Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
April 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 1 2 0
Geiger cf 3 0 1 0
Hardy lf 4 0 1 1
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 1 2 0
Harrell 3b 3 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 1 1 1
Green ss 2 0 0 0
Brewer p 2 0 1 2
  Repulski ph 1 0 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 3 0 2 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Landis cf 3 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 1 2 0
Minoso lf 3 0 1 1
Smith rf 4 1 1 2
Martin 3b 4 0 0 0
Carreon c 2 0 0 0
  Lollar ph 1 0 0 0
Pierce p 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Boston 000 011 200490
Chicago 000 100 002370
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 1 4 2
  Stallard   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Fornieles  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L (0-2) 7.0 9 4 4 1 1
  Kemmerer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Pizarro   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2, Chicago 1.  PB–Carreon (1).  2B–Boston Brewer (1,off Pierce); Harrell (1,off Pierce).  3B–Boston Hardy (1,off Pierce).  HR–Chicago Smith (3,9th inning off Stallard 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Geiger (1,off Pierce); Green (1,off Pierce); Pierce (2,off Brewer).  SF–Brewer (1,off Pierce); Minoso (2,off Brewer).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Harrell (1,2nd base off Pizarro/Carreon); Aparicio (2,2nd base off Brewer/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:34.
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