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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 26, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Harry Schwarts 3B: Larry Napp |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
Al Smith | Third Baseman |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Sammy Esposito | Shortstop |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Gene Conley | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1961
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Conley
Landis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Landis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Landis scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Conley
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Conley
There goes Robinson. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Malzone applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Conley
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Conley
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Herbert
Schilling 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Herbert
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Conley
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Conley
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Conley
Esposito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Conley
Herbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Conley
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herbert moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herbert scores. There goes Landis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clinton vs. Herbert
Clinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Herbert
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Malzone scores. Clinton moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Herbert
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clinton scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Herbert
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conley vs. Herbert
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Conley
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Conley
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sievers for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Conley
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Herbert
Schilling 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, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger 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, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Herbert
Yastrzemski 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, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Conley
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Conley
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Conley
Esposito is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Herbert
Clinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Herbert
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Clinton moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Herbert
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Herbert
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Conley
Herbert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Conley
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Conley
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Conley
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Conley
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Herbert
Conley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Herbert
Schilling bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Conley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Herbert
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Conley scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Conley
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Conley
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Conley
Esposito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herbert vs. Conley
Herbert hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Herbert
Clinton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Clinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Herbert
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Esposito who tags Runnels trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clinton scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Herbert
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Herbert
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conley vs. Herbert
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Conley
Landis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Conley
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Conley
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Conley
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Peters
Gary Peters now pitching.
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Peters
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Gary Geiger.
Hardy 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, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Peters
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Peters
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Conley
Carroll Hardy now playing center field.
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Conley
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Conley
Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Peters
Clinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Peters
Runnels hits a line drive towards the mound. Peters catches it and throws to first to double up Clinton. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Peters
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Peters
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Conley
Jim Pagliaroni now catching.
Peters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Landis bunts towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Peters moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. Peters moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Fornieles
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peters scores. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Fornieles
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Peters
Jackie Jensen pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Peters
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Peters
Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Peters
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1961, game 1 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Landis J, cf 4 1 2 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 5 1 3 2 Geiger G, cf 3 0 0 0 Smith A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Hardy C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 5 1 3 2 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 0 0 Clinton L, rf 4 2 4 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 2 2 Esposito S, ss 3 1 1 1 Green P, ss 2 0 1 1 Herbert R, p 3 2 2 1 Nixon R, c 3 0 1 1 Peters G, p 1 1 1 0 Pagliaroni J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Conley G, p 3 1 1 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Jensen J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 14 7 36 5 13 5 Chicago 120 010 201 -- 7 Boston 030 011 000 -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (W) 6.0 10 5 5 1 0 Peters G (S) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Conley G (L)* 8.0 13 7 7 2 1 Fornieles M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Chicago 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Boston 7 2B -- Robinson F 2, Clinton L 3B -- Landis J HR -- Esposito S, Herbert R, Sievers R CS -- Robinson F SH -- Schilling C, Landis J T -- 2:17 A -- 0
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