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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 15, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 15, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,123 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
J.C. Martin | Third Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Cal McLish | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 15, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. McLish
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Green scores. Battey moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. McLish
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Pascual
Aparicio hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. McLish
Pascual strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pascual
Smith hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
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 -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. McLish
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Pascual
Lollar hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Pascual
McLish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Pascual
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. McLish
Gardner bunts in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon tags and scores. Allison tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pascual vs. McLish
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop.
Versalles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
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 -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis who is chasing the ball. Killebrew reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Battey vs. McLish
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pascual
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Pascual
Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Lollar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLish vs. Pascual
McLish hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. McLish
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Pascual
Esposito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Pascual
There's a wild pitch. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. McLish
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Green goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. McLish
Battey 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 7
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pascual
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. McLish
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Pascual
Dan Dobbek now playing left field.
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Pascual
Wes Covington pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Covington strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Pascual
Esposito hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching.
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pascual vs. Pizarro
Pascual bunts towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Pizarro
Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Pizarro
Versalles is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Pizarro
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Pizarro
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Pizarro
Battey takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dobbek vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Dobbek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Pascual covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1961 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Versalles Z, ss 5 1 2 1 Aparicio L, ss 2 0 0 0 Green L, cf 3 2 1 1 Esposito S, ss 2 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 2 1 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Battey E, c 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 0 Lemon J, lf 2 1 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dobbek D, lf 1 0 0 0 Landis J, cf 3 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 4 0 2 1 Smith A, rf 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Martin J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 2 1 0 1 Lollar S, c 3 0 1 0 Pascual C, p 3 0 0 0 McLish C, p 2 0 1 0 Covington W, ph 1 0 0 0 Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0 Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 8 5 31 0 4 0 Minnesota 200 100 101 -- 5 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Pascual C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McLish C (L) 8.0 7 4 4 4 3 Pizarro J 0.2 1 1 1 4 0 Staley G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Minoso M DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Minnesota 9, Chicago 4 2B -- Minoso M, Lollar S, Fox N, Killebrew H 3B -- Killebrew H CS -- Versalles Z SH -- Gardner B, Pascual C SF -- Bertoia R WP -- Pascual C T -- 2:20 A -- 9123
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