Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins
September 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 9

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 2 0 0 0
  Esposito ss 2 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 2 0 0 0
  Martin 1b 2 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 1 1 0
Smith 3b 4 1 2 0
Pilarcik cf 4 1 2 3
Lollar c 2 0 0 0
  Carreon c 1 1 1 1
Baumann p 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  DeGerick p 0 0 0 0
  Carey ph 0 1 0 0
  Larsen p 1 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
Allison rf 4 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 3 3 0
  Valdivielso pr 0 0 0 0
  Lepcio 3b 0 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 2 2
Battey c 3 1 1 1
Tuttle 3b,cf 4 1 1 1
Versalles ss 4 1 1 2
Schroll p 2 1 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 11 7
Chicago 000 001 400592
Minnesota 020 610 00x9110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann  L (9-12) 3.1 6 5 5 1 1
  Kemmerer   0.0 2 3 2 1 0
  DeGerick   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Larsen   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
4
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Schroll  W (2-3) 6.1 8 5 5 2 3
  Moore  SV (12) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–Smith 2 (12).  DP–Chicago 1, Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Lemon (24,off DeGerick).  3B–Chicago Robinson (5,off Moore).  HR–Chicago Pilarcik (1,7th inning off Schroll 2 on, 0 out); Carreon (4,7th inning off Schroll 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Killebrew (39,2nd inning off Baumann 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Carey (4,by Schroll).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Moore (1,off Larsen).  SF–Green (2,off DeGerick).  IBB–Battey (3,by Baumann).  Team–4.  CS–Pilarcik (1,2nd base by Schroll/Battey); Green (12,2nd base by Baumann/Lollar); Martin (2,2nd base by DeGerick/Lollar).  WP–DeGerick (1).  HBP–Schroll (1,Carey).  IBB–Baumann (4,Battey).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:48.  A–20,036.
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