Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
September 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 4 1 2 0
Robinson rf 5 1 3 2
Smith 3b 4 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 5 1 3 2
Minoso lf 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Esposito ss 3 1 1 1
Herbert p 3 2 2 1
  Peters p 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 0 1 0
Geiger cf 3 0 0 0
  Hardy ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 2 1
Malzone 3b 4 1 1 0
Clinton rf 4 2 4 0
Runnels 1b 4 1 2 2
Green ss 2 0 1 1
Nixon c 3 0 1 1
  Pagliaroni ph,c 1 0 0 0
Conley p 3 1 1 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Chicago 120 010 2017140
Boston 030 011 0005130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  W (12-12) 6.0 10 5 5 1 0
  Peters  SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  L (11-14) 8.0 13 7 7 2 1
  Fornieles   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Boston 1.  2B–Chicago Robinson 2 (20,off Conley 2), Boston Clinton (2,off Herbert).  3B–Chicago Landis (8,off Conley).  HR–Chicago Esposito (1,2nd inning off Conley 0 on, 2 out); Herbert (2,5th inning off Conley 0 on, 0 out); Sievers (26,7th inning off Conley 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Landis (10,off Fornieles); Schilling (11,off Herbert).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–Robinson (4,3rd base by Conley/Nixon).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:17.
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