Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
May 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 1 3 2
Fox 2b 4 0 2 0
Minoso lf 5 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 5 2 2 1
Landis cf 4 1 2 2
Martin 3b 5 0 0 0
Carreon c 3 0 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lollar c 1 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 2 0 1 0
  Covington ph 1 0 1 0
  Esposito pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Wynn p 2 1 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 0 3 0
Geiger cf 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 1 0
Jensen rf 5 1 1 1
Pagliaroni c 4 1 2 1
  Brewer pr 0 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 5 1 2 3
Malzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Buddin ss 4 0 1 0
Delock p 1 0 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Chicago 010 010 002 26120
Boston 010 000 030 15110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   8.0 9 4 4 2 3
  Lown  W (1-2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Pierce  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock   4.0 5 2 2 4 1
  Stallard   3.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Fornieles   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Hillman  L (2-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
6
6
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Boston 2.  2B–Boston Schilling (6,off Wynn); Buddin (4,off Wynn).  HR–Chicago Sievers (9,2nd inning off Delock 0 on, 0 out); Smith (7,9th inning off Fornieles 1 on, 2 out); Landis (6,10th inning off Hillman 1 on, 1 out), Boston Pagliaroni (3,2nd inning off Wynn 0 on, 0 out); Runnels (2,8th inning off Wynn 2 on, 2 out); Jensen (2,10th inning off Lown 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Stallard (1,off Wynn).  HBP–Pagliaroni (1,by Wynn).  Team–7.  SB–Landis (7,2nd base off Delock/Pagliaroni); Aparicio (10,2nd base off Delock/Pagliaroni); Runnels (2,2nd base off Wynn/Carreon).  CS–Landis (2,2nd base by Delock/Pagliaroni); Schilling (2,2nd base by Wynn/Carreon).  HBP–Wynn (1,Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–3:21.
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