Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
September 3, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 5, Washington Senators 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 2 3 1
Robinson rf 5 0 2 1
Landis cf 3 0 0 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 1 2 0
  Pilarcik pr 0 1 0 0
  Roselli c 0 0 0 0
Herbert p 3 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 1 2
  Esposito pr 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Veal ss 4 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Klaus 3b 5 1 3 0
Woodling rf 4 0 1 1
  Hinton rf 1 0 0 0
Zipfel 1b 4 1 0 0
Tasby cf 4 1 3 2
Keough lf 4 0 2 0
Cottier 2b 4 1 1 0
Daley c 4 0 1 1
Kutyna p 2 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Chicago 002 000 0125102
Washington 000 010 0304110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   7.1 8 3 2 0 0
  Lown   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Pierce  W (8-8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  McLish  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
0
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kutyna  L (6-7) 8.2 9 5 5 1 3
  Sisler   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
3

  E–Martin (10), Carey (10).  2B–Chicago Lollar (8,off Kutyna); Robinson (15,off Kutyna); Sievers (22,off Kutyna); Goodman (4,off Kutyna), Washington Tasby (12,off Herbert); Woodling (15,off Herbert); Keough (16,off Lown).  3B–Chicago Aparicio (4,off Kutyna), Washington Klaus (2,off Herbert).  HR–Washington Tasby (17,8th inning off Lown 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Carey (6,off Kutyna); Kutyna (4,off Herbert).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Cottier (7,2nd base off Herbert/Lollar).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:11.
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