Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
August 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 1 0 0
Bruton cf 4 1 0 0
Kaline rf 4 2 3 1
Colavito lf 4 2 2 2
Cash 1b 4 1 1 2
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Roarke c 5 0 2 3
Lary p 4 0 2 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 0
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Landis cf 3 1 2 1
Sievers 1b 2 0 0 1
Minoso lf 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 2 0 0 0
Roselli c 3 0 0 0
McLish p 2 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Detroit 011 000 0158110
Chicago 100 100 000250
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (16-6) 9.0 5 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (7-11) 7.1 9 3 3 3 4
  Hacker   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Larsen   0.1 0 3 3 3 1
  Lown   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Kemmerer   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
9
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Roarke (3); Roselli (1).  2B–Detroit Fernandez (11,off McLish), Chicago Smith (22,off Lary).  HR–Detroit Colavito (31,3rd inning off McLish 0 on, 2 out); Kaline (15,8th inning off McLish 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Landis (16,4th inning off Lary 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Landis (8,off Lary).  SF–Sievers (2,off Lary).  Team–4.  CS–Fox (3,2nd base by Lary/Roarke); Aparicio (8,2nd base by Lary/Roarke).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:42.  A–27,374.
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