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CHW  6
@BOS  5
(10)		 BOS  4
CHW  1
 DET  5
@KCA  3
 WSA  6
@LAA  2
 WSA  7
@LAA  2
 CLE  9
@MIN  0
 CLE  2
@MIN  0
 NYY  4
BAL  2
 BAL  3
@NYY  2
 STL  6
@CHC  3
 STL  3
@CHC  0
 CIN  7
MLN  6
 MLN  3
@CIN  2
 PIT 13
@PHI 11
 LAD  3
@SFG  2
Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 21,895

 Sunday, May 21, 1961
Time of Game: 2:00
White Sox
1
14-19
Lost 1
9th, 9 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    4  5  0
W: Don Schwall (1-0), L: Cal McLish (2-4), S: Gene Conley (1)
 Red Sox
4
14-18
Won 1
8th, 8½ GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Smith RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .799              1   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   3   1    0   0  .274  .686              1   4   
  S Esposito PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .488              0   0   
M Minoso LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .760              4   0   
R Sievers 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .317 1.015              8   0   
J Landis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .262  .815              2   0   
S Lollar C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .733              6   1   
J Martin 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .653              1   0   
L Aparicio SS                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .254  .658              1   3   SB
C McLish P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286              0   1   
  W Covington PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .670              0   0   
  J Staley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Pizarro P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   0    1   6                         24   9
Batting Events
TB: N Fox 3; L Aparicio 2; M Minoso.
RBI: N Fox (8).
2-out RBI: N Fox.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
E: N Fox (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Aparicio (11, 2nd base off D Schwall/R Nixon).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                3   1   0   0    1   1  .244  .641              1   3   
G Geiger CF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .206  .619              4   0   HR
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .634              0   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .521              0   0   
R Nixon C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .653              7   0   2B
P Runnels 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .864             13   0   
F Malzone 3B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .141  .362              1   3   2B
D Buddin SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .743              1   3   
D Schwall P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   1   SH
  G Conley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091              0   0   
Totals                       29   4   5   0    2   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: F Malzone (1, off C McLish); R Nixon (3, off C McLish).
HR: G Geiger (3, off J Staley; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: D Schwall (1, off C McLish).
TB: G Geiger 4; F Malzone 3; R Nixon 2; J Jensen.
RBI: G Geiger 2 (7); F Malzone (2).
2-out RBI: F Malzone.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Malzone-P Runnels.

Pitching Stats

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
C McLish, L (2-4)              7     3   2   1    1   4   0   3.66   26     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 3     68    -     0.69   0.09
J Staley                       0.1   1   2   2    1   1   1   8.10    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.60  -0.10
J Pizarro                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     5   4   3    2   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 5           -  
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Schwall, W (1-0)             8     6   1   1    1   4   0   1.12   30     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2· 5     69    -     1.30   0.34
G Conley, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.71    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.17   0.15
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·11· 2· 5          2-0
D Schwall faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Al Smith, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 21,895.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Boston Red Sox                               
1. Al Smith                     RF       1. Chuck Schilling              2B
2. Nellie Fox                   2B       2. Gary Geiger                  CF
3. Minnie Minoso                LF       3. Carl Yastrzemski             LF
4. Roy Sievers                  1B       4. Jackie Jensen                RF
5. Jim Landis                   CF       5. Russ Nixon                    C
6. Sherm Lollar                  C       6. Pete Runnels                 1B
7. J.C. Martin                  3B       7. Frank Malzone                3B
8. Luis Aparicio                SS       8. Don Buddin                   SS
9. Cal McLish                    P       9. Don Schwall                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 1 1-- OO 13% 87% 1-2 CHW A. Smith D. Schwall Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b8 1 1-- RR 10% 97% 2-1 BOS G. Geiger J. Staley Home Run (Deep RF); Schilling Scores
b2 2 --3 R 10% 64% 0-0 BOS F. Malzone C. McLish Double to LF (Deep LF); Nixon Scores
t6 2 -2- R -10% 70% 0-2 CHW N. Fox D. Schwall Single to LF; Aparicio Scores
b2 2 -2- R 9% 73% 1-0 BOS D. Buddin C. McLish Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone Scores/No RBI/unER

