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White Sox 9 @ Twins 5
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. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1961 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 9 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 5 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Joe Horlen  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Kaat  
Save—Turk Lown  
Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1961 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherCal McLish  
Home Starting PitcherJim Kaat  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance12,540 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: John Rice
2B: Harry Schwarts
3B: Larry Napp

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Floyd Robinson  Right Fielder 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Al Smith  Center Fielder 
Cam Carreon  Catcher 
Andy Carey  Third Baseman 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Cal McLish  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 
Jim Kaat  Pitcher 
Sam Mele  Manager 

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White Sox 9 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
September 4, 1961

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         Game of 9/4/1961, game 2 -- Chicago at Minnesota (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Aparicio L, ss        5  1  2  1   Green L, cf           5  1  1  0   
Robinson F, rf        4  1  3  1   Martin B, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Minoso M, lf          4  1  0  1   Allison B, rf         3  2  1  1   
Sievers R, 1b         5  0  1  2   Lemon J, lf           4  0  0  1   
Martin J, 1b          0  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 1b       4  0  0  0   
Smith A, cf           5  1  4  1   Battey E, c           3  1  3  2   
Pilarcik A, cf        0  0  0  0   Tuttle B, 3b          3  0  1  0   
Carreon C, c          5  1  1  0   Versalles Z, ss       4  0  0  0   
Carey A, 3b           4  2  1  0   Kaat J, p             2  0  1  0   
Fox N, 2b             4  1  1  0   Pascual C, p          0  0  0  0   
McLish C, p           1  0  1  2   Altobelli J, ph       1  0  0  0   
Roselli B, ph         0  1  0  0   Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0   
Horlen J, p           2  0  0  0   Becquer J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Lown T, p             0  0  0  0   Moore R, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 14  8                        34  5  8  4

Chicago          120 500 001 --  9
Minnesota        302 000 000 --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLish C              3.0  6  5  3  0  0
Horlen J (W)*         4.0  2  0  0  4  2
Lown T (S)            2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kaat J (L)            5.2 13  8  8  2  1
Pascual C             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Pleis B               2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Moore R               1.0  1  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Sievers R, Versalles Z
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Minnesota 8
2B -- Sievers R
HR -- Allison B, Battey E, Smith A
SB -- Aparicio L
SH -- Allison B, Roselli B
SF -- Lemon J
HBP -- by Kaat J (Minoso M)
PB -- Battey E
T -- 2:54
A -- 12540

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