June 12, 1961 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
@BAL 8 BOS 10
MIN 8 KCA 7
@CLE 5
(10) NYY 3
LAA 1 SFG 7
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 12,295

Monday, June 12, 1961
Time of Game: 2:51

White Sox

21-33

Won 2

8th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   5  0  0   2  1  0    9 13  1
Orioles         1  0  4   0  0  0   2  1  0    8 12  4

W: D Larsen (2-0), L: D Hyde (1-1), S: T Lown (1)

Orioles

29-28

Lost 2

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Smith 3B-LF                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .270  .843    0    3   2   HR,SB
N Fox 2B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .647    0    1   2   HBP
J Landis CF                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .260  .777    0    2   1   GDP
R Sievers 1B                  5   3   3   3    0   1  .325 1.024    0   10   0   2·HR,2B
M Minoso LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .755    0    0   2   SB
  L Aparicio SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .541    0    3   0   
S Lollar C                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .260  .712    0    6   0   SF
F Robinson RF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .765    0    2   0   
S Esposito SS-3B              4   1   1   0    1   1  .194  .588    0    0   2   GDP
R Kemmerer P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .619    0    0   2   
  B Goodman PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .231  .618    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .747    0    0   2   
  A Pilarcik PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .488    0    0   0   
  W Hacker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39   9  13   8    3   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Sievers (8, off B Hoeft).

HR: R Sievers 2 (14, off H Wilhelm, off B Hoeft; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); A Smith (12, off H Wilhelm; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: S Lollar (2, off B Hoeft).

HBP: N Fox (2, by H Wilhelm).

TB: R Sievers 10; A Smith 6; F Robinson 2; N Fox; J Landis; S Esposito; B Goodman; M Minoso.

GIDP: S Esposito (2); J Landis (3).

RBI: R Sievers 3 (33); A Smith 2 (32); S Lollar (18); B Goodman (4); J Landis (31).

2-out RBI: B Goodman; A Smith; J Landis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Minoso (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Minoso (3, 2nd base off D Hyde/C Courtney); A Smith (2, 2nd base off H Wilhelm/C Courtney).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Robinson 3B                 3   2   3   0    1   0  .323  .803    0    1   4   SH
D Philley LF                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .815    0    1   0   3B
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
J Brandt CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .358  .911    0    2   0   
J Gentile 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .306 1.067    0   11   1   2B
C Courtney C                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .256  .698    0    6   0   
  G Triandos C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .742    0    2   0   
R Hansen SS                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .239  .690    0    1   3   2B
W Herzog RF                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .237  .711    0    0   0   
  D Hyde P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  D Williams PH-LF            1   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .623    0    0   0   HR
M Breeding 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .134  .410    0    3   4   
B Hoeft P                     1   1   1   0    0   0  .133  .411    0    0   0   
  M Throneberry RF            2   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .744    0    0   0   
  E Robinson RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .405         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  12   7    4   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Hansen (6, off D Larsen); J Gentile (10, off R Kemmerer).

3B: D Philley (2, off W Hacker).

HR: D Williams (6, off W Hacker; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Robinson (3, off R Kemmerer).

TB: D Williams 4; B Robinson 3; D Philley 3; R Hansen 2; J Brandt 2; J Gentile 2; C Courtney; B Hoeft; W Herzog.

RBI: C Courtney 2 (4); W Herzog (10); J Brandt (12); D Philley (12); J Gentile (49); D Williams (13).

2-out RBI: C Courtney 2; W Herzog; J Gentile.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Hansen-M Breeding-J Gentile 2.

E: R Hansen (8); J Gentile (6); B Robinson 2 (9).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Kemmerer                     3     6   5   5    2   0   0   3.54   16     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 1· 6     25    -     1.22  -0.34
D Larsen, W (2-0)              3     1   0   0    2   4   0   3.32   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.42   0.23
W Hacker, H (1)                1.2   5   3   3    0   2   1   3.75   10     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 5          0-0    2.02  -0.20
T Lown, S (1)                  1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.49    4     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          1-0    2.70   0.26
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   6   1          41     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2·12          1-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hoeft                        3     5   3   2    0   1   1   2.48   13     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 5     40    -     1.07  -0.10
D Hyde, L (1-1)                0.2   2   3   3    1   1   0   2.79    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.47  -0.11
H Wilhelm, BS (2)              4.1   6   3   2    2   5   2   1.89   23     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 1· 6          2-2    1.11  -0.37
W Stock                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.95    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9    13   9   7    3   8   3          44     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 1·13          2-2

