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Tigers 11 @ White Sox 8
Comiskey Park
May 6, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 6, 1961 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 6, 1961 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 11 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 11
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 8 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherHank Aguirre  
Losing PitcherGerry Staley  
SaveTerry Fox  
Game Winning RBIJake Wood 

Game Info

DateMay 6, 1961 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Bunning  
Home Starting PitcherBilly Pierce  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance5,710 
Time of Game3 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Sam Carrigan
1B: Cal Drummond
2B: Joe Paparella
3B: Ed Runge

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jake Wood  Second Baseman 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Rocky Colavito  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Steve Boros  Third Baseman 
Dick Brown  Catcher 
Chico Fernandez  Shortstop 
Jim Bunning  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Floyd Robinson  Right Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Jim Landis  Center Fielder 
J.C. Martin  Third Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Billy Pierce  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

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Tigers 11 @ White Sox 8
Comiskey Park
May 6, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/6/1961 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Wood J, 2b            5  0  2  2   Robinson F, rf        4  1  2  0   
Bruton B, cf          6  3  2  0   Lepcio T, ph          0  0  0  0   
Kaline A, rf          6  2  2  1   Staley G, p           0  0  0  0   
Colavito R, lf        5  1  2  3   Pizarro J, p          0  0  0  0   
Cash N, 1b            4  1  1  1   Fox N, 2b             4  1  2  1   
Boros S, 3b           4  1  0  1   Minoso M, lf          5  1  1  0   
Brown D, c            3  0  2  1   Sievers R, 1b         5  1  1  0   
Thomas G, pr          0  0  0  0   Landis J, cf          4  1  2  3   
Roarke M, c           0  0  0  0   Martin J, 3b          5  2  2  2   
Fernandez C, ss       5  0  3  1   Aparicio L, ss        5  1  1  0   
Cottier C, pr-ss      0  1  0  0   Lollar S, c           4  0  2  1   
Bunning J, p          2  0  1  1   Pierce B, p           0  0  0  0   
Gernert D, ph         1  0  0  0   Kemmerer R, p         0  0  0  0   
Fischer B, p          0  0  0  0   Score H, p            0  0  0  0   
Morton B, ph          1  1  1  0   Ginsberg J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   Baumann F, p          2  0  0  0   
Maxwell C, ph         1  1  1  0   Shaw B, p             0  0  0  0   
Fox T, p              0  0  0  0   Smith A, ph-rf        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 11 17 11                        40  8 13  7

Detroit          500 000 033 -- 11
Chicago          402 001 010 --  8

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunning J             4.0  7  6  6  0  2
Fischer B             3.0  2  1  0  1  0
Aguirre H (W)         1.0  3  1  1  1  0
Fox T (S)             1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pierce B              0.1  2  5  5  3  1
Kemmerer R            0.2  2  0  0  0  0
Score H               1.0  1  0  0  1  2
Baumann F             5.1  6  3  2  2  0
Shaw B                0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Staley G (L)          0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Pizarro J             0.2  4  2  2  0  0

E -- Fernandez C, Martin J, Boros S
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Chicago 8
2B -- Sievers R, Aparicio L, Morton B, Martin J, Lollar S
3B -- Robinson F
HR -- Martin J, Landis J
SB -- Bruton B
SF -- Brown D, Landis J
PB -- Lollar S
T -- 3:17
A -- 5710

    

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