Kansas City Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
August 13, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 9

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Howser ss 4 0 2 0
Causey 3b 4 0 0 0
Sullivan 1b 4 1 2 0
Posada lf 3 0 1 0
Pignatano c 4 1 0 0
Johnson rf 3 1 1 3
Del Greco cf 4 0 1 0
Bass p 0 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Hankins ph 1 0 0 0
  Krausse p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Mackenzie ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 4 3 0
Fox 2b 5 2 2 2
Landis cf 5 0 2 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 2 3
Minoso lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 5 0 1 0
Carreon c 4 2 1 0
Baumann p 2 1 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 6
Kansas City 000 000 102394
Chicago 240 001 20x9121
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bass  L (6-8) 1.0 3 6 5 4 0
  Ditmar   4.0 4 0 0 0 2
  Krausse   2.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Fischer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
6
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann  W (9-9) 9.0 9 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
3

  E–Sullivan 2 (10), Posada (4), Pignatano (7), Minoso (11).  PB–Pignatano (7).  2B–Chicago Landis (14,off Bass); Carreon (2,off Krausse); Aparicio (21,off Krausse).  HR–Kansas City D Johnson (3,9th inning off Baumann 1 on, 2 out).  SF–D Johnson (2,off Baumann); Sievers (3,off Bass).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Baumann (1,off Krausse).  Team–11.  CS–Howser (8,2nd base by Baumann/Carreon).  SB–Aparicio 2 (41,2nd base off Krausse/Pignatano,3rd base off Krausse/Pignatano).  WP–Krausse (2).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:21.  A–12,679.
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