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September 4, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
White Sox 5 9 2
Twins 9 11 0
Top 9 R H E
White Sox 5 9 2
Twins 9 11 0

Sammy Esposito Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .188
OBP 1.000 .293
At Bats 1 64
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 0 5

Ray Moore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 11
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 4, 1961
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Strikeout
Ray Moore
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Sammy Esposito
Cam Carreon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 5 9 2 5
Minnesota Twins 9 11 0 4
Winning Pitcher Al Schroll
Losing Pitcher Frank Baumann
Save Ray Moore
Game Winning RBI Harmon Killebrew
Attendance 20,036
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Esposito strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Don Larsen. Goodman strikes out.
Top 9 Carreon takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 8 Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moore bunts towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 8 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 8 Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Minoso strikes out.
Top 8 Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Jose Valdivielso pinch runs for Jim Lemon. Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ray Moore now pitching. Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Esposito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carreon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Pilarcik hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second.
Top 7 Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schroll strikes out.
Bottom 6 Don Larsen now pitching. Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Schroll covering, for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Carey scores. Esposito moves to third.
Top 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Carey moves to third. Esposito moves to second.
Top 6 Esposito takes first base on ball four. Carey moves to second.
Top 6 Andy Carey pinch hits for Mike DeGerick. Carey is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. There goes Killebrew trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Lemon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cam Carreon now catching. J.C. Martin now playing first base. Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop. Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second.
Top 5 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Martin. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Fox applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Schroll scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Versalles scores. Schroll moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mike DeGerick now pitching. Green hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle tags and scores. Versalles tags and moves to third. Schroll tags and moves to second.
Bottom 4 Schroll takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Battey scores. Tuttle moves to third.
Bottom 4 Russ Kemmerer now pitching. Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison scores. Lemon moves to third. Battey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Battey is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Aparicio hits a line drive towards third. Tuttle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Green. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Schroll hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baumann strikes out.
Top 3 Lollar strikes out. There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Battey to second, and Pilarcik is out.
Top 3 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Versalles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Baumann, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Minoso strikes out.
Top 2 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schroll, and towards Martin, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.