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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 11, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 11, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Archer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,941 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Haywood Sullivan | First Baseman |
| Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Deron Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Jim Archer | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | 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 |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 11, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pierce
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pierce
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Pierce
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Archer
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Archer
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Archer
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Archer
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Pierce
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith throws the ball in to Aparicio who tags Sullivan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Pierce
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Pierce
Pignatano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Pierce
Johnson 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 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Archer
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Archer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Archer
Carey hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Pierce
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Pierce
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pierce
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Archer
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Archer
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Archer
Aparicio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Archer
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pierce
Howser hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Pierce
Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Pierce
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Pierce
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Archer
Landis hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Archer
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey juggles the ball. That's an error on Causey. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Archer
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it, throws to second, with Howser covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Pierce
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pierce
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Pierce
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Archer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Archer
Carey hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Archer
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Archer
Pierce strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Pierce
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pierce
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pierce
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Archer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Archer
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Archer
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Archer
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Archer
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Pierce
Causey 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Pierce
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Pierce
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Archer
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Archer
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Archer
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Archer
Pierce is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Pierce
Pignatano bunts towards first. Sievers fields the ball and throws to Pierce covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pierce
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Pierce
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Archer vs. Pierce
Archer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Archer
Aparicio hits a popup towards first. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Archer
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Archer
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pierce
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pierce
Howser hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Pierce
Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Wayne Causey.
Virgil strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1961 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 1
Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0
Causey W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 4 0 2 0
Virgil O, ph 1 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sullivan H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 0
Posada L, lf 3 0 1 0 Smith A, rf 3 0 1 0
Pignatano J, c 3 0 2 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, rf 3 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 0 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 3 0 0 0
Archer J, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 5 0 30 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 001 000 00x -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Archer J (L) 8.0 6 1 1 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 6
E -- Causey W
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Chicago 5
2B -- Smith A
HR -- Aparicio L
T -- 1:32
A -- 20941
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