B Hoeft faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Larsen (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: H Wilhelm (2; N Fox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Kinnamon.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 12,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. A Smith              3B    1. B Robinson           3B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. D Philley            LF 
3. J Landis             CF    3. J Brandt             CF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. J Gentile            1B 
5. M Minoso             LF    5. C Courtney           C  
6. S Lollar             C     6. R Hansen             SS 
7. F Robinson           RF    7. W Herzog             RF 
8. S Esposito           SS    8. M Breeding           2B 
9. R Kemmerer           P     9. B Hoeft              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  123     -26%  16% C Courtney      R Kemmerer      Single to LF (Short LF); Hoeft Scores; Brandt Scores; Gentile Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI; Courtney to 2B
   b 7   0  8-5  1--     -18%  65% D Philley       W Hacker        Triple to RF; Robinson Scores
   b 8   0  9-7  ---     -14%  70% D Williams      W Hacker        Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 4   2  5-4  1-3      13%  50% A Smith         H Wilhelm       Single to LF; Esposito Scores; Goodman to 3B
   t 7   0  5-6  ---      12%  82% R Sievers       H Wilhelm       Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  N Fox           Single to CF
   OO     1--      45%  J Landis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  D Philley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Robinson to 3B
   O      --3      46%  J Brandt        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      36%  J Gentile       Double to LF; Robinson Scores
   O      -2-      39%  C Courtney      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Hoeft facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Sievers       Double to LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      53%  M Minoso        Reached on E5 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Sievers to 3B; Minoso to 1B
   RO     1-3      50%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sievers Scores/unER
          1--      54%  F Robinson      Single to LF; Minoso to 2B
   OO     12-      45%  S Esposito      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Russ Kemmerer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  R Hansen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  W Herzog        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  M Breeding      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Billy Hoeft facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Kemmerer      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Russ Kemmerer facing 9-1-2
          ---      41%  B Hoeft         Single to CF
   O      1--      42%  B Robinson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hoeft to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  D Philley       Lineout: RF
          -2-      44%  J Brandt        Single to P; Hoeft to 3B
          1-3      42%  J Gentile       Walk; Brandt to 2B
   RRR    123      16%  C Courtney      Single to LF (Short LF); Hoeft Scores; Brandt Scores; Gentile Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI; Courtney to 2B
          -2-      16%  R Hansen        Walk
   RO     12-      12%  W Herzog        Single to LF (Short LF); Courtney Scores; Hansen to 3B; Herzog out at 2B/LF-2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 5.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
          ---      15%  J Landis        Single to LF
   RR     1--      26%  R Sievers       Home Run (Deep LF); Landis Scores
                  Dick Hyde replaces Whitey Herzog pitching and batting 7th; Marv Throneberry replaces Billy Hoeft playing RF batting 9th
          ---      31%  M Minoso        Single to P
          1--      33%  S Lollar        Minoso Steals 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      24%  F Robinson      Popfly: SS
          -2-      26%  S Esposito      Walk
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
   R      12-      37%  B Goodman       Single to RF; Minoso Scores; Esposito to 3B
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Dick Hyde pitching and batting 7th
   R      1-3      50%  A Smith         Single to LF; Esposito Scores; Goodman to 3B
          1-3      53%  N Fox           Hit By Pitch; Smith to 2B
   R      123      65%  J Landis        Walk; Goodman Scores; Smith to 3B; Fox to 2B
   O      123      58%  R Sievers       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
                  Don Larsen replaces Billy Goodman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      61%  M Breeding      Strikeout
          ---      57%  M Throneberry   Walk
          1--      53%  B Robinson      Walk; Throneberry to 2B
          12-      46%  D Philley       Wild Pitch; Throneberry to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      -23      56%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      64%  J Brandt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 5.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  M Minoso        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  S Lollar        Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  F Robinson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  J Gentile       Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  C Courtney      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  R Hansen        Double to CF; Hansen out at 3B/CF-LF-SS-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  S Esposito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Larsen        Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  A Smith         Single to RF
          1--      65%  N Fox           Smith Steals 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      61%  J Landis        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  H Wilhelm       Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  M Breeding      Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  M Throneberry   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      82%  R Sievers       Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      81%  M Minoso        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  F Robinson      Single to RF
   R      1--      90%  S Esposito      Single to RF; Robinson Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Esposito to 3B/Adv on E5
                  Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Don Larsen batting 9th
   O      --3      88%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-8, Warren Hacker facing 1-2-3
                  Warren Hacker replaces Al Pilarcik pitching and batting 9th; Sammy Esposito moves to 3B; Luis Aparicio replaces Minnie Minoso playing SS batting 5th; Al Smith moves to LF
          ---      83%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   R      1--      65%  D Philley       Triple to RF; Robinson Scores
   R      --3      57%  J Brandt        Single to CF; Philley Scores
   O      1--      64%  J Gentile       Strikeout
   O      1--      70%  C Courtney      Lineout: CF
   O      1--      75%  R Hansen        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Orioles 7.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-7, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      87%  A Smith         Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      89%  N Fox           Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      87%  J Landis        Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  R Sievers       Strikeout
                  Gus Triandos replaces Clint Courtney playing C batting 5th
   O      1--      84%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 7-9, Warren Hacker facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Williams pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm batting 7th
   R      ---      70%  D Williams      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      76%  M Breeding      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  M Throneberry   Popfly: SS
          ---      77%  B Robinson      Single to RF
                  Turk Lown replaces Warren Hacker pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  D Philley       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-8, Wes Stock facing 6-7-8
                  Wes Stock replaces Dave Philley pitching and batting 2nd; Dick Williams moves to LF; Earl Robinson replaces Marv Throneberry playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  S Lollar        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      81%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  S Esposito      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 8-9, Turk Lown facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  J Brandt        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  J Gentile       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  G Triandos      Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Orioles 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL196106120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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