Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins
April 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 6 2 2 0
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Landis cf 6 1 2 2
Sievers 1b 5 2 2 2
Minoso lf 3 0 2 0
Smith rf 6 0 2 0
Esposito 3b 5 0 1 0
Carreon c 5 0 0 0
Shaw p 3 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 12 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 3 1 1 0
  Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
Green cf 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 5 0 1 1
Killebrew lf 5 1 4 1
Allison rf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 5 0 1 0
Naragon c 4 1 2 1
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
  Battey c 0 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 0 0
Kralick p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Chicago 010 010 000 035120
Minnesota 001 000 100 01390
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (2-0) 11.0 9 3 3 3 5
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
3
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  L (1-1) 10.2 12 5 5 6 6
  Moore   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
12
5
5
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 3, Minnesota 1.  2B–Chicago Aparicio (3,off Kralick); Landis (3,off Kralick), Minnesota Versalles (3,off Shaw); Killebrew (1,off Shaw).  HR–Chicago Sievers (3,11th inning off Kralick 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Naragon (1,7th inning off Shaw 0 on, 0 out); Killebrew (1,11th inning off Shaw 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fox (1,off Kralick).  HBP–Fox (1,by Kralick).  Team LOB–13.  Team–6.  SB–Landis (2,2nd base off Kralick/Naragon).  HBP–Kralick (1,Fox).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–3:01.  A–29,467.
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