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August 2, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 8 14 0
Indians 4 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 8 14 0
Indians 4 11 1

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .344
OBP .750 .401
At Bats 3 346
Hits 2 119
• Singles 1 86
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 2 36

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1961
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Out
Billy Pierce
Cam Carreon
J.C. Martin
Nellie Fox
Al Smith
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Jim Landis
Floyd Robinson
Jim Piersall
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Frank Funk. de la Hoz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fox hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Carreon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.
Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Smith reaches second base with a double. Minoso scores.
Top 7 Frank Funk now pitching. Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bob Allen. Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Held hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Billy Pierce now pitching. Power hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Bob Roselli. Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Bob Roselli pinch hits for Cal McLish. Roselli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bob Allen now pitching. Minoso strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores.
Bottom 4 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Power reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McLish scores. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 4 Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carreon scores. McLish moves to second.
Top 4 McLish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Carreon moves to second.
Top 4 Carreon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Smith moves to third.
Top 4 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to third.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Top 3 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 2 Carreon is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Minoso moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to second.
Top 2 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a popup in front of the plate. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.