Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Angels
September 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 5 0 1 0
Minoso lf 5 1 1 2
Sievers 1b 5 0 0 0
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 1 2 0
Fox 2b 5 1 2 1
Hershberger cf 4 1 2 0
Carreon c 4 0 2 1
Herbert p 2 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Pierce p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 4
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 4 0 1 0
Koppe ss 5 0 1 0
Thomas L. 1b,lf 5 0 2 0
Wagner lf 3 1 1 0
  Moran ph 0 0 0 0
  Bridges 2b 0 0 0 0
  Rodgers ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas G. 3b 5 0 1 1
Hunt cf 2 1 0 0
Satriano 2b 2 1 1 0
  Bilko ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Sadowski c 2 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Yost ph 1 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
McBride p 2 0 0 0
  Averill ph,c 2 0 1 2
Totals 36 3 8 3
Chicago 000 100 200 25110
Los Angeles 000 000 300 0381
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   6.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Lown   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Pierce  W (9-8) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
4
5
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride   7.0 8 3 2 1 4
  Morgan   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Donohue  L (4-7) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
5
4
2
5

  E–Satriano (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Smith (27,off McBride); Carreon (4,off McBride); Robinson (16,off McBride); Hershberger (1,off McBride); Aparicio (24,off Donohue), Los Angeles Satriano (5,off Herbert).  3B–Los Angeles G Thomas (1,off Herbert).  HR–Chicago Minoso (13,10th inning off Donohue 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Herbert (3,off McBride); Moran (6,off Pierce).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Hunt (1,by Pierce).  Team–8.  WP–McBride (6), Donohue (4).  IBB–Pierce (3,Hunt).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:42.  A–3,849.
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