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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 4, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 4, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Baumann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Schroll |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 20,036 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Harry Schwarts |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Frank Baumann | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Al Schroll | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 4, 1961
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Schroll
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Schroll
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schroll, and towards Martin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schroll
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Baumann
Green 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 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Baumann
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Baumann
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Schroll
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Schroll
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Schroll
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Baumann
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Baumann
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Baumann
Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Baumann
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Baumann, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Baumann
Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Schroll
Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Schroll
Lollar strikes out. There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Battey to second, and Pilarcik is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Schroll
Baumann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroll vs. Baumann
Schroll hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Baumann
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Baumann
There goes Green. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Baumann
Martin hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Schroll
Aparicio hits a line drive towards third. Tuttle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Schroll
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Schroll
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Baumann
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Baumann
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Baumann
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Battey vs. Baumann
Battey is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison scores. Lemon moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Versalles vs. Kemmerer
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Battey scores. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schroll vs. Kemmerer
Schroll takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. DeGerick
Mike DeGerick now pitching.
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle tags and scores. Versalles tags and moves to third. Schroll tags and moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. DeGerick
There's a wild pitch. Versalles scores. Schroll moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. DeGerick
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Schroll scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. DeGerick
There goes Martin. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Fox applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Schroll
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Schroll
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Schroll
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Schroll
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Schroll
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. DeGerick
Cam Carreon now catching. J.C. Martin now playing first base. Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop.
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. DeGerick
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. DeGerick
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. DeGerick
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. There goes Killebrew trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. DeGerick
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schroll
Andy Carey pinch hits for Mike DeGerick.
Carey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Schroll
Esposito takes first base on ball four. Carey moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Schroll
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Carey moves to third. Esposito moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Schroll
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Carey scores. Esposito moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Schroll
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Schroll covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroll vs. Larsen
Schroll strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Larsen
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Schroll
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Schroll
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Schroll
Pilarcik hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Schroll
Carreon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Schroll
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Schroll
Esposito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Larsen
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Larsen
Allison strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Larsen
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Larsen
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Larsen
Jose Valdivielso pinch runs for Jim Lemon.
Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moore
Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Moore
Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minoso vs. Moore
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Larsen
Tuttle 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, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Larsen
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Larsen
Moore bunts towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Larsen
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Moore
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Moore
Carreon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Moore
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Don Larsen.
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Moore
Esposito strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1961, game 1 -- Chicago at Minnesota (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 2 0 0 0 Green L, cf-lf 4 0 1 1
Esposito S, ss 2 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Allison B, rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 1 Lemon J, lf 3 3 3 0
Sievers R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, pr 0 0 0 0
Martin J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 3b 0 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 3 1 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 2 2
Smith A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Battey E, c 3 1 1 1
Pilarcik A, cf 4 1 2 3 Tuttle B, 3b-cf 4 1 1 1
Lollar S, c 2 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 1 2
Carreon C, c 1 1 1 1 Schroll A, p 2 1 0 0
Baumann F, p 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0
DeGerick M, p 0 0 0 0
Carey A, ph 0 1 0 0
Larsen D, p 1 0 0 0
Goodman B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 9 5 31 9 11 7
Chicago 000 001 400 -- 5
Minnesota 020 610 00x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann F (L) 3.1 6 5 5 1 1
Kemmerer R* 0.0 2 3 2 1 0
DeGerick M 1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Larsen D 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Schroll A (W) 6.1 8 5 5 2 3
Moore R (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Smith A 2
DP -- Chicago 1, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Chicago 5, Minnesota 4
2B -- Lemon J
3B -- Robinson F
HR -- Killebrew H, Pilarcik A, Carreon C
CS -- Pilarcik A, Green L, Martin B
SH -- Moore R
SF -- Green L
HBP -- by Schroll A (Carey A)
WP -- DeGerick M
T -- 2:48
A -- 20036
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