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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 1, 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 May 1, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 1, 1961 |
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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 | May 1, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Baumann |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 5,777 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Sammy Esposito | Third Baseman |
Cam Carreon | Catcher |
Frank Baumann | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Ron Henry | Catcher |
Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 1, 1961
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stobbs
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Stobbs
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Stobbs
Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Stobbs
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Baumann
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumann covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Baumann
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Baumann
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Baumann
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Baumann
Henry takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Baumann
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Stobbs
Esposito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carreon vs. Stobbs
Carreon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumann vs. Stobbs
Baumann hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Baumann
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Baumann
Stobbs is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stobbs
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Stobbs
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Stobbs
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Baumann
Green strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Baumann
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Baumann
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Baumann
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henry vs. Baumann
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Sievers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Stobbs
Minoso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner catches it and throws to second with Valdivielso covering, to double up Sievers. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Stobbs
Esposito hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Baumann
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Baumann
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Baumann
Stobbs hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Stobbs
Carreon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Stobbs
Baumann strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stobbs
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Stobbs
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Baumann
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Baumann
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Allison reaches second base with a double. Green scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Baumann
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Baumann
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Allison moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henry vs. Baumann
Henry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Baumann
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Baumann
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Stobbs
Landis hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Sievers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minoso vs. Stobbs
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sievers tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Stobbs
Esposito takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carreon vs. Stobbs
Carreon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Esposito moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumann vs. Stobbs
Baumann hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Baumann
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Baumann
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Green reaches second base with a double. Bertoia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Lown
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching.
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Giel
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giel fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Giel
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sievers vs. Giel
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Giel
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lown
Lemon 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Lown
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Lown
Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Lown
Don Mincher pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Giel
Billy Consolo now playing shortstop.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Giel
Esposito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Giel
Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lown
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Paul Giel.
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Lown
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Lown
Green hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Lown
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Lown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Moore
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Moore
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lown
Killebrew hits a line drive towards third. Esposito reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lown
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Lown
Henry hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Lown
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/1/1961 -- Chicago at Minnesota (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 0 0 Green L, cf 5 1 2 1 Landis J, cf 4 1 1 1 Allison B, rf 4 2 1 1 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 3 0 Killebrew H, 1b 5 1 2 2 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 1 Lemon J, lf 5 1 4 0 Smith A, rf 3 2 2 1 Henry R, c 4 0 0 0 Esposito S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 0 3 2 Carreon C, c 4 1 2 2 Valdivielso J, ss 3 0 0 0 Baumann F, p 3 0 0 0 Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lown T, p 1 0 0 0 Consolo B, ss 0 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 2 0 1 0 Whisenant P, ph 1 0 0 0 Giel P, p 0 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 39 6 14 6 Chicago 100 112 000 -- 5 Minnesota 200 021 001 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Baumann F 5.1 11 5 5 3 2 Lown T (L) 3.1 3 1 1 1 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Stobbs C 6.0 8 5 5 2 2 Giel P 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Moore R (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Minoso M DP -- Chicago 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Minnesota 11 2B -- Sievers R, Green L 2, Allison B, Gardner B 3B -- Sievers R HR -- Landis J, Killebrew H, Smith A, Carreon C SF -- Minoso M T -- 2:58 A -- 5777
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