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Thursday, June 15, 1961,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 4,076, Time of Game: 2:15
Angels
2
21-41
⇐ Lost 8 ⇒
 at White Sox
3
26-33
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
W: Billy Pierce (3-5)
L: Eli Grba (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  3
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    3  5  0

Los Angeles Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Albie Pearson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .834 -0.076 0.74 0.000 -0.076 -1.0 1 0
Rocky Bridges 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .503 -0.059 0.59 0.000 -0.059 -0.8 0 4
Leon Wagner LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .917 -0.011 0.41 0.018 -0.029 -0.1 2 0
Ken Hunt CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .875 -0.080 1.25 0.025 -0.105 -0.2 1 0
Steve Bilko 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277 .902 0.081 1.21 0.125 -0.044 0.0 9 1 2B
   Gene Leek PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .616 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Eddie Yost 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .123 .447 -0.122 1.76 0.021 -0.143 -0.7 1 4
Ed Sadowski C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .611 -0.054 1.00 0.000 -0.054 -0.6 7 0
   Lee Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .792 -0.079 2.80 0.000 -0.079 -0.2
Ken Hamlin SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 .195 .556 -0.015 1.05 0.041 -0.056 -0.2 3 2 CS,IW
Eli Grba P 2 0 1 2 0 0 .115 .417 0.152 1.47 0.171 -0.019 1.4 0 0 SH
Team Totals 29 2 4 2 4 4 .138 .415 -0.263 1.09 0.401 -0.664 -2.5 24 11
2B: S Bilko (5, off B Pierce).
SH: E Grba (5, off B Pierce).
IBB: K Hamlin (1, by B Pierce).
TB: S Bilko 2; L Wagner; E Grba; K Hunt.
RBI: E Grba 2 (4).
2-out RBI: E Grba 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Bridges-K Hamlin-S Bilko.
E: K Hamlin (6); R Bridges (4); K Hunt (8).
Baserunning
CS: K Hamlin (2, 3rd base by B Pierce/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Floyd Robinson RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .283 .830 0.104 0.82 0.118 -0.014 0.8 3 0 HBP
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .649 -0.033 1.63 0.079 -0.112 -0.6 5 1 GDP
Minnie Minoso LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .253 .729 0.111 1.85 0.169 -0.058 0.5 2 0 HBP
Roy Sievers 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .317 .994 -0.201 2.41 0.020 -0.221 -1.4 7 0
Al Pilarcik CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .200 .521 0.618 2.44 0.678 -0.060 2.5 3 0
Sherm Lollar C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .691 -0.041 1.38 0.020 -0.061 -0.2 4 0 IW
Andy Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 .685 -0.149 1.41 0.000 -0.149 -1.5 2 0
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .543 -0.081 1.02 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 1 2
Billy Pierce P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.048 0.96 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 0 4
   Billy Goodman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .596 -0.043 1.71 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
   Warren Hacker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 5 2 3 7 .172 .467 0.237 1.60 1.084 -0.847 -1.0 27 7
IBB: S Lollar (3, by E Grba).
HBP: M Minoso (5, by E Grba); F Robinson (2, by E Grba).
TB: A Pilarcik 2; F Robinson 2; N Fox.
GIDP: N Fox (8).
RBI: A Pilarcik 2 (11).
2-out RBI: A Pilarcik 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.

