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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 27, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 27, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Joe Linsalata 3B: Frank Umont |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 27, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Pierce
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Pierce
Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Pierce
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Piersall scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Pierce
Romano hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grant
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Grant
Fox takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Grant
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Fox scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Grant
Grant fires to first and has Landis trapped. There's the throw to Temple who tags Landis for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Grant
Sievers hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Grant
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Pierce
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Pierce
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grant
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Pierce
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Pierce
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Grant
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grant
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Pierce
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Pierce
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Pierce
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Grant
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Grant
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grant
Smith hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Pierce
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Pierce
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Grant
Pierce hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grant
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Pierce
Grant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Pierce
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall 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. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Pierce
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis who is chasing the ball. Kirkland reaches third base with a triple. Piersall scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Nieman hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Lown
Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Grant
Sievers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Sievers reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. Landis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Grant
Minoso is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Grant
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis scores. Sievers scores. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching.
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Funk
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Funk
Lollar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lown vs. Funk
Lown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Funk
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Minoso scores. Smith scores. Lollar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Funk
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Funk covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lown
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lown
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lown
Held strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Funk
Landis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Funk
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Funk
Minoso hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Funk
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Funk
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Funk
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lown vs. Funk
Lown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lown
J.C. Martin now playing first base. Andy Carey now playing third base. Walt Bond pinch hits for Frank Funk.
Bond hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lown
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lown
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Lown
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lown
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lown
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin juggles the ball. That's an error on Martin. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Lown
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Allen
Bob Allen now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Allen
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Allen
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lown
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Aparicio. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Held vs. Lown
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lown
Tito Francona pinch hits for Bob Allen.
Francona 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 -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lown
Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Lown
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1961, game 1 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 4 1 2 3
Piersall J, cf 4 3 2 0 Fox N, 2b 4 2 1 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 1 2 3 Landis J, cf 5 1 2 2
Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 1 Sievers R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Romano J, c 4 0 0 0 Martin J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 2 2 1 0
Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0 Smith A, 3b 3 2 1 2
Held W, ss 3 0 0 1 Carey A, 3b 0 0 0 0
Grant M, p 2 1 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 1
Funk F, p 0 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 1 1 1
Bond W, ph 1 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 2 0 0 0
Allen B, p 0 0 0 0 Lown T, p 2 0 0 0
Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 9 6 33 10 10 10
Cleveland 100 002 021 -- 6
Chicago 200 006 20x -- 10
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M (L)* 5.0 6 7 7 4 3
Funk F 2.0 4 3 3 2 3
Allen B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B 5.1 5 3 3 0 4
Lown T (W) 3.2 4 3 3 1 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- Minoso M, Martin J, Aparicio L
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Piersall J, Nieman B, Robinson F, Sievers R, Minoso M, Temple J
3B -- Kirkland W, Robinson F
HR -- Grant M, Kirkland W
CS -- Landis J
SF -- Held W
WP -- Grant M, Funk F
T -- 3:05
A -- 0
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