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 3, Chicago White Sox 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 1 0
Piersall cf 5 0 1 0
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
  Nieman ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 5 0 2 1
Phillips 3b 5 1 1 0
Power 1b 3 1 1 1
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Thomas c 3 0 2 0
Latman p 2 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 5 1 2 1
Fox 2b 4 1 0 0
Landis cf 3 2 0 1
Sievers 1b 4 1 3 4
  Martin pr 0 0 0 0
  Goodman 1b 1 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 0 0 0
Smith 3b 3 1 1 1
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 1
Roselli c 3 0 1 1
  Lollar c 1 1 0 0
McLish p 2 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 2 1 2 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Cleveland 000 200 0013102
Chicago 000 022 41x9111
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  L (10-4) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Stigman   0.1 3 4 4 2 0
  Dailey   1.2 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
5
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (9-12) 6.2 6 2 1 2 4
  Pizarro  SV (1) 2.1 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
3
6

  E–Phillips (19), Power (6), Fox (11).  2B–Cleveland Aspromonte (15,off Pizarro), Chicago Sievers (19,off Latman); Roselli (3,off Latman); Pizarro (3,off Stigman); Robinson (13,off Stigman).  3B–Cleveland Power (3,off McLish).  HR–Chicago Smith (23,5th inning off Latman 0 on, 0 out); Sievers (24,6th inning off Latman 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Minoso (6,2nd base off Latman/Thomas); Aparicio (42,2nd base off Latman/Thomas).  CS–Robinson (2,2nd base by Latman/Thomas).  WP–McLish (4).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Linsalata, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:47.  A–30,270.
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