Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox
September 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 4

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 2 2 0
Koppe ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas L. lf,1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas G. cf 2 0 1 3
Hunt rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Bilko 1b 2 0 0 0
  Pearson pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Sadowski c 3 0 1 0
  Rodgers ph,c 1 0 1 0
Bridges 2b 3 0 1 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Grba p 0 0 0 0
Moeller p 2 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Averill ph 0 0 0 0
  Ardell pr 0 1 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
  Satriano 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 0
Hershberger rf 4 0 0 0
Landis cf 5 2 4 1
Smith 3b 5 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 5 1 1 1
Minoso lf 5 1 3 0
Esposito 2b 2 0 0 0
  Fox ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Carreon c 4 0 0 1
  Goodman ph 1 0 1 1
Pierce p 3 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
Los Angeles 100 000 020 0382
Chicago 000 200 010 14110
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller   5.0 5 2 1 2 6
  Fowler   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Morgan   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Donohue   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Grba  L (10-12) 1.1 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.1
11
4
3
4
9
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   7.2 6 3 3 3 6
  Hacker   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lown   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Larsen  W (8-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–Koppe 2 (20).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Yost (3,off Pierce); Sadowski (13,off Pierce); Hunt (27,off Pierce), Chicago Sievers (25,off Moeller); Minoso (25,off Grba).  3B–Chicago Minoso (3,off Morgan).  HR–Chicago Landis (22,8th inning off Morgan 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Koppe (6,off Pierce).  SF–G Thomas (2,off Pierce).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Fox (3,by Grba).  Team–12.  CS–G Thomas (5,2nd base by Pierce/Carreon); Aparicio (13,2nd base by Moeller/Sadowski).  SB–Aparicio (51,2nd base off Moeller/Sadowski).  WP–Moeller (8).  IBB–Grba (9,Fox).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:56.  A–13,098.
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