8/27/1961, Cle61-ChA61, game 1, Comiskey Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Indians 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 8 14 0 8 2
1961 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 9 2
Indians AB R H BI AVG White Sox AB R H BI AVG
Temple 2b 4 1 2 2 .295 Robinson,Fl rf 4 0 2 0 .296
Piersall cf 4 1 1 0 .346 Fox,N 2b 5 1 3 2 .268
Kirkland rf 5 0 1 3 .277 Landis cf 5 0 2 1 .265
Stigman p 0 0 0 0 .273 Sievers 1b 5 1 1 0 .296
Nieman,B lf 4 0 1 0 .328 Minoso lf 2 0 1 0 .265
Romano c 5 1 2 0 .283 Smith,A 3b 3 0 0 0 .225
Phillips 3b 5 1 2 0 .272 Aparicio ss 3 1 0 0 .257
Power 1b 5 1 2 0 .256 Lollar c 4 0 0 1 .232
Held ss 2 2 1 1 .269 Pierce p 1 0 0 0 .189
Grant p 4 1 2 2 .257 Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0 .000
Bond rf 0 0 0 0 .278 Pilarcik,A ph 1 0 0 0 .276
38 8 14 8 Hacker p 0 0 0 0 .000
Carey,A ph 0 1 0 0 .281
34 4 9 4
Indians INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Grant W 16-6 7.0 7 1 1 4 1 115 66 3.50
Stigman 2.0 2 3 3 2 1 46 26 4.23
9.0 9 4 4 6 2 161 92
White Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce L 9-9 3.2 7 6 6 4 2 87 51 3.80
Kemmerer 2.1 5 2 2 0 0 43 25 3.87
Hacker 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 40 27 6.03
9.0 14 8 8 4 5 170 103
Cle: Bond inserted at rf in the 8th
ChA: Pilarcik,A batted for Kemmerer in the 6th
Carey,A batted for Hacker in the 9th
2B-Romano(21), Power(22), Fox,N(17). 3B-Kirkland(5). RBI-Temple 2(41),
Kirkland 3(104), Held(86), Grant 2(11), Fox,N 2(49), Landis(66), Lollar(37).
K-Temple, Kirkland, Phillips, Grant 2, Sievers, Kemmerer. BB-Temple,
Piersall, Nieman,B, Held, Robinson,Fl, Minoso 2, Smith,A, Aparicio, Carey,A.
SF-Held. PB-Romano.
GWRBI: Held
Temperature: 73, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 25 MPH.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 2:48
8/27/1961, Cle61-ChA61, game 1, Comiskey Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Indians 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 8 14 0 8 2
1961 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 9 2
Indians -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Temple 2b 1>k 3>W S.2-H;1-3 S.3-H;1-3 8>9
Piersall cf S 8 W.1-2 9 53
Kirkland rf 7 64/f.B-1 note 1 6>9 k
Stigman p
Nieman,B lf W.1-2 9 Kemmerer S 9>53
9
Romano c 8 4>D 5>S 43/gdp 13
Phillips 3b 2>S 3/g.2-3 6/L 7>Hacker S
k
Power 1b D.1-3 63 14/f.B-1 S 64/f
Held ss note 2 IW S.1-3 9
Grant p k S.3-H;1-2 S.3-H;1-3 k
Bond rf
1: T.3-H;2-H;1-H 2: 8/SF/dp.3-H;2x3(85)
White Sox -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Robinson,Fl rf 1>6 S W 7>S 43.2-3;1-2
Fox,N 2b 43 S.1-2 S.1-2 543/gdp D.3-H;2-H
Landis cf S 13.2-3;1-2 7 7 S.2-H
Sievers 1b 9 63 6>S 8>Stigman 9
k
Minoso lf 2>W 4>S W.1-2 7
Smith,A 3b 43.1-2 543/gdp W.2-3;1-2 3/g
Aparicio ss 63.2-3 7 6/fl 9>W
Lollar c 43 5>4 note 1 pb.1-2
6
Pierce p 3>8
Kemmerer p k
Pilarcik,A ph 8
Hacker p
Carey,A ph W
1: 63.3-H;2-3;1-2
Indians IN OUT ER White Sox IN OUT ER
Grant A1 D3 1 W 16-6 Pierce A1 C3 6 L 9-9
Stigman D4 E4 3 Kemmerer C4 D5 2
Hacker D6 E7 0
8/27/1961, Cle61-ChA61, game 1, Comiskey Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Indians 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 8 14 0 8 2
1961 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 9 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Indians batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Temple struck out (FBSS)
0-0 1 --- 32 Piersall reached on an infield single to short (CCBFBBFX)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Kirkland flied out to left (CBBCX)
0-0 2 1-- 32 Nieman,B walked, Piersall to second (BCBBF>B)
0-0 2 12- 00 Romano flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, White Sox batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Robinson,Fl popped out to short (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Fox,N grounded out to second (FCBBFFFBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Landis lined a single to shallow center (X)
0-0 2 1-- 31 Sievers lined out to right (CBBBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Indians batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Phillips lined a single down the right field line (FCX)
0-0 0 1-- 10 Power grounded a double down the first base line,
Phillips to third (BX)
0-0 0 -23 12 Held flied out into a double play, Landis to Smith,A,
Phillips scored, Power out at third (FSBX)
1-0 2 --- 02 Grant struck out (FSC)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, White Sox batting
1-0 0 --- 32 Minoso walked (CBBSBB)
1-0 0 1-- 12 Smith,A grounded out to second, Minoso to second (SBSFX)
1-0 1 -2- 00 Aparicio grounded out to short, Minoso to third (X)
1-0 2 --3 00 Lollar grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Indians batting
1-0 0 --- 32 Temple walked (CBFBBB)
1-0 0 1-- 02 Piersall flied out to center (FFX)
1-0 1 1-- 31 Kirkland grounded to short, forcing Temple at second,
Kirkland to first (CBBBX)
