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NYY
@BAL		4
2
BOS
@CHW		1
3
KCA
@CLE		4
2
LAA
@DET		3
6
PIT
@CIN		2
3
CHC
@LAD		2
3		 
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@SFG		7
4
PHI
@STL		6
1
Wednesday, September 20, 1961
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 8,610, Time of Game: 2:29
Red Sox
1
73-81
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 31 GB
 at White Sox
3
84-70
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
W: Ray Herbert (11-12)
L: Gene Conley (11-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  1   1  0  X    3  9  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Schilling 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .657 -0.153 1.40 0.035 -0.188 -0.9 0 2
Gary Geiger CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .761 -0.145 1.08 0.000 -0.145 -1.3 4 0 GDP
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .722 -0.058 0.56 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 3 0
Frank Malzone 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .701 -0.030 1.24 0.059 -0.090 -0.3 0 3
Lou Clinton RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .185 .437 0.101 1.21 0.142 -0.041 0.7 0 1 2B
Pete Runnels 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .316 .811 0.188 1.42 0.188 0.000 1.5 12 1 2B
Pumpsie Green SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .826 -0.111 2.10 0.021 -0.131 -0.9 1 3 SF
Russ Nixon C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .284 .681 -0.053 2.17 0.050 -0.103 -0.2 3 0 IW
Gene Conley P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .586 -0.235 3.08 0.000 -0.235 -2.0 1 0
   Arnold Earley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Pagliaroni PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .744 0.050 0.95 0.050 0.000 0.3
   Billy Harrell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 3 3 .212 .543 -0.446 1.52 0.545 -0.991 -3.5 24 10
2B: P Runnels (19, off R Herbert); L Clinton (1, off R Herbert).
SF: P Green (2, off R Herbert).
IBB: R Nixon (1, by R Herbert).
TB: L Clinton 3; P Runnels 3; P Green; F Malzone; C Schilling.
GIDP: G Geiger (7).
RBI: P Green (25).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: P Green (13).
Outfield Assists: L Clinton (A Smith at home plate).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .276 .673 0.034 0.84 0.083 -0.049 0.2 1 3 SB
Floyd Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .850 -0.100 0.92 0.000 -0.100 -1.2 1 0
Jim Landis CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .284 .836 0.026 1.07 0.101 -0.076 0.3 2 0
Al Smith 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .846 0.081 0.94 0.112 -0.031 0.8 1 3 2B
J.C. Martin 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .240 .655 0.086 1.36 0.156 -0.070 -0.2 10 3
Mike Hershberger LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .207 .475 -0.090 0.82 0.000 -0.090 -1.1 3 0
Nellie Fox 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .620 0.073 0.74 0.111 -0.038 0.6 1 5
Cam Carreon C 3 1 2 0 1 1 .268 .685 0.027 0.59 0.049 -0.022 0.5 4 0
Ray Herbert P 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .448 -0.081 0.92 0.005 -0.087 -0.8 4 1
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 4 2 .273 .654 0.056 0.91 0.617 -0.563 -1.0 27 15
2B: A Smith (29, off G Conley).
TB: A Smith 2; C Carreon 2; L Aparicio 2; N Fox; J Landis; M Hershberger; J Martin.
RBI: J Landis (83); J Martin (32); N Fox (48).
2-out RBI: N Fox; J Landis.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Fox-L Aparicio-J Martin; N Fox-J Martin.
E: N Fox (13); A Smith (15).
Baserunning
SB: L Aparicio (52, 2nd base off G Conley/R Nixon).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gene Conley, L (11-13) 6.2 9 3 3 2 2 0 4.78 31 44 -0.100 1.00 -0.2
Arnold Earley 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.78 6 3 0 0.046 0.41 1.3
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 4 2 0 3.38 37 44 3 0 -0.054 1.52 1.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Herbert, W (11-12) 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 4.47 37 69 0.446 1.52 3.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 1.00 37 69 0.446 0.91 3.5
Balks: R Herbert (2).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Herbert (3; R Nixon).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Joe Linsalata, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Sam Carrigan.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 8,610.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Chicago White Sox
1 Chuck Schilling 2B 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Gary Geiger CF 2 Floyd Robinson RF
3 Carl Yastrzemski LF 3 Jim Landis CF
4 Frank Malzone 3B 4 Al Smith 3B
5 Lou Clinton RF 5 J.C. Martin 1B
6 Pete Runnels 1B 6 Mike Hershberger LF
7 Pumpsie Green SS 7 Nellie Fox 2B
8 Russ Nixon C 8 Cam Carreon C
9 Gene Conley P 9 Ray Herbert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 1 -2- R CHW J. Martin G. Conley 16% 76% Single to LF; Smith Scores; Martin to 2B/Adv on throw
t6 0-1 0 12- BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert -12% 40% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone to 3B; Clinton to 2B
b7 2-1 2 12- R CHW J. Landis G. Conley 10% 89% Single to CF; Carreon Scores; Aparicio to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- R CHW N. Fox G. Conley 10% 63% Single; Hershberger Scores
t4 0-1 2 123 O BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 9% 69% Groundout: SS-1B

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW F. Robinson G. Conley -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Landis G. Conley -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert -1% 53% Single
