Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
May 7, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 1 0
Bruton cf 5 1 2 0
Kaline rf 5 0 2 0
Colavito lf 3 2 1 1
Cash 1b 4 1 1 1
Boros 3b 3 1 2 1
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 2
Chiti c 4 0 0 0
Regan p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 3 0 2 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 1 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
Landis cf 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Martin 3b 4 1 2 0
Lollar c 2 0 1 1
McLish p 2 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Detroit 103 010 0005100
Chicago 020 000 010381
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Regan  W (2-0) 9.0 8 3 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (2-2) 5.0 8 5 4 2 0
  Kemmerer   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lown   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
2

  E–Sievers (4).  DP–Detroit 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Detroit Boros (5,off Lown); Kaline (7,off Lown), Chicago Aparicio (5,off Regan).  3B–Chicago Martin (2,off Regan).  HR–Detroit Colavito (5,5th inning off McLish 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Smith (5,2nd inning off Regan 0 on, 1 out); Minoso (2,8th inning off Regan 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Boros (4,by McLish).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Lollar (1,off Regan).  Team–6.  SB–Kaline (4,2nd base off McLish/Lollar); Aparicio (7,2nd base off Regan/Chiti).  CS–Fernandez (1,2nd base by McLish/Lollar).  WP–Lown (1).  HBP–McLish (1,Boros).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:29.  A–21,567.
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