White Sox @ Indians
August 2, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 8 14 0
Indians 4 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 8 14 0
Indians 4 12 1

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .258
OBP .250 .322
At Bats 4 356
Hits 1 92
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 59

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1961
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Strikeout
Billy Pierce
Cam Carreon
J.C. Martin
Nellie Fox
Al Smith
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Jim Landis
Floyd Robinson
Willie Kirkland
Tito Francona

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 8 14 0 7
Cleveland Indians 4 12 1 9
Winning Pitcher Cal McLish
Losing Pitcher Jim Perry
Save Billy Pierce
Game Winning RBI Cam Carreon
Attendance 15,079
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkland is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Francona reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Frank Funk. de la Hoz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fox hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pierce 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 7 Carreon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.
Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Smith reaches second base with a double. Minoso scores.
Top 7 Frank Funk now pitching. Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bob Allen. Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Held hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Billy Pierce now pitching. Power hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Bob Roselli. Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Bob Roselli pinch hits for Cal McLish. Roselli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bob Allen now pitching. Minoso strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores.
Bottom 4 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Power reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Top 4 Robinson 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 4 Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McLish scores. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 4 Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carreon scores. McLish moves to second.
Top 4 McLish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Carreon moves to second.
Top 4 Carreon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Smith moves to third.
Top 4 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to third.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Francona 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 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Top 3 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 2 Carreon is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Minoso moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to second.
Top 2 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a popup in front of the plate. Carreon 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. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.