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August 27, 1961

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Indians 6 9 0
White Sox 10 10 3
Top 9 R H E
Indians 6 9 0
White Sox 10 10 3

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .331
OBP .750 .387
At Bats 3 417
Hits 2 138
• Singles 1 103
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 38

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 8
Close
Comiskey Park - August 27, 1961
Out
Turk Lown
Sherm Lollar
J.C. Martin
Nellie Fox
Andy Carey
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Jim Landis
Floyd Robinson
Jim Piersall
Johnny Temple

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 6 9 0 5
Chicago White Sox 10 10 3 5
Winning Pitcher Turk Lown
Losing Pitcher Mudcat Grant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Smith
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 5 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Tito Francona pinch hits for Bob Allen. 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.
Top 9 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power tags and scores.
Top 9 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Aparicio. Power moves to third.
Bottom 8 Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Allen now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out.
Top 8 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin juggles the ball. That's an error on Martin. Nieman moves to second.
Top 8 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 J.C. Martin now playing first base. Andy Carey now playing third base. Walt Bond pinch hits for Frank Funk. Bond hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 7 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 7 Sievers strikes out.
Bottom 7 Landis is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Held strikes out.
Top 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Funk covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Minoso scores. Smith scores. Lollar goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Lown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lollar is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Frank Funk now pitching. Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso moves to third.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis scores. Sievers scores. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 6 Minoso is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Sievers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Sievers reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. Landis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Turk Lown now pitching. Nieman hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis who is chasing the ball. Kirkland reaches third base with a triple. Piersall scores.
Top 6 Piersall 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 moves to second.
Top 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pierce hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Held is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Sievers strikes out.
Top 4 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkland strikes out.
Bottom 3 Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Pierce strikes out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Temple strikes out.
Top 3 Grant strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sievers hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grant fires to first and has Landis trapped. There's the throw to Temple who tags Landis for the out.
Bottom 1 Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Fox scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fox takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Romano hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Piersall scores.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.