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NYY  4
@BAL  2
 CHW  3
BOS  1
 KCA  4
@CLE  2
 DET  6
LAA  3
 CIN  3
PIT  2
 LAD  3
CHC  2
(13)		 MLN  7
@SFG  4
 PHI  6
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 8,610

 Wednesday, September 20, 1961
Time of Game: 2:29
Red Sox
1
73-81
Lost 2
6th, 31 GB
 
                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
W: Ray Herbert (11-12), L: Gene Conley (11-13)
 White Sox
3
84-70
Won 4
4th, 20 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .657              0   2   
G Geiger CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .761              4   0   GDP
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .722              3   0   
F Malzone 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .701              0   3   
L Clinton RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .185  .437              0   1   2B
P Runnels 1B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .316  .811             12   1   2B
P Green SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .826              1   3   SF
R Nixon C                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .284  .681              3   0   IW
G Conley P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .586              1   0   
  A Earley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Pagliaroni PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .744              0   0   
  B Harrell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .400              0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   0    3   3                         24  10
Batting Events
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 Events
E: P Green (13).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .673              1   3   SB
F Robinson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .850              1   0   
J Landis CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .836              2   0   
A Smith 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .846              1   3   2B
J Martin 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .655             10   3   
M Hershberger LF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .475              3   0   
N Fox 2B                      3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .620              1   5   
C Carreon C                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .268  .685              4   0   
R Herbert P                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .448              4   1   
Totals                       33   3   9   0    4   2                         27  15
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 2. N Fox-L Aparicio-J Martin; N Fox-J Martin.
E: N Fox (13); A Smith (15).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Aparicio (52, 2nd base off G Conley/R Nixon).

Pitching Stats

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
G Conley, L (11-13)            6.2   9   3   3    2   2   0   4.59   31     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 9     44    -     1.01  -0.10
A Earley                       1.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   3.78    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          3-0    0.46   0.04
Totals                         8     9   3   3    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 9          3-0 
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 Herbert, W (11-12)           9     7   1   1    3   3   0   4.47   37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 7     69    -     1.50   0.45
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 7           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 1 -2- R 16% 76% 1-1 CHW J. Martin G. Conley Single to LF; Smith Scores; Martin to 2B/Adv on throw
t6 0 12- -12% 40% 0-1 BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone to 3B; Clinton to 2B
b2 2 -2- R 10% 63% 0-0 CHW N. Fox G. Conley Single; Hershberger Scores
b7 2 12- R 10% 88% 2-1 CHW J. Landis G. Conley Single to CF; Carreon Scores; Aparicio to 2B
t4 2 123 O 10% 69% 0-1 BOS G. Conley R. Herbert Groundout: SS-1B

