Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
September 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 1 1 0
Landis cf 4 1 2 1
Sievers 1b 2 0 0 0
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 2 1
Smith 3b 4 1 1 0
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Roselli c 3 0 0 0
McLish p 2 0 1 1
  Hacker p 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Baumann p 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 4 0 1 0
  O'Connell ph 1 0 1 0
Keough lf 3 0 2 1
Woodling rf 5 0 1 0
Zipfel 1b 4 0 0 0
Tasby cf 2 1 0 0
Johnson ss 4 0 2 0
Bright c 4 0 1 1
  Gabler pr 0 0 0 0
  Daley c 0 0 0 0
Cottier 2b 4 1 3 0
Hobaugh p 1 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2
Chicago 000 012 000381
Washington 000 000 1102110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (10-12) 5.0 6 0 0 2 1
  Hacker   2.1 4 2 2 1 2
  Lown   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Baumann   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hobaugh  L (6-8) 5.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Sisler   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kutyna   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
4

  E–Aparicio (28).  DP–Chicago 1, Washington 3.  2B–Chicago Fox (11,off Hobaugh); Landis (16,off Hobaugh), Washington Johnson (6,off McLish).  3B–Chicago Robinson (4,off Hobaugh).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Hobaugh (5,off McLish); Keough (3,off Baumann).  SF–Keough (1,off Hacker).  Team–11.  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Al Smith.  T–2:31.
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