Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins
September 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Chicago White Sox tied the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 2 3 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Carreon c 4 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 2 1
Smith lf 4 1 1 1
Carey 3b 4 0 1 0
Hershberger cf 3 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Pierce p 3 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik pr 0 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Martin 2b 5 0 0 0
Allison rf 3 1 1 1
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
  Valdivielso pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Killebrew 1b 2 1 0 0
Battey c 3 0 2 0
Tuttle 3b,cf 4 0 1 2
Versalles ss 3 0 1 0
Kralick p 3 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Chicago 000 001 011391
Minnesota 000 100 020361
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   7.0 5 3 3 5 3
  Lown   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hacker   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick   8.0 9 3 3 0 2
  Lee   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
2

  E–Fox (12), Lemon (12).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Chicago Sievers (24,off Kralick); Aparicio (23,off Kralick); Carreon (3,off Kralick).  HR–Chicago Smith (25,9th inning off Kralick 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Allison (29,4th inning off Pierce 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hershberger (1,off Lee); Battey (4,off Lown).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Versalles (2,by Pierce).  Team–8.  SB–Aparicio (46,2nd base off Kralick/Battey).  WP–Lee (1).  IBB–Pierce (2,Versalles).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:44.  A–11,099.
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