Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
July 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 2, Chicago White Sox 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 5 1 3 0
Snyder lf 4 1 1 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 1 0
  Hall pr 0 0 0 0
Brandt cf 5 0 1 2
Gentile 1b 4 0 2 0
Triandos c 5 0 1 0
Robinson E. rf 1 0 0 0
Hansen ss 4 0 1 0
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Breeding 2b 0 0 0 0
Estrada p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Herzog ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 1
Robinson rf 2 1 2 0
Landis cf 3 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 4 2 2 3
Smith 3b 2 1 1 0
  Esposito 3b 0 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 1 0
McLish p 3 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 4
Baltimore 002 000 0002111
Chicago 021 020 00x571
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada   1.2 2 2 2 4 1
  Fisher  L (3-9) 4.1 4 3 3 1 3
  Brown   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
5
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (6-9) 7.0 9 2 1 3 5
  Lown  SV (7) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
1
4
7

  E–Fisher (1), Aparicio (19).  DP–Baltimore 3.  2B–Baltimore B Robinson 2 (22,off McLish 2); Gentile (15,off Lown), Chicago Robinson 2 (5,off Fisher,off Brown).  3B–Chicago Minoso (2,off Fisher).  HR–Chicago Sievers 2 (22,2nd inning off Estrada 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Fisher 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Aparicio (3,off Estrada).  HBP–Lollar (4,by Fisher).  Team–6.  CS–E Robinson (2,3rd base by McLish/Lollar).  WP–Estrada (6), Fisher (6), McLish (1).  HBP–Fisher (3,Lollar).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:46.  A–13,620.
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