Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
April 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 1
Fox 2b 3 1 1 0
Landis cf 4 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 1 0
Minoso lf 3 0 1 1
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Martin 3b 4 0 0 0
Carreon c 4 1 1 0
McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Roselli ph 1 0 1 0
  Lown pr 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph 1 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 3 1 1 0
Bruton cf 4 1 1 3
Kaline rf 4 1 0 0
Colavito lf 2 1 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 2 2
Boros 3b 3 0 1 0
Brown c 3 1 1 1
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Mossi p 2 1 0 0
  Fox p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
Chicago 001 001 000271
Detroit 210 300 00x671
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (0-1) 2.0 2 3 3 3 3
  Shaw   3.0 3 3 0 3 0
  Pizarro   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Staley   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
3
7
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi  W (1-0) 5.2 6 2 2 2 3
  Fox  SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–Sievers (1), Cash (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Chicago Roselli (1,off Mossi), Detroit Cash (1,off Shaw).  3B–Detroit Cash (1,off McLish).  HR–Detroit Brown (1,2nd inning off McLish 0 on, 0 out); Bruton (1,4th inning off Shaw 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Aparicio (1,off Mossi).  HBP–Robinson (1,by Fox).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Boros (1,off Shaw).  IBB–Brown (1,by Shaw).  Team–7.  CS–Aparicio (2,2nd base by Mossi/Brown).  SB–Wood (1,3rd base off McLish/Carreon); Kaline (1,2nd base off McLish/Carreon); Fernandez (1,2nd base off McLish/Carreon).  WP–Shaw (1).  HBP–Fox (1,Robinson).  IBB–Shaw (1,Brown).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:43.  A–5,371.
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