Kansas City Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
July 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Kansas City Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 4 1 1 0
Stephens rf 4 1 1 0
  Bauer ph 1 0 0 0
Howser ss 3 0 1 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 1
Posada lf 3 0 1 1
Lumpe 2b 4 1 3 0
  Hankins pr 0 0 0 0
Pignatano c 4 0 1 0
Causey 3b 4 0 1 1
Rakow p 3 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Landis cf 4 0 2 1
Minoso lf 4 1 2 0
Smith 3b 3 1 0 0
  Esposito 3b 1 0 0 0
Fox 2b 3 0 2 2
Martin 1b 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 1 2 1
Pizarro p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Kansas City 200 100 0003101
Chicago 100 001 20x4100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow   6.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Walker  L (3-6) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Kunkel   1.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
0
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  W (6-3) 9.0 10 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
6

  E–Causey (6).  DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Lumpe (16,off Pizarro).  3B–Chicago Fox (4,off Walker).  HR–Chicago Lollar (7,6th inning off Rakow 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Posada (8,off Pizarro).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  CS–Fox (2,2nd base by Rakow/Pignatano); Aparicio (7,2nd base by Rakow/Pignatano).  WP–Rakow (4).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:30.  A–13,977.
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