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White Sox 12 @ Senators 7
Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 2, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 12 to 7.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 2, 1961 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 12 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 16
Runs: 12
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 16
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 7 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDon Larsen  
Losing PitcherTom Cheney  
SaveRuss Kemmerer  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateSeptember 2, 1961 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Larsen  
Home Starting PitcherTom Cheney  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance2,889 
Time of Game3 hours 22 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Sam Carrigan
1B: Al Smith
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Bill McKinley

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 
Al Smith  Third Baseman 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Don Larsen  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Coot Veal  Shortstop 
Danny O'Connell  Third Baseman 
Chuck Hinton  Left Fielder 
Gene Green  Right Fielder 
Willie Tasby  Center Fielder 
Marty Keough  First Baseman 
Harry Bright  Catcher 
Chuck Cottier  Second Baseman 
Tom Cheney  Pitcher 
Mickey Vernon  Manager 

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White Sox 12 @ Senators 7
Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/2/1961 -- Chicago at Washington (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Aparicio L, ss        5  0  2  1   Veal C, ss            5  1  2  1   
Robinson F, rf        5  2  2  1   O'Connell D, 3b       5  1  3  4   
Landis J, cf          2  2  0  0   Hinton C, lf          4  0  0  1   
Sievers R, 1b         5  1  2  0   Green G, rf-c         5  0  0  0   
Martin J, 1b          0  0  0  0   Tasby W, cf           5  0  2  0   
Minoso M, lf          6  2  1  1   Keough M, 1b-rf       4  1  1  0   
Smith A, 3b           3  1  0  0   Bright H, c           2  0  1  0   
Carey A, 3b           2  0  0  0   Gabler J, pr          0  1  0  0   
Fox N, 2b             3  2  1  2   Heiser R, p           1  0  0  0   
Lollar S, c           4  2  2  2   Burnside P, p         0  0  0  0   
Larsen D, p           4  0  3  1   Long D, ph-1b         1  0  0  0   
Hacker W, p           1  0  1  1   Cottier C, 2b         3  3  2  0   
Kemmerer R, p         1  0  1  1   Cheney T, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Klippstein J, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Klaus B, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Bouldin C, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Woodling G, ph-rf     2  0  1  1   
                                   Garcia M, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 12 15 10                        38  7 12  7

Chicago          530 010 021 -- 12
Washington       000 040 120 --  7

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Larsen D (W)*         6.0  7  5  4  2  4
Hacker W              1.2  5  2  2  0  0
Kemmerer R (S)        1.1  0  0  0  1  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cheney T (L)          0.2  1  5  5  5  0
Klippstein J          2.1  6  3  3  0  1
Bouldin C             2.0  2  1  1  1  1
Heiser R              2.1  3  2  2  4  0
Burnside P            0.2  1  0  0  1  1
Garcia M              1.0  2  1  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Tasby W, Aparicio L, O'Connell D
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 16, Washington 7
2B -- O'Connell D 2, Sievers R, Aparicio L, Veal C
SB -- Minoso M
SH -- Aparicio L
HBP -- by Klippstein J (Landis J), by Heiser R (Lollar S)
WP -- Cheney T 2
T -- 3:22
A -- 2889

    

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