Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Shaw
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Shaw
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landis vs. Shaw
  
  Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Shaw
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Minoso vs. Shaw
  
  Minoso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Herbert
  
  Howser bunts towards first. Sievers fields the ball and throws to Herbert covering. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rivera vs. Herbert
  
  Herbert fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Herbert. Howser moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rivera vs. Herbert
  
  Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lumpe vs. Herbert
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Herbert covering, for the out. Howser moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Siebern vs. Herbert
  
  Siebern is walked intentionally. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Johnson vs. Herbert
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Stephens vs. Herbert
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Herbert covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Shaw
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Shaw
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carreon vs. Shaw
  
  Carreon hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Herbert
  
  Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Herbert
  
  Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Shaw vs. Herbert
  
  Shaw strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Herbert
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herbert vs. Shaw
  
  Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Shaw
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Shaw
  
  Fox 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 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivera vs. Herbert
  
  Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Herbert
  
  Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Herbert
  
  Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Herbert
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Shaw
  
  Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Shaw
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Shaw
  
  Minoso hits a line drive for a double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Herbert
  
  Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Herbert
  
  Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Herbert
  
  Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Shaw vs. Herbert
  
  There goes Posada. The throw from Carreon to Fox and they have Posada trapped. The throw over to Sievers, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Shaw
  
  Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Shaw
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. Sievers moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carreon vs. Shaw
  
  Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern throws to second for one, and Howser throws to first, and Siebern drops the ball. Sievers scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herbert vs. Shaw
  
  Herbert strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aparicio vs. Shaw
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shaw vs. Herbert
  
  Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Herbert
  
  Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rivera vs. Herbert
  
  There goes Howser. The throw from Carreon and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rivera vs. Herbert
  
  Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lumpe vs. Herbert
  
  Lumpe 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 

Top 6

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Shaw
  
  Fox hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Shaw
  
  Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Shaw
  
  Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Shaw
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Herbert
  
  Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Herbert
  
  Johnson bunts towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Herbert
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Posada vs. Herbert
  
  Posada takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sullivan vs. Herbert
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Shaw
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Sievers reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Smith vs. Shaw
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Carreon vs. Shaw
  
  Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to home to get Sievers. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herbert vs. Shaw
  
  Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nuxhall vs. Herbert
  
  Sammy Esposito now playing third base. Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
  
  Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Herbert
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Esposito. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rivera vs. Herbert
  
  Rivera takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lumpe vs. Herbert
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Siebern vs. Herbert
  
  Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser scores. Rivera moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Johnson vs. Herbert
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. Siebern goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stephens vs. Hacker
  
  Jay Hankins pinch runs for Deron Johnson. Warren Hacker now pitching.
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Rakow
  
  Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Ed Rakow now pitching. Jay Hankins now playing left field. Gene Stephens now playing right field. Wayne
  
  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 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Rakow
  
  Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Rakow
  
  Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Rakow
  
  There goes Landis. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Landis steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. Rakow
  
  Robinson 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 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Causey vs. Hacker
  
  Causey strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Hacker
  
  Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Hacker
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Hacker
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Rakow
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Rakow
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Rakow
  
  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Sammy Esposito.
  
  Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carreon vs. Rakow
  
  Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/18/1961 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Aparicio L, ss        4  0  0  0   Howser D, ss          5  1  2  0   
Fox N, 2b             4  0  1  0   Rivera J, rf          2  1  0  0   
Landis J, cf          4  0  2  0   Rakow E, p            0  0  0  0   
Robinson F, rf        3  0  1  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Minoso M, lf          4  0  0  0   Siebern N, 1b         2  1  2  1   
Sievers R, 1b         3  1  1  0   Johnson D, 3b         4  0  1  2   
Smith A, 3b           2  0  0  0   Hankins J, pr-lf      0  0  0  0   
Esposito S, 3b        0  0  0  0   Stephens G, cf-rf     4  0  0  0   
Goodman B, ph         1  0  1  0   Posada L, lf          2  0  2  0   
Carreon C, c          4  0  0  0   Causey W, 3b          1  0  0  0   
Herbert R, p          3  0  0  0   Sullivan H, c         4  0  0  0   
Hacker W, p           0  0  0  0   Shaw B, p             2  0  0  0   
                                   Nuxhall J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Del Greco B, cf       1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  6  0                        32  3  8  3

Chicago          000 010 000 --  1
Kansas City      000 000 30x --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Herbert R (L)         6.2  7  3  0  5  2
Hacker W              1.1  1  0  0  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shaw B (W)            7.0  4  1  0  3  2
Rakow E (S)           2.0  2  0  0  0  0

E -- Herbert R, Siebern N, Esposito S
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Kansas City 10
2B -- Johnson D, Goodman B
3B -- Sievers R
SB -- Howser D, Landis J
T -- 2:45
A -- 9581

    

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