Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Bunning
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Bunning
  
  Fox hits a fly ball towards left. Colavito settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Colavito. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landis vs. Bunning
  
  Landis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Bunning
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Sievers reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Minoso vs. Bunning
  
  Minoso hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Pizarro
  
  Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Pizarro
  
  Bruton is hit by the pitch. Wood moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Pizarro
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Wood scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Colavito vs. Pizarro
  
  Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Osborne vs. Pizarro
  
  Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bertoia vs. Pizarro
  
  Bertoia is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Bunning
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Bunning
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lollar vs. Bunning
  
  Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pizarro vs. Bunning
  
  Pizarro is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Bunning
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. Pizarro goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fox vs. Bunning
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Pizarro
  
  Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roarke vs. Pizarro
  
  Roarke is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Pizarro
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bunning for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Bunning
  
  Landis hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Bunning
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Bunning
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Sievers goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Bunning
  
  Smith hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Aparicio vs. Bunning
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Pizarro
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Pizarro
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Pizarro
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Pizarro
  
  Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Osborne vs. Pizarro
  
  Osborne strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Bunning
  
  Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pizarro vs. Bunning
  
  Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Bunning
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fox vs. Bunning
  
  There goes Robinson. The throw from Roarke and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fox vs. Bunning
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Landis vs. Bunning
  
  Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Pizarro
  
  Bertoia hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Pizarro
  
  Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roarke vs. Pizarro
  
  Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Bunning
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Bunning
  
  Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Bunning
  
  There goes Minoso. The throw from Roarke and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Smith vs. Bunning
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Aparicio vs. Bunning
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Pizarro
  
  Bunning is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Pizarro
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Pizarro
  
  Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Pizarro
  
  Kaline 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 

Top 6

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Bunning
  
  Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pizarro vs. Bunning
  
  Pizarro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Bunning
  
  Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Pizarro
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osborne vs. Pizarro
  
  Osborne hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bertoia vs. Pizarro
  
  Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Pizarro
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Bertoia moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Roarke vs. Pizarro
  
  Roarke hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Bunning
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Bunning
  
  Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Bunning
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Bunning
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Sievers moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Smith vs. Bunning
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morton vs. Pizarro
  
  Andy Carey now playing third base. Bubba Morton pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
  
  Morton strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Pizarro
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Pizarro
  
  Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Staley
  
  Gerry Staley now pitching.
  
  Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lollar vs. Staley
  
  There goes Aparicio. The throw from Roarke and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lollar vs. Staley
  
  Lollar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Lollar reaches third base with a triple. Aparicio scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Pizarro vs. Aguirre
  
  Hank Aguirre now pitching.
  
  Pizarro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lollar scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Aguirre
  
  Aguirre fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Aguirre. Pizarro moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Robinson vs. Aguirre
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pizarro scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fox vs. Aguirre
  
  Fox bunts towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Landis vs. Fox
  
  Terry Fox now pitching.
  
  Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sievers vs. Fox
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Pizarro
  
  J.C. Martin now playing first base.
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Pizarro
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. Pizarro
  
  Osborne hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Fox
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carey vs. Fox
  
  Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Fox
  
  Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lollar vs. Fox
  
  Fox fires to first and picks off Aparicio. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Pizarro
  
  Bertoia hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Pizarro
  
  Fernandez hits a popup towards first. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roarke vs. Pizarro
  
  Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alusik vs. Pizarro
  
  George Alusik pinch hits for Terry Fox.
  
  Alusik is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 8/30/1961 -- Chicago at Detroit (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Robinson F, rf        5  0  3  3   Wood J, 2b            3  1  0  0   
Fox N, 2b             4  1  1  0   Bruton B, cf          3  2  1  1   
Landis J, cf          5  0  0  0   Kaline A, rf          4  0  2  1   
Sievers R, 1b         5  1  3  1   Colavito R, lf        3  0  1  0   
Martin J, 1b          0  0  0  0   Osborne B, 1b         4  0  0  1   
Minoso M, lf          4  0  2  1   Bertoia R, 3b         4  1  1  1   
Smith A, 3b           4  0  0  0   Fernandez C, ss       4  0  0  0   
Carey A, 3b           1  0  0  0   Roarke M, c           4  0  0  0   
Aparicio L, ss        3  2  1  0   Bunning J, p          2  0  0  0   
Lollar S, c           4  1  2  1   Morton B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Pizarro J, p          3  2  1  1   Staley G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Fox T, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Alusik G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 13  7                        33  4  5  4

Chicago          121 000 030 --  7
Detroit          200 010 001 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pizarro J (W)         9.0  5  4  4  2 10

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunning J (L)         7.0 10  4  3  1  4
Staley G*             0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Aguirre H             0.1  2  1  0  0  0
Fox T                 1.2  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Colavito R, Roarke M, Smith A, Aguirre H
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Sievers R, Kaline A, Robinson F, Minoso M 2
3B -- Lollar S
HR -- Bruton B, Bertoia R
SB -- Robinson F, Minoso M, Aparicio L
SH -- Fox N
HBP -- by Pizarro J (Bruton B), by Bunning J (Pizarro J)
T -- 3:03
A -- 37490

    

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