Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 3, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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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Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 6 1 3 1
Fox 2b 6 0 2 0
Landis cf 6 1 1 0
Robinson rf 5 1 1 0
Minoso lf 3 1 2 2
Smith 3b 5 1 2 0
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Martin 1b 4 1 1 1
Carreon c 4 2 1 2
Baumann p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 0 0 0 0
  Larsen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 13 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Piersall cf 5 2 2 1
Francona lf 4 2 3 1
Phillips 3b 5 1 3 4
Essegian rf 1 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 1 0 1 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
Chicago 022 200 0028131
Cleveland 400 010 0016132
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann   1.0 3 4 3 0 1
  Kemmerer  W (1-3) 5.0 6 1 1 0 1
  Larsen  SV (2) 3.0 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
0
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   2.2 7 4 4 0 0
  Locke  L (3-1) 3.1 5 2 2 2 1
  Schaffernoth   2.0 1 2 0 4 0
  Funk   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
6
1

  E–Martin (8), Phillips (16), Funk (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Smith (21,off Hawkins); Landis (12,off Hawkins).  HR–Chicago Carreon (3,4th inning off Locke 0 on, 0 out); Aparicio (2,4th inning off Locke 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Phillips (16,1st inning off Baumann 3 on, 0 out); Francona (12,5th inning off Kemmerer 0 on, 1 out); Piersall (6,9th inning off Larsen 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Francona (10,off Baumann); Hawkins (1,off Kemmerer).  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:03.  A–7,237.
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