Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
August 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 6, Chicago White Sox 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 1 0
Piersall cf 4 3 2 0
Kirkland rf 4 1 2 3
Nieman lf 4 0 2 1
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 0
Held ss 3 0 0 1
Grant p 2 1 1 1
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 4 1 2 3
Fox 2b 4 2 1 0
Landis cf 5 1 2 2
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 1
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Minoso lf 2 2 1 0
Smith 3b 3 2 1 2
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 1
Lollar c 3 1 1 1
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Lown p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 10 10
Cleveland 100 002 021690
Chicago 200 006 20x10103
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (12-8) 5.0 6 7 7 4 3
  Funk   2.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
10
6
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   5.1 5 3 3 0 4
  Lown  W (7-5) 3.2 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
5

  E–Martin (9), Minoso (13), Aparicio (27).  2B–Cleveland Piersall (22,off Pierce); Nieman (4,off Pierce); Temple (20,off Lown), Chicago Robinson (12,off Grant); Sievers (18,off Grant); Minoso (20,off Funk).  3B–Cleveland Kirkland (3,off Pierce), Chicago Robinson (3,off Funk).  HR–Cleveland Grant (1,6th inning off Pierce 0 on, 0 out); Kirkland (23,8th inning off Lown 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Held (4,off Lown).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Minoso (2,by Grant); Lollar (9,by Funk).  Team–5.  CS–Landis (5,2nd base by Grant/Romano).  WP–Grant (6), Funk (3).  IBB–Grant (3,Minoso); Funk (4,Lollar).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:05.
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