Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
August 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 5, Chicago White Sox 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 2 1
Piersall cf 5 1 1 1
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0
Nieman lf 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph,lf 0 1 0 1
Romano c 2 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 2 1
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 1 1 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 2 1 1 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 5 1 4 0
Fox 2b 4 1 0 0
Landis cf 3 1 0 0
Sievers 1b 2 1 0 1
  Martin pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Minoso lf 4 2 2 2
Smith 3b 4 2 3 6
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 0
Lollar c 4 0 1 0
Baumann p 2 0 0 0
  Larsen p 2 1 2 1
Totals 34 10 13 10
Cleveland 001 030 010591
Chicago 006 001 30x10130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (6-9) 2.2 4 5 5 2 0
  Locke   4.1 8 5 4 1 1
  Dailey   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
9
3
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann   4.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Larsen  W (5-1) 5.0 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
4

  E–Held (21).  DP–Cleveland 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Cleveland Held (18,off Baumann).  HR–Chicago Smith 2 (22,3rd inning off Locke 2 on, 2 out,7th inning off Locke 2 on, 1 out); Larsen (2,6th inning off Locke 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hawkins (3,off Baumann); Romano (1,off Larsen).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Sievers (4,by Hawkins).  Team–4.  SB–Robinson (5,2nd base off Locke/Romano).  CS–Robinson (1,2nd base by Dailey/Romano).  HBP–Hawkins (2,Sievers).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–2:36.  A–12,579.
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