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September 8, 1961

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Bottom 10 R H E
White Sox 5 11 0
Angels 3 8 1
Bottom 10 R H E
White Sox 5 11 0
Angels 3 8 1

George Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .288
OBP .250 .335
At Bats 4 226
Hits 1 65
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 45

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 8 3
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Wrigley Field - September 8, 1961
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Out
Billy Pierce
Cam Carreon
J.C. Martin
Nellie Fox
Al Smith
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Mike Hershberger
Floyd Robinson
George Thomas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 5 11 0 7
Los Angeles Angels 3 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Billy Pierce
Losing Pitcher Jim Donohue
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Minnie Minoso
Attendance 3,849
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomas bunts in front of the plate. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Buck Rodgers pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Pierce covering, for the out.
Bottom 10 J.C. Martin now playing first base. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Pierce covering, for the out.
Top 10 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Sievers strikes out.
Top 10 Minoso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 10 There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 10 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Jim Donohue now pitching. Aparicio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pearson. Aparicio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Pearson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Averill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Eddie Yost pinch hits for Tom Morgan. Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pierce for the out.
Top 9 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Steve Bilko now playing first base. Rocky Bridges now playing second base. Lee Thomas now playing left field. Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Bilko pinch hits for Tom Satriano. Bilko is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Hunt is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Moran pinch hits for Leon Wagner. Moran bunts towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Billy Pierce now pitching. Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tom Morgan now pitching. Earl Averill now catching. Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pearson takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 7 Earl Averill pinch hits for Ken McBride. Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Satriano scores.
Bottom 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ed Sadowski. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Hunt moves to third. Satriano moves to second.
Bottom 7 Satriano takes first base on ball four. Hunt moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Wagner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herbert bunts towards the mound. McBride throws to first for one, and Thomas throws to second, and Satriano drops the ball. Hershberger scores. Carreon moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Carreon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. Hershberger moves to third.
Top 7 Hershberger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. Fox moves to third.
Top 7 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Koppe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McBride hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Sadowski 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 5 Satriano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Satriano reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Carreon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Carreon reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Koppe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Pearson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner throws the ball in to Satriano who tags Fox trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith scores.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Sievers is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Minoso hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sadowski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Carreon moves to second.
Top 3 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Hunt 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 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Satriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sievers strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Koppe hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Aparicio strikes out.