Los Angeles Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eli Grba, L (5-6) 8 5 3 0 3 7 0 3.56 34 70 -0.237 1.60 1.0
Team Totals 8 5 3 0 3 7 0 0.00 34 70 -0.237 1.09 1.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Pierce, W (3-5) 8 4 2 2 3 3 0 3.69 30 66 0.101 0.86 2.0
Warren Hacker, S (2) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.14 4 0 0 0.162 2.92 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 4 4 0 2.00 34 66 0 0 0.263 1.60 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: E Grba 2 (2; F Robinson, M Minoso).
IBB: B Pierce (1; K Hamlin); E Grba (5; S Lollar).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Sam Carrigan, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 4,076.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Angels         Chicago White Sox
1 Albie Pearson RF 1 Floyd Robinson RF
2 Rocky Bridges 2B 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Leon Wagner LF 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Ken Hunt CF 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 Steve Bilko 1B 5 Al Pilarcik CF
6 Eddie Yost 3B 6 Sherm Lollar C
7 Ed Sadowski C 7 Andy Carey 3B
8 Ken Hamlin SS 8 Luis Aparicio SS
9 Eli Grba P 9 Billy Pierce P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-2 2 123 RRR CHW A. Pilarcik E. Grba 64% 86% Single to CF; Robinson Scores/unER; Fox Scores/unER; Minoso Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Pilarcik to 3B
t2 0-0 2 123 RR LAA E. Grba B. Pierce -17% 30% Single to LF; Bilko Scores; Yost Scores; Hamlin to 2B
b8 0-2 1 123 O CHW R. Sievers E. Grba -14% 23% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-2 1 12- CHW M. Minoso E. Grba 12% 37% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Robinson to 3B; Fox to 2B
t9 2-3 1 1-- O LAA E. Yost W. Hacker 9% 92% Popfly: 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAA A. Pearson B. Pierce 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAA R. Bridges B. Pierce 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAA L. Wagner B. Pierce 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Eli Grba facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW F. Robinson E. Grba 4% 58% Single to LF (Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW N. Fox E. Grba -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CHW M. Minoso E. Grba -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CHW R. Sievers E. Grba -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O LAA K. Hunt B. Pierce 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- LAA S. Bilko B. Pierce -4% 48% Double to CF (LF-CF)
t2 0-0 1 -2- LAA E. Yost B. Pierce -2% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 1 12- O LAA E. Sadowski B. Pierce 3% 49% Groundout: P-1B; Bilko to 3B; Yost to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 LAA K. Hamlin B. Pierce -1% 47% Intentional Walk
t2 0-0 2 123 RR LAA E. Grba B. Pierce -17% 30% Single to LF; Bilko Scores; Yost Scores; Hamlin to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- O LAA A. Pearson B. Pierce 3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- CHW A. Pilarcik E. Grba 4% 38% Single to CF
b2 0-2 0 1-- O CHW S. Lollar E. Grba -2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pilarcik to 2B
b2 0-2 1 -2- O CHW A. Carey E. Grba -4% 32% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 2 -2- O CHW L. Aparicio E. Grba -3% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O LAA R. Bridges B. Pierce 2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O LAA L. Wagner B. Pierce 1% 31% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 2 --- O LAA K. Hunt B. Pierce 1% 32% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHW B. Pierce E. Grba -3% 30% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 --- CHW F. Robinson E. Grba 3% 33% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO CHW N. Fox E. Grba -6% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- O LAA S. Bilko B. Pierce 2% 28% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O LAA E. Yost B. Pierce 1% 30% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 2 --- O LAA E. Sadowski B. Pierce 1% 31% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- CHW M. Minoso E. Grba 5% 35% Hit By Pitch
b4 0-2 0 1-- O CHW R. Sievers E. Grba -4% 31% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 1-- O CHW A. Pilarcik E. Grba -3% 28% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pilarcik to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b4 0-2 2 -2- CHW S. Lollar E. Grba 2% 30% Walk
b4 0-2 2 12- O CHW A. Carey E. Grba -5% 24% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- LAA K. Hamlin B. Pierce -3% 22% Walk
t5 2-0 0 1-- O LAA E. Grba B. Pierce 1% 23% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hamlin to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O LAA A. Pearson B. Pierce 5% 27% Hamlin Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
t5 2-0 2 --- O LAA A. Pearson B. Pierce 1% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio E. Grba -3% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O CHW B. Pierce E. Grba -2% 23% Popfly: 3B
b5 0-2 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson E. Grba -1% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- O LAA R. Bridges B. Pierce 2% 23% Lineout: 3B
t6 2-0 1 --- LAA L. Wagner B. Pierce -2% 22% Single to RF
t6 2-0 1 1-- LAA K. Hunt B. Pierce -3% 19% Single to LF; Wagner to 2B
t6 2-0 1 12- O LAA S. Bilko B. Pierce 3% 22% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wagner to 3B
t6 2-0 2 1-3 O LAA E. Yost B. Pierce 4% 25% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 2-3-4
b6 0-2 0 --- O CHW N. Fox E. Grba -4% 22% Flyball: RF
b6 0-2 1 --- O CHW M. Minoso E. Grba -2% 20% Strikeout
b6 0-2 2 --- CHW R. Sievers E. Grba 2% 22% Walk
b6 0-2 2 1-- O CHW A. Pilarcik E. Grba -3% 18% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
t7 2-0 0 --- O LAA E. Sadowski B. Pierce 2% 20% Strikeout
t7 2-0 1 --- O LAA K. Hamlin B. Pierce 1% 21% Flyball: RF
t7 2-0 2 --- O LAA E. Grba B. Pierce 1% 21% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 6-7-8
b7 0-2 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar E. Grba -4% 18% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-2 1 --- O CHW A. Carey E. Grba -3% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio E. Grba -2% 13% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t8 2-0 0 --- O LAA A. Pearson B. Pierce 1% 15% Groundout: P-1B
t8 2-0 1 --- O LAA R. Bridges B. Pierce 1% 16% Strikeout
t8 2-0 2 --- O LAA L. Wagner B. Pierce 1% 16% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Eli Grba facing 9-1-2
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Billy Pierce (P) batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 --- O CHW B. Goodman E. Grba -4% 12% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-2 1 --- CHW F. Robinson E. Grba 5% 17% Single to LF
b8 0-2 1 1-- CHW N. Fox E. Grba 8% 25% Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
b8 0-2 1 12- CHW M. Minoso E. Grba 12% 37% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Robinson to 3B; Fox to 2B
b8 0-2 1 123 O CHW R. Sievers E. Grba -14% 23% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-2 2 123 RRR CHW A. Pilarcik E. Grba 64% 86% Single to CF; Robinson Scores/unER; Fox Scores/unER; Minoso Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Pilarcik to 3B
b8 3-2 2 --3 CHW S. Lollar E. Grba 0% 87% Intentional Walk
b8 3-2 2 1-3 O CHW A. Carey E. Grba -3% 84% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Warren Hacker facing 4-5-6
Warren Hacker replaces Billy Goodman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-3 0 --- O LAA K. Hunt W. Hacker 7% 91% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-3 1 --- LAA S. Bilko W. Hacker -8% 83% Walk
Gene Leek pinch runs for Steve Bilko (1B) batting 5th
t9 2-3 1 1-- O LAA E. Yost W. Hacker 9% 92% Popfly: 2B
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Ed Sadowski (C) batting 7th
t9 2-3 2 1-- O LAA L. Thomas W. Hacker 8% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 3.

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