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August 2, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
White Sox 2 6 1
Indians 3 8 0
Bottom 8 R H E
White Sox 2 6 1
Indians 3 8 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .293
OBP .333 .354
At Bats 3 399
Hits 1 117
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 1 54

Ray Herbert Season Stats

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7 9 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1961
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Out
Ray Herbert
Sherm Lollar
Roy Sievers
Nellie Fox
Al Smith
Sammy Esposito
Minnie Minoso
Jim Landis
Floyd Robinson
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Luis Aparicio. Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Fox is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Smith bunts towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to third. Sievers moves to second.
Top 8 Sievers takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second.
Top 8 Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grant bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Herbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lollar strikes out.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Held strikes out.
Bottom 6 Romano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kirkland hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sievers is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis moves to third.
Top 6 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grant is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Herbert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lollar hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Held is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sievers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Minoso strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson strikes out.
Top 3 Landis hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Grant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power moves to second.
Bottom 2 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Lollar takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Piersall scores. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple. Temple goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Temple bunts towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Sievers hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Landis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.