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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 23, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Muffett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 16,953 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Billy Muffett | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| J.C. Martin | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Shaw
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Shaw
Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shaw
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Muffett
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Muffett
Fox takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Muffett
Landis bunts towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Muffett
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. Fox scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Muffett
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Muffett
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Muffett
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. Hillman
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to third for the out. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Hillman
Aparicio hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Shaw
Jensen hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Shaw
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Shaw
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hillman
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Hillman
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hillman
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Shaw
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Shaw
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Shaw
Hillman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Hillman
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hillman
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hillman
Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling catches it and throws to first to double up Minoso. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Shaw
Schilling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Shaw
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shaw
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Hillman
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Hillman
Shaw hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hillman
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Shaw
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Shaw
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Shaw
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Shaw
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hillman
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Hillman
Landis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hillman
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Shaw
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Shaw
Hillman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Shaw
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Shaw
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Shaw
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Hillman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hillman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hillman
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Shaw
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Shaw
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Shaw
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Shaw
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Hillman
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Hillman
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hillman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Hillman
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Shaw
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Shaw
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Shaw
Lou Clinton pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni.
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Borland
Tom Borland now pitching.
Landis hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Borland
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Borland
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Borland
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Smith reaches second base with a double. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Borland
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Borland
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Shaw
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Shaw
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Shaw
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Shaw
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Shaw
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1961, game 2 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 1 1 0
Geiger G, cf 4 1 2 0 Fox N, 2b 3 1 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 3 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 1 1 2
Runnels P, 3b 4 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 4 2 3 2
Nixon R, c 4 0 2 0 Smith A, rf 4 2 2 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Martin J, 3b 4 0 2 2
Green P, ss 3 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 1
Muffett B, p 0 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 3 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 2 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, ph 1 0 1 0
Clinton L, pr 0 0 0 0
Borland T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 9 1 32 7 10 7
Boston 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago 500 000 02x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Muffett B (L) 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
Hillman D 6.2 3 0 0 0 3
Borland T 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 4
DP -- Boston 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Chicago 4
2B -- Runnels P, Smith A
HR -- Minoso M
SH -- Landis J
T -- 2:02
A -- 16953
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