Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
August 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Athletics 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 5 1 3 0
Landis cf 4 1 1 1
Sievers 1b 3 1 1 0
  Martin pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 1 1 2
  Carey 3b 1 0 1 0
Carreon c 5 1 2 1
Smith 3b,lf 5 1 2 2
Fox 2b 4 1 3 1
Pizarro p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 2b 2 0 0 0
Virgil 3b 4 0 0 0
Howser ss 3 0 0 0
  Causey ss 1 0 0 0
Johnson rf 4 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 0
Posada lf 2 0 1 0
Pignatano c 2 0 1 0
  Krausse p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 3 0 1 0
Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 1 0 0 0
  Mackenzie ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Chicago 401 001 0107140
Kansas City 000 000 000030
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  W (9-5) 9.0 3 0 0 3 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
9
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (2-8) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Nuxhall   5.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Krausse   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Fischer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Robinson (11,off Ditmar); Smith (24,off Ditmar); Carey (14,off Fischer), Kansas City Pignatano (10,off Pizarro); Del Greco (4,off Pizarro).  3B–Chicago Robinson (2,off Nuxhall); Sievers (6,off Nuxhall); Smith (3,off Nuxhall).  SF–Minoso (11,off Nuxhall).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:14.  A–10,741.
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