Kansas City Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
May 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 1 1 0
Hankins cf 2 0 0 0
Pilarcik rf 4 0 0 1
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Siebern lf 4 0 1 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 1 0
Pignatano c 2 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan c 0 0 0 0
Bass p 2 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 1
Minoso lf 3 1 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 2 1
Landis cf 3 0 0 0
Martin 3b 3 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0
Carreon c 3 1 1 0
Wynn p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Kansas City 100 000 000143
Chicago 000 110 00x240
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bass  L (1-1) 7.0 4 2 1 3 2
  Archer   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
1
4
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (3-1) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
7

  E–Lumpe 2 (5), Bass (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Howser (6,off Wynn), Chicago Sievers (5,off Bass).  SH–Hankins (3,off Wynn).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Minoso (2,by Bass).  Team–7.  CS–Minoso (1,2nd base by Bass/Pignatano).  BK–Archer (1).  HBP–Bass (1,Minoso).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:35.  A–15,735.
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