding (7).
BATTING - 2B: Snyder (18,off Cheney); Adair (24,off Cheney); Gentile (20,off Cheney); Breeding (10,off Cheney). Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - SB: Adair (6,2nd base off Cheney/Retzer).
PITCHING
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cheney W(6-8) 16 10 1 1 4 21 0 62
WP: Cheney (6).
Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas 7 4 1 1 3 4 0 28 Hall L(6-6) 8.1 5 1 1 1 4 1 31 Hoeft 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Stock 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 16 10 2 2 5 8 1 63
BK: Pappas (1).
Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bob Stewart
Ejections: BAL Manager Billy Hitchcock by Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 3:59 Attendance: 4098
SENATORS 1ST: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Stillwell singled to shortstop; Hinton doubled to right [Stillwell to third]; Zipfel grounded out (first unassisted) [Hinton to third, Stillwell scored]; Retzer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Adair singled to left; Snyder flied out to left; B. Robinson singled to center [Adair to third]; Gentile popped to third in foul territory [B. Robinson to second]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. SENATORS 2ND: Hicks walked; Lock flied out to center; Brinkman singled to right [Hicks to second]; Cheney struck out; Kennedy forced Brinkman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Nicholson struck out; Landrith popped to catcher in foul territory; Breeding flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. SENATORS 3RD: Stillwell grounded out (third to first); Hinton grounded out (shortstop to first); Zipfel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Pappas was called out on strikes; Adair struck out; Snyder doubled; B. Robinson walked; Gentile struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. SENATORS 4TH: Retzer made an out to shortstop; Hicks lined to pitcher; Lock lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell flied out to left; Nicholson struck out; Landrith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. SENATORS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to right; Cheney grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Breeding struck out; Pappas struck out; Adair doubled to center; Snyder was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. SENATORS 6TH: Stillwell walked; Pappas balked [Stillwell to second]; Hinton flied out to right; Zipfel struck out; Retzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Gentile doubled to right; Powell flied out to center; Nicholson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. SENATORS 7TH: Hicks doubled to left; Lock struck out; Brinkman walked; Cheney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brinkman to second, Hicks to third]; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Landrith flied out to center; Breeding doubled; LAU BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Lau singled to right [Breeding scored]; Adair made an out to third; Snyder singled to third [Lau to third]; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 8TH: HALL REPLACED LAU (PITCHING); Stillwell grounded out (pitcher to first); Hinton flied out to left; Zipfel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Gentile was called out on strikes; Powell singled to center; Nicholson flied out to left; Landrith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 9TH: Retzer lined to second; Hicks struck out; Lock popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Breeding grounded out (third to first); Hall struck out; Adair walked; Adair stole second; Snyder struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 10TH: Brinkman made an out to catcher; Cheney flied out to right; Kennedy walked; KING BATTED FOR STILLWELL; King singled to center [Kennedy to third]; Hinton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 10TH: COTTIER REPLACED KING (PLAYING 2B); B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Gentile struck out; Powell walked; Nicholson forced Powell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 11TH: Zipfel singled to left; Retzer flied out to center; Hicks forced Zipfel (first to shortstop) [Hicks to second (error by Adair)]; Lock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 11TH: Landrith made an out to second; Breeding struck out; Hall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 12TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Cheney popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 12TH: Adair grounded out (shortstop to first); Snyder grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 13TH: Cottier flied out to left; Hinton grounded out (second to first); Zipfel singled to left; Retzer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 13TH: Gentile popped to third in foul territory; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicholson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 14TH: Hicks flied out to right; Lock struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 14TH: Landrith flied out to right; Breeding struck out; Hall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 15TH: Cheney flied out to left; Kennedy singled to left; Kennedy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cottier made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 15TH: Adair grounded out (third to first); Snyder struck out; B. Robinson walked; Cheney threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to second]; Gentile flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1. SENATORS 16TH: Hinton popped to first in foul territory; Zipfel homered; Retzer reached on an error by Breeding; OSTEEN RAN FOR RETZER; SCHAIVE BATTED FOR HICKS; HOEFT REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Schaive popped to catcher in foul territory; Lock singled to left [Osteen to second]; STOCK REPLACED HOEFT (PITCHING); Brinkman walked [Osteen to third, Lock to second]; Cheney forced Brinkman (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 16TH: SCHMIDT REPLACED OSTEEN (PLAYING C ); PIERSALL REPLACED SCHAIVE (PLAYING CF); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Nicholson singled to right; BRANDT BATTED FOR LANDRITH; Brandt flied out to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BREEDING; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
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