Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
September 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 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."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hershberger cf 5 1 1 0
Robinson rf 5 1 1 1
Minoso lf 4 0 2 1
Smith 3b 2 1 0 0
Martin 1b 5 0 2 0
Carreon c 5 1 2 0
Fox 2b 5 0 2 2
Esposito ss 4 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
Horlen p 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Look ph 1 0 0 0
  Brice p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 0 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 1 2 1
Geiger cf 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 2 0
Malzone 3b 3 1 2 1
Clinton rf 4 0 1 1
Runnels 1b 3 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 4 2 2 2
Green ss 4 1 1 1
Brewer p 1 0 0 0
  Cisco p 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Chicago 000 000 2114101
Boston 012 210 00x6122
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Horlen  L (1-3) 3.1 7 5 4 3 1
  Kemmerer   2.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Brice   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Hacker   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer   3.0 1 0 0 3 0
  Cisco  W (2-4) 4.1 7 3 3 1 1
  Fornieles  SV (15) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
3

  E–Esposito (2), Schilling (8), Green (16).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Carreon (5,off Cisco), Boston Yastrzemski (31,off Horlen); Schilling (24,off Horlen); Pagliaroni (17,off Kemmerer).  3B–Chicago Robinson (7,off Cisco).  HR–Boston Pagliaroni (16,2nd inning off Horlen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Horlen (1,off Brewer); Cisco (3,off Horlen).  Team LOB–13.  Team–9.  WP–Horlen 2 (2), Kemmerer (2).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Al Salerno.  T–2:38.  A–2,412.
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