August 23, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
WSA 4 MIN 4
@CHW 0 CLE 4
DET 2 BAL 7
@KCA 5
(12) NYY 8
@LAA 6
(10) SFG 14
@CIN 0 PIT 7
MLN 6 STL 8
LAD 7

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 17,761

Wednesday, August 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:13

Twins

54-70

Won 1

7th, 28½ GB

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

W: C Pascual (11-13), L: C McLish (8-12)

White Sox

64-61

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .834    0    2   0   SB
B Martin 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .606    0    4   1   
H Killebrew 1B                5   1   2   0    0   2  .309 1.050    0    7   1   
J Altobelli LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .783    0    1   0   
B Allison RF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .241  .845    0    2   0   2B
E Battey C                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .302  .840    0    7   0   
B Tuttle 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .646    0    1   3   2B
Z Versalles SS                4   1   1   2    0   0  .288  .726    0    2   4   
C Pascual P                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .152  .382    0    1   2   
Totals                       38   4  12   3    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Tuttle (13, off C McLish); B Allison (17, off R Kemmerer).

TB: B Tuttle 3; B Allison 3; C Pascual 2; H Killebrew 2; J Altobelli; B Martin; L Green; Z Versalles.

RBI: Z Versalles 2 (35); L Green (43).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: H Killebrew (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Green (12, 2nd base off T Lown/S Lollar).

PO: B Martin (1st base by R Kemmerer).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .671    0    3   2   
F Robinson RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .844    0    0   0   
J Landis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .823    0    2   0   
R Sievers 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .952    0   13   0   HBP
  A Pilarcik PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .489         0   0   
M Minoso LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .270  .779    0    2   0   
S Lollar C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .742    0    3   2   
  J Martin PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .637         0   0   
A Smith 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .850    0    0   5   
N Fox 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .622    0    3   6   
C McLish P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .330         0   1   
  R Kemmerer P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .498    0    1   2   
  B Goodman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .724    0    0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   2   0    3   6                    27  18

BATTING

HBP: R Sievers (3, by C Pascual).

TB: S Lollar; A Smith.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Aparicio-N Fox.

E: L Aparicio (25); A Smith (9).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Pascual, W (11-13)           9     2   0   0    3   6   0   3.83   34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 2     86    -     0.72   0.33
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 2           -

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 (8-12)             1.1   4   3   3    1   1   0   4.54   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4     34    -     1.12  -0.25
R Kemmerer                     6.2   7   1   1    0   2   0   3.72   25     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 1· 7          2-0    0.41   0.08
T Lown                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.41    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    12   4   4    1   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 2·12          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: C McLish (3).

IBB: None.

PO: R Kemmerer (1; B Martin, 1st base).

HBP: C Pascual (2; R Sievers).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Joe Linsalata, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 17,761.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. L Green              CF    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. B Martin             2B    2. F Robinson           RF 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. J Landis             CF 
4. J Altobelli          LF    4. R Sievers            1B 
5. B Allison            RF    5. M Minoso             LF 
6. E Battey             C     6. S Lollar             C  
7. B Tuttle             3B    7. A Smith              3B 
8. Z Versalles          SS    8. N Fox                2B 
9. C Pascual            P     9. C McLish             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  -23      11%  70% Z Versalles     C McLish        Single to CF; Battey Scores; Tuttle Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--       9%  59% B Tuttle        C McLish        Double to LF; Battey to 3B
   t 3   1  0-3  1--       7%  87% B Allison       R Kemmerer      Double to LF; Killebrew Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
   t 2   1  0-3  12-      -5%  75% B Martin        R Kemmerer      Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   t 2   1  0-2  1-3       5%  80% L Green         C McLish        Single to RF; Versalles Scores; Pascual to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Green         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  B Martin        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  J Altobelli     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  F Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Landis        Flyball: LF
          1--      46%  R Sievers       Walk; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      50%  E Battey        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      59%  B Tuttle        Double to LF; Battey to 3B
   RR     -23      70%  Z Versalles     Single to CF; Battey Scores; Tuttle Scores
          1--      75%  C Pascual       Single to CF; Versalles to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  L Green         Single to RF; Versalles Scores; Pascual to 2B
                  Russ Kemmerer replaces Cal McLish pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      75%  B Martin        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Camilo Pascual facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  S Lollar        Flyball: RF
          ---      75%  A Smith         Single to P
   O      1--      78%  N Fox           Lineout: SS
   O      1--      80%  R Kemmerer      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 3-4-5
          ---      82%  H Killebrew     Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  J Altobelli     Flyball: LF
   R      1--      87%  B Allison       Double to LF; Killebrew Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
   O      -2-      86%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-1B; Allison to 3B
   O      --3      84%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  F Robinson      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      88%  J Landis        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Pascual       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  R Sievers       Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  M Minoso        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  S Lollar        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  B Martin        Single to RF
   O      1--      89%  H Killebrew     Martin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  J Altobelli     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  A Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  N Fox           Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  R Kemmerer      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  B Allison       Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  E Battey        Strikeout
          1--      94%  B Tuttle        Single to RF; Allison to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  Z Versalles     Fielder's Choice 3B; Allison out at Hm/3B-C-3B-P; Tuttle to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  C Pascual       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  L Aparicio      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      90%  F Robinson      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  R Sievers       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  L Green         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  H Killebrew     Single to CF
          1--      94%  J Altobelli     Single to RF; Killebrew to 2B
   O      12-      93%  B Allison       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  M Minoso        Walk
   O      1--      93%  S Lollar        Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  E Battey        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      96%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Goodman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Turk Lown facing 9-1-2
                  Turk Lown replaces Billy Goodman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  C Pascual       Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  L Green         Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  B Martin        Green Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-      98%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Camilo Pascual facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  J Landis        Popfly: 2B
          ---      98%  R Sievers       Hit By Pitch
                  Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Roy Sievers batting 4th
   O      1--      99%  M Minoso        Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  S Lollar        Single to CF; Pilarcik to 2B
                  J.C. Martin pinch runs for Sherm Lollar batting 6th
   O      12-     100%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA196108230

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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