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 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 0 2 1
Fox 2b 5 1 1 0
Landis cf 5 1 2 3
Robinson rf 5 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 2 2 0
Smith 3b 5 2 3 1
Martin 1b 3 0 1 0
Carreon c 2 1 1 2
McLish p 2 1 1 1
  Roselli ph 1 0 1 0
  Pilarcik pr 0 0 0 0
  Pierce p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Piersall cf 4 1 2 2
Francona lf 5 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 5 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 2 0
Power 1b 4 1 2 0
Held ss 4 1 2 2
Thomas c 4 0 0 0
Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
Chicago 000 402 2008140
Cleveland 000 121 0004121
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (7-10) 5.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Pierce  SV (3) 4.0 5 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (8-9) 4.0 8 4 4 2 0
  Allen   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Funk   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Schaffernoth   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
2

  E–Temple (13).  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Chicago Aparicio (18,off Perry); Minoso 2 (16,off Perry,off Funk); Smith (20,off Funk), Cleveland Power (25,off McLish); Temple (18,off McLish); Francona (19,off Pierce).  HR–Chicago Landis (14,6th inning off Allen 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Piersall (5,5th inning off McLish 1 on, 1 out); Held (13,6th inning off Pierce 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Carreon (1,off Funk).  IBB–Carreon (2,by Perry).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  WP–McLish (2).  IBB–Perry (3,Carreon).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:25.  A–15,079.
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