Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
June 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 15

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 1 0 1 0
Piersall cf 5 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 1 2 0
Essegian rf 1 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 1 2 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 2 1
de la Hoz ss 4 1 0 0
Bell p 1 0 1 2
  Antonelli p 2 0 0 0
  Kubiszyn 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 2 1 0
Fox 2b 3 1 3 2
  Goodman 2b 1 0 0 0
Landis cf 5 1 0 1
Minoso lf 4 3 2 4
Smith rf 3 2 1 0
Martin 1b 2 0 0 0
  Sievers ph,1b 3 2 2 7
Carey 3b 4 1 2 0
  Esposito 3b 1 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 1 2 0
  Carreon pr,c 0 0 0 0
Baumann p 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 1 1 0
  Larsen p 3 1 0 1
Totals 39 15 14 15
Cleveland 030 000 0003113
Chicago 310 803 00x15141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (4-8) 3.1 8 10 5 2 2
  Antonelli   2.2 6 5 3 1 0
  Locke   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
15
8
3
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Larsen  W (3-1) 7.0 7 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
4

  E–Temple (8), Romano (7), de la Hoz (2), Aparicio (10).  2B–Cleveland Bell (1,off Baumann), Chicago Pilarcik (2,off Bell).  HR–Chicago Minoso (6,1st inning off Bell 2 on, 1 out); Sievers 2 (16,4th inning off Antonelli 3 on, 1 out,6th inning off Antonelli 2 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Smith (3,by Antonelli).  Team–4.  SB–Aparicio (21,2nd base off Bell/Romano).  WP–Bell (3).  HBP–Antonelli (1,Smith).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:29.
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