Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 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 2, Cleveland Indians 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 5 1 2 2
Robinson rf 4 0 1 0
Minoso lf 2 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Fox 2b 3 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 1 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Esposito ss 0 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Herbert p 3 1 1 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 1 0
Piersall cf 4 1 1 1
Francona lf 4 0 1 1
Kirkland rf 3 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 2 0 1 0
Grant p 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Chicago 000 000 200261
Cleveland 201 000 00x380
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  L (7-10) 8.0 8 3 3 2 3
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (10-5) 9.0 6 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
5

  E–Minoso (10).  DP–Chicago 1, Cleveland 1.  3B–Cleveland Piersall (7,off Herbert).  HR–Chicago Landis (13,7th inning off Grant 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Kirkland (21,3rd inning off Herbert 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Smith (2,off Grant); Grant (2,off Herbert).  IBB–Fox (2,by Grant).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  IBB–Grant (2,Fox).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:04.
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