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 Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hershberger cf 5 2 2 0
Robinson rf 5 1 1 0
Minoso lf 4 0 2 1
Sievers 1b 4 1 2 2
Carreon c 4 0 1 1
Carey 3b 4 1 2 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Esposito ss 3 0 1 1
Baumann p 3 0 0 0
  Brice p 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 1 1 1
Hardy cf 4 1 0 0
  Geiger ph,cf 1 0 1 2
Jensen lf 5 2 2 2
Malzone 3b 2 1 1 1
Clinton rf 3 0 2 1
Pagliaroni c 4 0 2 0
Gile 1b 4 0 2 0
Green ss 3 1 0 0
Delock p 2 0 1 0
  Buddin ph 1 0 1 0
  Muffett p 1 1 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 7
Chicago 101 110 1005122
Boston 200 000 32x7130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann   6.2 10 5 5 2 1
  Brice  L (0-1) 0.1 2 2 0 1 0
  McLish   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
5
3
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock   7.0 10 5 5 0 5
  Muffett  W (3-11) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
5

  E–Fox 2 (15).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Chicago Esposito (5,off Delock); Carey 2 (17,off Delock,off Muffett); Sievers (26,off Delock); Minoso (28,off Delock).  3B–Chicago Robinson (6,off Delock), Boston Jensen (2,off Baumann); Clinton (1,off Brice); Geiger (6,off McLish).  HR–Chicago Sievers (27,3rd inning off Delock 0 on, 2 out), Boston Schilling (5,1st inning off Baumann 0 on, 0 out); Jensen (13,7th inning off Baumann 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Esposito (2,off Delock); Malzone (9,off Baumann).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:11.  A–2,979.
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