1-0 2 1-- 02 Nieman,B flied out to right (CSX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, White Sox batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Pierce flied out to center (X)
1-0 1 --- 32 Robinson,Fl grounded a single to right (FFBBFBX)
1-0 1 1-- 01 Fox,N lined a single to shallow center, Robinson,Fl to
second (CX)
1-0 1 12- 01 Landis grounded out to the mound, Robinson,Fl to third,
Fox,N to second (CX)
1-0 2 -23 31 Sievers grounded out to short (BBBCX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Indians batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Romano grounded a double down the third base line (SSBX)
1-0 0 -2- 10 Phillips grounded out to first, Romano to third (BX)
1-0 1 --3 32 Power grounded out to short (BBBCFX)
1-0 2 --3 30 Held was walked intentionally (IIII)
1-0 2 1-3 01 Grant reached on an infield single to short, Romano
scored, Held to second (CX)
2-0 2 12- 32 Temple grounded a single between third and short, Held
scored, Grant to third (CBBFFB>F>X)
3-0 2 1-3 30 Piersall walked, Temple to second (BBBB)
3-0 2 123 12 Kirkland tripled deep to right center, Grant scored,
Temple scored, Piersall scored (BCSX)
Kemmerer now pitching
6-0 2 --3 31 Nieman,B flied out to right (BCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, White Sox batting
6-0 0 --- 00 Minoso grounded a single between third and short (X)
6-0 0 1-- 10 Smith,A grounded into a double play, Phillips to Temple
to Power (BX)
6-0 2 --- 22 Aparicio flied out to left (FBSFBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Indians batting
6-0 0 --- 11 Romano lined a single to right (BCX)
6-0 0 1-- 11 Phillips lined out to short (SBX)
6-0 1 1-- 21 Power grounded to the mound, forcing Romano at second,
Power to first (BBCX)
6-0 2 1-- 32 Held lined a single down the right field line, Power to
third (BBCSB>X)
6-0 2 1-3 12 Grant lined a single to right, Power scored, Held to
third (FBSX)
7-0 2 1-3 22 Temple lined a single to center, Held scored, Grant to
third (BCBSX)
8-0 2 1-3 10 Piersall flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, White Sox batting
8-0 0 --- 21 Lollar popped out to second (BCBX)
8-0 1 --- 22 Kemmerer struck out (CCBFBS)
8-0 2 --- 31 Robinson,Fl walked (BBCBB)
8-0 2 1-- 10 Fox,N grounded a single between first and second,
Robinson,Fl to second (BX)
8-0 2 12- 11 Landis flied out to left (CBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Indians batting
8-0 0 --- 12 Kirkland flied out to right (BCFX)
8-0 1 --- 10 Nieman,B lined a single to shallow left (BX)
8-0 1 1-- 22 Romano grounded into a double play, Fox,N to Sievers
(SFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, White Sox batting
8-0 0 --- 00 Sievers grounded a single up the middle (X)
8-0 0 1-- 31 Minoso walked, Sievers to second (BFBBB)
8-0 0 12- 32 Smith,A walked, Sievers to third, Minoso to second
(CBFBBB)
8-0 0 123 01 Aparicio popped out to short (FX)
8-0 1 123 22 Lollar grounded out to short, Sievers scored, Minoso to
third, Smith,A to second (FBBCX)
Pilarcik,A pinch hitting for Kemmerer
8-1 2 -23 31 Pilarcik,A popped out to center (CBBBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Indians batting
Hacker now pitching
8-1 0 --- 12 Phillips struck out (CBSS)
8-1 1 --- 12 Power reached on an infield single to third (BCFX)
8-1 1 1-- 02 Held flied out to right (CSX)
8-1 2 1-- 12 Grant struck out (CSBS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, White Sox batting
8-1 0 --- 22 Robinson,Fl grounded a single up the middle (CBFBX)
8-1 0 1-- 21 Fox,N grounded into a double play, Phillips to Temple to
Power (CBBX)
8-1 2 --- 02 Landis flied out to left (CSFFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Indians batting
8-1 0 --- 10 Temple lined out to right (BX)
8-1 1 --- 22 Piersall grounded out to third (CSFBFBX)
8-1 2 --- 32 Kirkland struck out (FBSBBS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, White Sox batting
Stigman now pitching
Bond now playing right field
8-1 0 --- 32 Sievers struck out (FBBBSS)
8-1 1 --- 32 Minoso flied out to left (BBBCCX)
8-1 2 --- 01 Smith,A grounded out to first (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Indians batting
8-1 0 --- 31 Nieman,B grounded out to third (FBBBX)
8-1 1 --- 00 Romano grounded out to the mound (X)
8-1 2 --- 11 Phillips grounded a single up the middle (BSX)
8-1 2 1-- 00 Power grounded to short, forcing Phillips at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, White Sox batting
8-1 0 --- 32 Aparicio walked (SSFBBBB)
8-1 0 1-- 12 Romano allowed a passed ball, Aparicio to second (CFBFFB)
8-1 0 -2- 22 Lollar popped out to short (CFBFFB.X)
Carey,A pinch hitting for Hacker
8-1 1 -2- 31 Carey,A walked (CBBBB)
8-1 1 12- 22 Robinson,Fl grounded out to second, Aparicio to third,
Carey,A to second (BBSFX)
8-1 2 -23 00 Fox,N lined a double to right center, Aparicio scored,
Carey,A scored (X)
8-3 2 -2- 01 Landis grounded a single up the middle, Fox,N scored (CX)
8-4 2 1-- 22 Sievers flied out to right (CBBFX)