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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 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 July 4, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 23,592 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Al Smith 3B: Hank Soar |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Sammy Esposito | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 4, 1961
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kralick
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kralick
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Kralick
Minoso hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Versalles for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McLish
Martin hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a line drive towards the mound. McLish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kralick
Sievers 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kralick
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kralick
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. McLish
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Kralick
Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Kralick
McLish strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kralick
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. McLish
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. McLish
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. McLish
There goes Versalles. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kralick
Landis bunts towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Kralick
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Kralick
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Kralick
Smith hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McLish
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kralick
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Kralick
Esposito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Kralick
McLish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Kralick
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. McLish
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. McLish
Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Kralick
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kralick
Minoso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. McLish
Kralick hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McLish
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kralick
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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kralick
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Kralick
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sievers moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Esposito vs. Kralick
Esposito strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McLish vs. Kralick
McLish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. McLish
Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Jim Lemon.
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kralick
Jose Valdivielso now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kralick
Landis takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Kralick
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Landis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Kralick
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. McLish
Tuttle bunts towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. McLish
Kralick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kralick moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. McLish
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kralick moves to third. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Landis is chasing the ball. Killebrew rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. McLish
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kralick
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valdivielso picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Valdivielso. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Kralick
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Esposito vs. Kralick
Esposito is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roselli vs. Kralick
Bob Roselli pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Roselli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valdivielso fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Kralick
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Kralick
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carreon vs. Kralick
Cam Carreon pinch hits for Jim Landis.
Carreon hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1961, game 2 -- Chicago at Minnesota (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 2 0
Robinson F, rf 5 0 4 1 Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Landis J, cf 3 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 1 3
Carreon C, ph 1 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 4 0 1 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 3 0 1 0
Sievers R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Ramos P, pr 0 0 0 0
Smith A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Valdivielso J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 4 1 1 0 Battey E, c 3 0 1 0
Esposito S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Green L, cf-lf 3 1 2 0
McLish C, p 3 0 1 0 Tuttle B, 3b-cf 2 0 0 0
Roselli B, ph 1 0 0 1 Kralick J, p 3 1 1 1
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37 2 10 2 31 4 10 4
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Minnesota 000 000 04x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L) 8.0 10 4 4 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 2 6
E -- Valdivielso J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Minnesota 4
2B -- Martin B, Sievers R
HR -- Killebrew H
CS -- Versalles Z
SH -- Tuttle B
T -- 2:35
A -- 23592
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