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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 1, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 1, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Hobaugh |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Al Smith |
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 |
| Bob Roselli | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
| Harry Bright | Catcher |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Ed Hobaugh | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 1, 1961
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hobaugh
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Hobaugh
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. McLish
Klaus 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McLish
Keough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Fox who tags Keough, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. McLish
Woodling strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hobaugh
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Hobaugh
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hobaugh
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Hobaugh
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. McLish
Zipfel hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. McLish
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McLish
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bright vs. McLish
Bright hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roselli vs. Hobaugh
Roselli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Hobaugh
McLish strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Hobaugh
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. McLish
Cottier bunts towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobaugh vs. McLish
Hobaugh bunts towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. McLish
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keough vs. McLish
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Hobaugh
Landis is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hobaugh
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Hobaugh
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. McLish
Woodling hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. McLish
Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. McLish
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McLish
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hobaugh
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Hobaugh
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roselli vs. Hobaugh
Roselli strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLish vs. Hobaugh
McLish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hobaugh
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. McLish
Bright 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, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. McLish
Cottier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobaugh vs. McLish
Hobaugh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roselli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. McLish
Klaus 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
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hobaugh
Fox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Hobaugh
Landis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Landis reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Hobaugh
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Hobaugh
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis scores. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sievers moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Sisler
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McLish
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. McLish
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keough moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zipfel vs. McLish
Zipfel takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tasby vs. Hacker
Warren Hacker now pitching.
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Hacker
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roselli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bright vs. Hacker
Bright hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roselli vs. Sisler
Roselli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Sisler
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sisler
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Hacker
Cottier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hacker
Jim King pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
King hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Hacker
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cottier moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keough vs. Hacker
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cottier tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Hacker
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Klippstein
Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Klippstein
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Hacker
Zipfel strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Hacker
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hacker
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bright vs. Hacker
Bright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cottier vs. Lown
John Gabler pinch runs for Harry Bright. Turk Lown now pitching.
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Aparicio. Johnson moves to third. Gabler moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Baumann
Dale Long pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Frank Baumann now pitching. Gene Green pinch hits for Dale Long.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kutyna
Pete Daley now catching. Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kutyna
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cottier scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kutyna
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Baumann
Andy Carey now playing third base. J.C. Martin now playing first base. Danny O'Connell pinch hits for Billy Klaus.
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Baumann
Keough bunts towards the mound. Baumann fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching.
Woodling hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zipfel vs. Pizarro
Zipfel strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1961, game 1 -- Chicago at Washington (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 0 Klaus B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0 O'Connell D, ph 1 0 1 0
Landis J, cf 4 1 2 1 Keough M, lf 3 0 2 1
Sievers R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Woodling G, rf 5 0 1 0
Martin J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Zipfel B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 2 1 Tasby W, cf 2 1 0 0
Smith A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Johnson B, ss 4 0 2 0
Carey A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Bright H, c 4 0 1 1
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Gabler J, pr 0 0 0 0
Roselli B, c 3 0 0 0 Daley P, c 0 0 0 0
McLish C, p 2 0 1 1 Cottier C, 2b 4 1 3 0
Hacker W, p 1 0 0 0 Hobaugh E, p 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Baumann F, p 0 0 0 0 King J, ph 1 0 0 0
Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, ph 0 0 0 0
Green G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0
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32 3 8 3 34 2 11 2
Chicago 000 012 000 -- 3
Washington 000 000 110 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W)* 5.0 6 0 0 2 1
Hacker W 2.1 4 2 2 1 2
Lown T+ 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Baumann F 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Pizarro J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Hobaugh E (L)# 5.0 6 3 3 2 4
Sisler D 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Klippstein J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kutyna M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Aparicio L
DP -- Chicago 1, Washington 3
LOB -- Chicago 4, Washington 11
2B -- Johnson B, Fox N, Landis J
3B -- Robinson F
SH -- Hobaugh E, Keough M
SF -- Keough M
T -- 2:31
A -- 0
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