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."

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Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 5 1 0 2
  Esposito 3b 0 0 0 0
Fox 2b 5 0 2 1
Minoso lf 5 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 1 2 1
Smith 3b,rf 5 1 2 1
Martin 1b 5 2 2 2
Pilarcik cf 4 2 1 0
Aparicio ss 4 2 3 1
McLish p 3 0 0 0
  Baumann p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 0 1
Piersall cf 5 0 1 1
Francona lf 5 1 1 0
Phillips 3b 3 1 1 1
Kirkland rf 3 3 3 4
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 5 1 2 0
de la Hoz ss 4 1 2 1
Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 1 1 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 0 0 0 0
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Chicago 000 052 2009121
Cleveland 020 101 4008111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (5-8) 6.1 8 8 8 1 0
  Baumann   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Lown  SV (6) 2.1 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (7-7) 5.0 6 5 5 1 1
  Allen   2.0 6 4 2 0 1
  Schaffernoth   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Stigman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
2
2

  E–Smith (6), Kirkland (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Smith (14,off Perry); Lollar (6,off Allen), Cleveland Power (24,off McLish); de la Hoz (4,off Lown).  3B–Cleveland Power (2,off McLish).  HR–Chicago Smith (20,5th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out); Martin (5,7th inning off Allen 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Kirkland 3 (14,2nd inning off McLish 1 on, 0 out,4th inning off McLish 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off McLish 0 on, 2 out).  SH–McLish (3,off Perry); Phillips (4,off Lown); Kirkland (4,off Lown).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Romano (3,by Lown).  Team–8.  SB–Robinson (3,2nd base off Perry/Romano).  WP–Baumann (2).  IBB–Lown (1,Romano).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:40.  A–18,950.
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