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LAA-BAL 4-12-1961

The Earl of Baltimore 
Earl Robinson's PH single gives Orioles 10th inning win over Angels, 7-6 
BAL 7-12-1 LAA 6-8-2
WP-Wilhelm(1-0) LP-Fowler(0-1) 
HR-Brandt(BAL,1) lead-off homer in 1st, Gentile(BAL,3) game-tying homer in 5th
INJ-Rice(LAA) out 15 games with injury in 8th; also drove in 2 runs with double in 4th
Herzog singled with 1 out in 10th, moved to 2nd when Breeding reached on error by SS Hamlin, then scored on E. Robinson's pinch single.(1-1-1)

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