Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
August 25, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 0 0
Piersall cf 2 0 1 0
  Dillard cf 1 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph 1 0 0 0
Nieman lf 5 0 2 1
Essegian rf 4 0 1 0
Romano c 2 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 2 0 0 0
Power 1b 3 0 1 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Bell p 3 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Fox 2b 3 0 0 0
Landis cf 3 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 0
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 0 2 1
Smith 3b 3 1 1 1
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 2 1
Pizarro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3
Cleveland 000 110 000260
Chicago 012 000 00x370
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (8-14) 7.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Funk   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  W (10-5) 9.0 6 2 2 6 13
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
13

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Nieman (3,off Pizarro), Chicago Landis (15,off Bell).  HR–Cleveland Romano (19,4th inning off Pizarro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Phillips (7,off Pizarro); Fox (10,off Bell).  IBB–Power (5,by Pizarro).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Minoso (13,by Bell).  Team–6.  HBP–Bell (6,Minoso).  IBB–Pizarro (1,Power).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:20.  A–32,211.
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