Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
July 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Athletics 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 1 0 0 0
  Esposito ph,ss 2 1 1 0
Fox 2b 3 0 1 0
Robinson rf 3 1 2 2
Minoso lf 3 1 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 1 0
Pilarcik cf 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Baumann p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen p 1 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 2b 4 2 2 0
Pignatano c 4 1 2 1
Howser ss 3 2 2 1
Siebern 1b 4 2 1 1
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
  Rivera ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Posada rf 3 1 1 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Hankins lf 0 0 0 0
Stephens cf 3 0 1 1
Causey 3b 3 0 2 2
Shaw p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 12 6
Chicago 000 210 0363
Kansas City 440 000 x8123
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  L (4-2) 1.0 6 4 3 0 3
  Baumann   0.2 4 4 1 0 1
  Larsen   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Kemmerer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hacker   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
6.0
12
8
4
1
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (5-7) 6.0 6 3 2 0 3
Totals
6.0
6
3
2
0
3

  E–Aparicio 2 (13), Pilarcik (1), Howser (22), D Johnson (3), Causey (4).  2B–Chicago Smith (12,off Shaw), Kansas City Lumpe (13,off Pizarro); Causey (2,off Baumann); D Johnson (3,off Larsen); Pignatano (6,off Hacker).  3B–Kansas City Lumpe (3,off Baumann).  HR–Chicago Robinson (6,4th inning off Shaw 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Howser (2,off Hacker).  Team–7.  WP–Baumann (1).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–1:47.  A–8,059.
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