Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
July 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 1, Chicago White Sox 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 0 0 0
Geiger cf 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0
Hardy rf 4 0 0 0
Buddin ss 3 0 1 1
Cisco p 1 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Muffett p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 2 3 1 0
Landis cf 2 1 1 0
Minoso lf 2 0 1 2
Smith 3b 2 0 1 0
  Fox 2b 1 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Martin 1b 3 0 1 2
Esposito 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
Wynn p 3 0 1 0
Totals 25 4 6 4
Boston 000 100 000131
Chicago 000 102 01x461
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  L (1-4) 6.0 5 3 3 5 1
  Muffett   2.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
5
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (8-2) 9.0 3 1 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
5
5

  E–Schilling (5), Smith (7).  DP–Boston 3.  PB–Pagliaroni (5).  2B–Chicago Minoso (14,off Muffett).  SH–Cisco (2,off Wynn); Landis 2 (7,off Cisco,off Muffett).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Minoso (9,off Cisco).  Team–5.  SB–Geiger (7,2nd base off Wynn/Lollar).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:50.  A–15,995.
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