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW A. Smith D. Schwall Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 CHW N. Fox D. Schwall Single to LF
t1 1 1-- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW M. Minoso D. Schwall Groundout: 3B-1B; Fox to 2B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 CHW R. Sievers D. Schwall Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 BOS C. Schilling C. McLish Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 BOS G. Geiger C. McLish Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. McLish Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW J. Landis D. Schwall Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHW S. Lollar D. Schwall Popfly: 2B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW J. Martin D. Schwall Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 BOS J. Jensen C. McLish Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- 4% 57% 0-0 BOS R. Nixon C. McLish Ground-rule Double (Deep CF-RF)
b2 1 -2- O -3% 54% 0-0 BOS P. Runnels C. McLish Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon to 3B
b2 2 --3 R 10% 64% 0-0 BOS F. Malzone C. McLish Double to LF (Deep LF); Nixon Scores
b2 2 -2- R 9% 73% 1-0 BOS D. Buddin C. McLish Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone Scores/No RBI/unER
b2 2 1-- O -2% 71% 2-0 BOS D. Schwall C. McLish Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 CHW L. Aparicio D. Schwall Foul Flyball: C
t3 1 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 CHW C. McLish D. Schwall Popfly: 1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 76% 0-2 CHW A. Smith D. Schwall Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 75% 2-0 BOS C. Schilling C. McLish Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 BOS G. Geiger C. McLish Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. McLish Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 76% 0-2 CHW N. Fox D. Schwall Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 CHW M. Minoso D. Schwall Lineout: CF
t4 2 --- O 1% 79% 0-2 CHW R. Sievers D. Schwall Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-0 BOS J. Jensen C. McLish Popfly: SS
b4 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 BOS R. Nixon C. McLish Foul Flyball: C
b4 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 BOS P. Runnels C. McLish Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 78% 0-2 CHW J. Landis D. Schwall Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 80% 0-2 CHW S. Lollar D. Schwall Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 1% 81% 0-2 CHW J. Martin D. Schwall Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 BOS F. Malzone C. McLish Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- 1% 81% 2-0 BOS D. Buddin C. McLish Walk
b5 1 1-- O -1% 80% 2-0 BOS D. Schwall C. McLish Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Buddin to 2B
b5 2 -2- O -2% 78% 2-0 BOS C. Schilling C. McLish Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- -5% 73% 0-2 CHW L. Aparicio D. Schwall Single to CF
t6 0 1-- -3% 70% 0-2 CHW C. McLish D. Schwall Aparicio Steals 2B
t6 0 -2- O 6% 76% 0-2 CHW C. McLish D. Schwall Strikeout
t6 1 -2- O 5% 80% 0-2 CHW A. Smith D. Schwall Strikeout
t6 2 -2- R -10% 70% 0-2 CHW N. Fox D. Schwall Single to LF; Aparicio Scores
t6 2 1-- O 4% 74% 1-2 CHW M. Minoso D. Schwall Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -2% 72% 2-1 BOS G. Geiger C. McLish Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- O -2% 70% 2-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. McLish Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O -1% 69% 2-1 BOS J. Jensen C. McLish Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 4% 74% 1-2 CHW R. Sievers D. Schwall Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- -5% 69% 1-2 CHW J. Landis D. Schwall Walk
t7 1 1-- O 4% 72% 1-2 CHW S. Lollar D. Schwall Groundout: 3B-1B; Landis to 2B
t7 2 -2- O 6% 79% 1-2 CHW J. Martin D. Schwall Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-1 BOS R. Nixon C. McLish Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 1 --- O -1% 75% 2-1 BOS P. Runnels C. McLish Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- 1% 76% 2-1 BOS F. Malzone C. McLish Single to CF
b7 2 1-- O -2% 74% 2-1 BOS D. Buddin C. McLish Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- -9% 66% 1-2 CHW L. Aparicio D. Schwall Single to CF
Wes Covington pinch hits for Cal McLish (P) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- O 8% 74% 1-2 CHW W. Covington D. Schwall Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1 1-- OO 13% 87% 1-2 CHW A. Smith D. Schwall Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Jerry Staley facing 9-1-2
Jerry Staley replaces Wes Covington (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 85% 2-1 BOS D. Schwall J. Staley Strikeout
b8 1 --- 1% 87% 2-1 BOS C. Schilling J. Staley Walk
b8 1 1-- RR 10% 97% 2-1 BOS G. Geiger J. Staley Home Run (Deep RF); Schilling Scores
Juan Pizarro replaces Jerry Staley pitching and batting 9th
b8 1 --- O -0% 97% 4-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Pizarro Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- 0% 97% 4-1 BOS J. Jensen J. Pizarro Single to CF
b8 2 1-- O -0% 96% 4-1 BOS R. Nixon J. Pizarro Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Don Schwall facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- -4% 93% 1-4 CHW N. Fox D. Schwall Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Nellie Fox (2B) batting 2nd
t9 0 1-- -8% 85% 1-4 CHW M. Minoso D. Schwall Single to CF; Esposito to 2B
Gene Conley replaces Don Schwall pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 12- O 7% 92% 1-4 CHW R. Sievers G. Conley Strikeout
t9 1 12- O 5% 97% 1-4 CHW J. Landis G. Conley Strikeout Looking
t9 2 12- O 3% 100% 1-4 CHW S. Lollar G. Conley Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

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