Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
July 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 1 1 0
  Aparicio ss 0 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b,lf 3 0 0 1
Pilarcik cf 3 1 0 0
Esposito ss,3b 3 1 1 0
Carreon c 4 1 2 0
Wynn p 3 0 1 1
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 0 0
Hankins cf 4 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 3 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 0 1
Stephens lf 3 1 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 1
Rivera rf 2 0 1 0
  Del Greco ph 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall ph 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia pr 0 0 0 0
Pignatano c 3 0 0 1
Causey 3b 3 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Bass p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 001 012 000460
Kansas City 000 010 002372
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (7-1) 8.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Pierce   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lown  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (3-4) 6.0 5 4 3 3 0
  Ditmar   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bass   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
1

  E–Lumpe (9), Rivera (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Minoso (13,off Walker); Esposito (4,off Walker), Kansas City Rivera (1,off Wynn); Lumpe (14,off Wynn); D Johnson (4,off Pierce).  3B–Kansas City Lumpe (4,off Wynn).  SH–Wynn (1,off Walker); Robinson (2,off Ditmar).  SF–Smith (6,off Walker); Pignatano (2,off Wynn); Siebern (3,off Pierce).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  WP–Walker (4).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:32.  A–4,247.
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