Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1961 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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 3, Baltimore Orioles 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf 4 1 1 1
Fox 2b 4 1 1 0
Hershberger cf 4 0 3 2
Martin 1b 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
  Roselli c 1 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 0 1 0
Look lf 4 0 0 0
Esposito ss 3 1 1 0
Score p 0 0 0 0
  Baumann p 1 0 1 0
  McLish p 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 5 0 0 0
Adair ss 4 1 2 1
Brandt cf 2 1 1 0
  Shetrone cf 2 0 1 1
Gentile 1b 2 0 0 0
  Williams 1b 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Robinson E. rf 4 0 2 2
Powell lf 4 0 0 0
Breeding 2b 2 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen 2b 0 0 0 0
Foiles c 4 1 2 0
Brown p 1 0 1 0
  Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Chicago 003 000 000381
Baltimore 200 000 002491
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Score   2.1 3 2 2 3 1
  Baumann   2.2 1 0 0 1 3
  McLish   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Larsen  L (8-2) 0.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.1
9
4
4
6
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   3.0 6 3 3 0 0
  Pappas  W (13-9) 6.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
1

  E–Esposito (3), Gentile (14).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Foiles (5).  2B–Chicago Carey (18,off Brown); Hershberger (3,off Brown), Baltimore Brandt (18,off Score); Brown (2,off Score); Foiles (6,off McLish).  SH–Score (1,off Brown); Pappas (3,off McLish).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  CS–Hershberger (1,2nd base by Pappas/Foiles); Breeding (2,2nd base by McLish/Roselli).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:15.  A–6,515.
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