t2 0-0 2 1-- BOS P. Green R. Herbert -2% 51% Single; Runnels to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert -3% 48% Walk; Runnels to 3B; Green to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 O BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 8% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CHW A. Smith G. Conley 4% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Martin G. Conley -2% 57% Groundout: 1B-P; Smith to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O CHW M. Hershberger G. Conley -4% 53% Single to RF; Smith out at Hm/RF-C; Hershberger to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 0-0 2 -2- R CHW N. Fox G. Conley 10% 63% Single; Hershberger Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- CHW C. Carreon G. Conley 2% 65% Single; Fox to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- O CHW R. Herbert G. Conley -4% 61% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- O BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert 2% 66% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-1 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley 3% 70% Single
b3 1-0 0 1-- CHW F. Robinson G. Conley 2% 73% Aparicio Steals 2B
b3 1-0 0 -2- O CHW F. Robinson G. Conley -4% 69% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 -2- O CHW J. Landis G. Conley -3% 66% Popfly: 1B
b3 1-0 2 -2- O CHW A. Smith G. Conley -3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- O BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert -5% 60% Double
t4 0-1 1 -2- BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert -3% 57% Walk
t4 0-1 1 12- O BOS P. Green R. Herbert 4% 61% Groundout: 2B-P; Clinton to 3B; Runnels to 2B
t4 0-1 2 -23 BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert -2% 59% Intentional Walk
t4 0-1 2 123 O BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 9% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O CHW J. Martin G. Conley -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O CHW M. Hershberger G. Conley -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- CHW N. Fox G. Conley 1% 66% Walk
b4 1-0 2 1-- O CHW C. Carreon G. Conley -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t5 0-1 0 --- O BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert 3% 67% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert 2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-1 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O CHW R. Herbert G. Conley -2% 69% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson G. Conley -1% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t6 0-1 0 --- BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert -6% 60% Single
t6 0-1 0 1-- BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert -9% 51% Single; Malzone to 2B
t6 0-1 0 12- BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert -12% 40% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone to 3B; Clinton to 2B
t6 0-1 0 123 RO BOS P. Green R. Herbert 5% 45% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Malzone Scores
t6 1-1 1 12- O BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert 6% 51% Popfly: 3B
t6 1-1 2 12- O BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 6% 58% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 3-4-5
b6 1-1 0 --- O CHW J. Landis G. Conley -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b6 1-1 1 --- CHW A. Smith G. Conley 6% 61% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-1 1 -2- R CHW J. Martin G. Conley 16% 76% Single to LF; Smith Scores; Martin to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 2-1 1 -2- O CHW M. Hershberger G. Conley -3% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 2-1 2 -2- O CHW N. Fox G. Conley -3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t7 1-2 0 --- O BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert 3% 77% Flyball: RF
t7 1-2 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 2% 79% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Gene Conley facing 8-9-1
b7 2-1 0 --- CHW C. Carreon G. Conley 3% 82% Single
b7 2-1 0 1-- O CHW R. Herbert G. Conley -3% 79% Popfly: 1B
b7 2-1 1 1-- CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley 3% 82% Single; Carreon to 2B
b7 2-1 1 12- O CHW F. Robinson G. Conley -4% 78% Flyball: LF
b7 2-1 2 12- R CHW J. Landis G. Conley 10% 89% Single to CF; Carreon Scores; Aparicio to 2B
b7 3-1 2 12- CHW A. Smith G. Conley 1% 90% Walk; Aparicio to 3B; Landis to 2B
Arnold Earley replaces Gene Conley pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 2 123 O CHW J. Martin A. Earley -3% 87% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t8 1-3 0 --- O BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert 4% 90% Flyball: CF
t8 1-3 1 --- O BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert 2% 93% Foul Flyball: C
t8 1-3 2 --- BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert -3% 90% Double
t8 1-3 2 -2- BOS P. Green R. Herbert -0% 89% Balk; Runnels to 3B
t8 1-3 2 --3 O BOS P. Green R. Herbert 5% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Arnold Earley facing 6-7-8
b8 3-1 0 --- O CHW M. Hershberger A. Earley -1% 93% Flyball: LF
b8 3-1 1 --- O CHW N. Fox A. Earley -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-1 2 --- CHW C. Carreon A. Earley 0% 93% Walk
b8 3-1 2 1-- CHW R. Herbert A. Earley 1% 94% Walk; Carreon to 2B
b8 3-1 2 12- O CHW L. Aparicio A. Earley -1% 93% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1
t9 1-3 0 --- O BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert 4% 96% Flyball: CF
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Arnold Earley (P) batting 9th
t9 1-3 1 --- BOS J. Pagliaroni R. Herbert -5% 91% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
Billy Harrell pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni (PH) batting 9th
t9 1-3 1 1-- OO BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert 9% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

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