Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
May 31, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1960 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 1 3 1
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 1 2
Kuenn rf 4 0 2 1
Romano c 4 0 2 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 0 0 0
  Strickland ss 0 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Hardy lf 2 1 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
Bell p 2 1 1 0
  Temple ph 1 0 1 0
  Tiefenauer pr,p 0 1 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 1
Fox 2b 5 0 2 1
Torgeson 1b 3 0 1 0
Minoso lf 2 0 1 1
Lollar c 5 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 2 1 1
Freese 3b 4 2 2 2
Landis cf 2 1 2 0
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 12 6
Cleveland 101 000 2004102
Chicago 000 213 00x6120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (5-3) 6.0 10 6 6 4 2
  Tiefenauer   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
6
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W (4-2) 6.2 8 4 4 2 2
  Kemmerer  SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
4

  E–Romano (1), Bell (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Cleveland Bell (1,off Pierce); Piersall (6,off Kemmerer), Chicago Lollar (13,off Tiefenauer); Torgeson (1,off Tiefenauer).  HR–Cleveland Piersall (6,1st inning off Pierce 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Freese (2,4th inning off Bell 1 on, 2 out); Smith (5,6th inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Pierce (3,off Bell).  SF–Minoso (3,off Bell); Aparicio (3,off Bell).  HBP–Landis (4,by Bell).  IBB–Landis (3,by Tiefenauer).  Team–11.  SB–Minoso 2 (7,2nd base off Bell/Romano 2); Aparicio (12,2nd base off Bell/Romano).  CS–Minoso (5,3rd base by Bell/Romano).  WP–Bell (2).  HBP–Bell (3,Landis).  IBB–Tiefenauer (1,Landis).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:47.  A–23,770.
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