Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 6 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 2 2 0
Minoso lf 5 1 3 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 2 0
  Esposito pr 0 1 0 0
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Smith cf 5 1 1 0
Fox 2b 3 0 1 2
Carey 3b 4 1 1 0
Roselli c 4 0 1 0
  Lollar ph,c 1 1 1 4
Pierce p 1 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 1 0
  Baumann p 1 0 1 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
  Aspromonte 2b 1 0 1 0
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 2 3 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 2 3
Essegian rf 3 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Romano c 4 1 2 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
de la Hoz ss 4 1 1 1
Hawkins p 2 0 1 1
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Chicago 100 000 1057144
Cleveland 020 002 0105121
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   3.0 5 2 1 0 0
  Baumann   2.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Kemmerer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hacker   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Herbert  W (7-8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
0
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   7.0 10 2 1 2 2
  Funk  L (9-7) 2.0 4 5 5 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
3
3

  E–Aparicio 2 (17), Minoso (9), Carey (8), Aspromonte (12).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Cleveland Francona 2 (17,off Pierce,off Herbert); Romano (20,off Baumann).  HR–Chicago Minoso (10,1st inning off Hawkins 0 on, 2 out); Lollar (4,9th inning off Funk 3 on, 2 out), Cleveland Phillips (13,6th inning off Baumann 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Fox 2 (4,off Hawkins,off Funk).  HBP–Herbert (1,by Funk).  Team LOB–12.  Team–4.  HBP–Funk (4,Herbert).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:43.
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