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert Single
t1 0 1-- OO 7% 54% 0-0 BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 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 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 CHW F. Robinson G. Conley Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CHW J. Landis G. Conley 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 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert Single
t2 2 1-- -2% 51% 0-0 BOS P. Green R. Herbert Single; Runnels to 2B
t2 2 12- -3% 47% 0-0 BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert Walk; Runnels to 3B; Green to 2B
t2 2 123 O 8% 55% 0-0 BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 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 --- 4% 59% 0-0 CHW A. Smith G. Conley Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 CHW J. Martin G. Conley Groundout: 1B-P; Smith to 2B
b2 1 -2- O -4% 53% 0-0 CHW M. Hershberger G. Conley Single to RF; Smith out at Hm/RF-C; Hershberger to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 2 -2- R 10% 63% 0-0 CHW N. Fox G. Conley Single; Hershberger Scores
b2 2 1-- 2% 65% 1-0 CHW C. Carreon G. Conley Single; Fox to 2B
b2 2 12- O -4% 61% 1-0 CHW R. Herbert G. Conley 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 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert Groundout: 1B-P
t3 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 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 0 --- 3% 70% 1-0 CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley Single
b3 0 1-- 2% 73% 1-0 CHW F. Robinson G. Conley Aparicio Steals 2B
b3 0 -2- O -4% 69% 1-0 CHW F. Robinson G. Conley Strikeout
b3 1 -2- O -3% 66% 1-0 CHW J. Landis G. Conley Popfly: 1B
b3 2 -2- O -3% 62% 1-0 CHW A. Smith G. Conley 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 --- O 3% 65% 0-1 BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- -5% 60% 0-1 BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert Double
t4 1 -2- -3% 57% 0-1 BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert Walk
t4 1 12- O 4% 61% 0-1 BOS P. Green R. Herbert Groundout: 2B-P; Clinton to 3B; Runnels to 2B
t4 2 -23 -2% 59% 0-1 BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert Intentional Walk
t4 2 123 O 10% 69% 0-1 BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 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 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 CHW J. Martin G. Conley Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 CHW M. Hershberger G. Conley Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- 1% 66% 1-0 CHW N. Fox G. Conley Walk
b4 2 1-- O -2% 64% 1-0 CHW C. Carreon G. Conley 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 --- O 3% 67% 0-1 BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 70% 0-1 BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2 --- O 1% 71% 0-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 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 0 --- O -2% 69% 1-0 CHW R. Herbert G. Conley Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 CHW F. Robinson G. Conley 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 --- -6% 60% 0-1 BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert Single
t6 0 1-- -9% 51% 0-1 BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert Single; Malzone to 2B
t6 0 12- -12% 40% 0-1 BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone to 3B; Clinton to 2B
t6 0 123 RO 5% 44% 0-1 BOS P. Green R. Herbert Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Malzone Scores
t6 1 12- O 6% 51% 1-1 BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert Popfly: 3B
t6 2 12- O 6% 57% 1-1 BOS G. Conley R. Herbert 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 0 --- O -3% 54% 1-1 CHW J. Landis G. Conley Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- 6% 61% 1-1 CHW A. Smith G. Conley Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 1 -2- R 16% 76% 1-1 CHW J. Martin G. Conley Single to LF; Smith Scores; Martin to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 1 -2- O -3% 73% 2-1 CHW M. Hershberger G. Conley Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 2 -2- O -3% 69% 2-1 CHW N. Fox G. Conley 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 0 --- O 4% 74% 1-2 BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 77% 1-2 BOS G. Geiger R. Herbert Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 2% 79% 1-2 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Herbert 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 0 --- 3% 82% 2-1 CHW C. Carreon G. Conley Single
b7 0 1-- O -3% 79% 2-1 CHW R. Herbert G. Conley Popfly: 1B
b7 1 1-- 3% 82% 2-1 CHW L. Aparicio G. Conley Single; Carreon to 2B
b7 1 12- O -4% 78% 2-1 CHW F. Robinson G. Conley Flyball: LF
b7 2 12- R 10% 88% 2-1 CHW J. Landis G. Conley Single to CF; Carreon Scores; Aparicio to 2B
b7 2 12- 1% 90% 3-1 CHW A. Smith G. Conley Walk; Aparicio to 3B; Landis to 2B
Arnold Earley replaces Gene Conley pitching and batting 9th
b7 2 123 O -3% 87% 3-1 CHW J. Martin A. Earley 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 0 --- O 4% 90% 1-3 BOS F. Malzone R. Herbert Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 2% 93% 1-3 BOS L. Clinton R. Herbert Foul Flyball: C
t8 2 --- -3% 90% 1-3 BOS P. Runnels R. Herbert Double
t8 2 -2- -0% 89% 1-3 BOS P. Green R. Herbert Balk; Runnels to 3B
t8 2 --3 O 5% 94% 1-3 BOS P. Green R. Herbert 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 0 --- O -1% 93% 3-1 CHW M. Hershberger A. Earley Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -0% 93% 3-1 CHW N. Fox A. Earley Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- 0% 93% 3-1 CHW C. Carreon A. Earley Walk
b8 2 1-- 0% 94% 3-1 CHW R. Herbert A. Earley Walk; Carreon to 2B
b8 2 12- O -1% 93% 3-1 CHW L. Aparicio A. Earley 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 0 --- O 4% 96% 1-3 BOS R. Nixon R. Herbert Flyball: CF
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Arnold Earley (P) batting 9th
t9 1 --- -5% 92% 1-3 BOS J. Pagliaroni R. Herbert Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
Billy Harrell pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni (PH) batting 9th
t9 1 1-- OO 8% 100% 1-3 BOS C. Schilling R. Herbert Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

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