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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 23, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,761 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Joe Linsalata 3B: Frank Umont |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Joe Altobelli | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 23, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McLish
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McLish
There's a wild pitch. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altobelli vs. McLish
Altobelli 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
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Pascual
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pascual
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. McLish
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. McLish
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Battey moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Battey scores. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pascual vs. McLish
Pascual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Versalles scores. Pascual moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Martin hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio catches it and throws to second to double up Pascual. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Pascual
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pascual
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemmerer vs. Pascual
Kemmerer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kemmerer
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Kemmerer
Altobelli hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Kemmerer
Allison hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Minoso chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Aparicio. Aparicio fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Aparicio. Killebrew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Kemmerer
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle 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
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Pascual
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pascual
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Kemmerer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Kemmerer
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kemmerer
Green 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
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Tuttle, and towards Versalles, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Pascual
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lollar for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kemmerer
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Kemmerer
Kemmerer fires to first and picks off Martin. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kemmerer
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Kemmerer
Altobelli 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
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pascual
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Pascual covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Pascual
Kemmerer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kemmerer
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Kemmerer
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Versalles vs. Kemmerer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith has Allison trapped. There's the throw to Lollar and back to Smith, who tags Allison for the out. Tuttle moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pascual vs. Kemmerer
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Pascual
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pascual
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kemmerer
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kemmerer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kemmerer
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Kemmerer
Altobelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Kemmerer
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pascual
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Pascual
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pascual
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Pascual
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Kemmerer
Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle 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 -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Kemmerer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pascual
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Pascual
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pascual
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. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Pascual hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Lown
Green hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lown
There goes Green. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Lown
Martin hits a line drive towards first. Sievers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Lown
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Pascual
Landis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pascual
Sievers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Pascual
Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Roy Sievers.
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Pascual
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Pascual
J.C. Martin pinch runs for Sherm Lollar.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1961 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Green L, cf 5 0 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 1b 5 1 2 0 Landis J, cf 4 0 0 0
Altobelli J, lf 4 0 1 0 Sievers R, 1b 2 0 0 0
Allison B, rf 3 0 2 0 Pilarcik A, pr 0 0 0 0
Battey E, c 4 1 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 0
Tuttle B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0
Versalles Z, ss 4 1 1 2 Martin J, pr 0 0 0 0
Pascual C, p 4 0 2 0 Smith A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fox N, 2b 3 0 0 0
McLish C, p 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 2 0 0 0
Goodman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 12 3 30 0 2 0
Minnesota 031 000 000 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual C (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1
Kemmerer R 6.2 7 1 1 0 2
Lown T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Smith A, Aparicio L, Killebrew H
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Tuttle B, Allison B
SB -- Green L
HBP -- by Pascual C (Sievers R)
WP -- McLish C
T -- 2:13
A -- 17761
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