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CHW  4
@KCA  2

LAA  6
MIN  5

(12)
BAL  4
@WSA  2

MLN  1
SFG  0

STL 10
PHI  9

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 6,675

Friday, April 28, 1961
Time of Game: 2:26
White Sox
4
6-5
Won 3
4th, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  1   1  1  0    4  9  0
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  1
W: C McLish (2-1), L: R Herbert (1-1), S: F Baumann (1)
Athletics
2
3-7
Lost 2
8th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .661    0    0   0   SB,GDP
N Fox 2B                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .356  .875    0    2   2   2B
J Landis CF                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .333  .891    0    1   0   
R Sievers 1B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .878    0    9   1   GDP
M Minoso LF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .351  .954    0    6   0   2B,SF
A Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .663    0    0   0   SH
B Goodman 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .900    0    1   2   2B
  S Esposito PR-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
S Lollar C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .591    0    6   1   
C McLish P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .334    0    1   3   SH
  F Baumann P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    4   5                    27  10
BATTING
2B: B Goodman (1, off R Herbert); N Fox (5, off R Herbert); M Minoso (4, off R Herbert).
SF: M Minoso (3, off R Herbert).
SH: A Smith (1, off R Herbert); C McLish (1, off R Herbert).
TB: M Minoso 2; J Landis 2; R Sievers 2; B Goodman 2; N Fox 2; S Lollar; C McLish.
GIDP: R Sievers (3); L Aparicio (1).
RBI: R Sievers (8); J Landis (3); B Goodman (1); M Minoso (11).
2-out RBI: J Landis; R Sievers.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
BASERUNNING
SB: L Aparicio (3, 2nd base off R Herbert/J Pignatano).
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .680    0    2   4   SB
J Hankins RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .748    0    1   0   SH
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .738    0    4   2   
N Siebern LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .176  .469    0    2   0   
M Throneberry 1B              3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .858    0    9   1   
B Tuttle CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .645    0    3   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .571 1.339    0    0   0   
  L Posada PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .404         0   0   
A Carey 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .233  .777    0    1   4   HR
J Pignatano C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    5   0   
  B Boyd PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    0    0   0   
R Herbert P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   0   
  A Pilarcik PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   6                    27  11
BATTING
HR: A Carey (1, off C McLish; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: J Hankins (1, off C McLish).
TB: A Carey 4; D Howser 2; N Siebern 2; L Klimchock.
RBI: N Siebern (4); A Carey (3).
2-out RBI: A Carey; N Siebern.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 2. A Carey-J Lumpe-M Throneberry 2.
E: A Carey (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Howser (2, 2nd base off C McLish/S Lollar).

PITCHING

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, W (2-1)              8.2   6   2   2    2   6   1   3.20   34     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 5     68    -     1.27   0.23
F Baumann, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    7.05   0.18
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   6   1          35     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2· 5          3-0 
Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Herbert, L (1-1)             8     9   4   4    3   5   0   3.00   37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 9     50    -     1.23  -0.11
D Larsen                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 9           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Al Smith.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 6,675.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Athletics                
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. D Howser             SS 
2. N Fox                2B    2. J Hankins            RF 
3. J Landis             CF    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. N Siebern            LF 
5. M Minoso             LF    5. M Throneberry        1B 
6. A Smith              RF    6. B Tuttle             CF 
7. B Goodman            3B    7. A Carey              3B 
8. S Lollar             C     8. J Pignatano          C  
9. C McLish             P     9. R Herbert            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-2  123      18% 100% B Boyd          F Baumann       Groundout: P-1B
   t 7   2  1-2  12-      13%  82% J Landis        R Herbert       Single to LF; Lollar Scores; Aparicio to 3B
   t 6   0  1-1  1--      13%  68% R Sievers       R Herbert       Single to LF; Landis to 3B
   b 7   2  3-1  ---     -13%  72% A Carey         C McLish        Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 5   0  1-1  1--     -10%  45% L Aparicio      R Herbert       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Aparicio      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      54%  J Landis        Walk
   O      12-      49%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      45%  M Minoso        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Howser        Single to CF
          1--      39%  J Hankins       Howser Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      47%  J Lumpe         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      38%  N Siebern       Single to LF; Howser Scores
   O      1--      40%  M Throneberry   Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Herbert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      37%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  B Goodman       Walk
   O      1--      37%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      34%  C McLish        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cal McLish facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  A Carey         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  J Pignatano     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      41%  N Fox           Double to LF
   O      -2-      37%  J Landis        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fox to 3B
   R      --3      47%  R Sievers       Single to CF; Fox Scores
   O      1--      44%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Herbert       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Howser        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  J Hankins       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Herbert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  A Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  B Goodman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  N Siebern       Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  M Throneberry   Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Herbert facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  C McLish        Single to CF
   OO     1--      45%  L Aparicio      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  N Fox           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  A Carey         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      48%  J Pignatano     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Herbert       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Herbert facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  J Landis        Single to LF
          1--      68%  R Sievers       Single to LF; Landis to 3B
   RO     1-3      68%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Landis Scores; Sievers to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  A Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      60%  B Goodman       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  D Howser        Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--      57%  J Hankins       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Howser to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howser to 3B
   O      --3      69%  N Siebern       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  S Lollar        Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  C McLish        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lollar to 2B
          -2-      73%  L Aparicio      Walk
   O      12-      68%  N Fox           Flyball: LF
   R      12-      82%  J Landis        Single to LF; Lollar Scores; Aparicio to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  R Sievers       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  M Throneberry   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      72%  A Carey         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      74%  J Pignatano     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  M Minoso        Double to RF
          -2-      87%  A Smith         Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Minoso to 3B; Smith to 1B
   R      1-3      94%  B Goodman       Double to CF; Minoso Scores; Smith to 3B
                  Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Billy Goodman batting 7th
   O      -23      91%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      87%  C McLish        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      83%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
                  Sammy Esposito moves to 3B; Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Ray Herbert batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  D Howser        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      92%  J Hankins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Larsen facing 2-3-4
                  Don Larsen replaces Al Pilarcik pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  N Fox           Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Landis        Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--      91%  R Sievers       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Cal McLish facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  N Siebern       Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  M Throneberry   Strikeout
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Bill Tuttle batting 6th
          1--      90%  L Klimchock     Single to RF; Siebern to 3B
                  Leo Posada pinch runs for Lou Klimchock batting 6th
          1-3      82%  A Carey         Walk; Posada to 2B
                  Frank Baumann replaces Cal McLish pitching and batting 9th; Bob Boyd pinch hits for Joe Pignatano batting 8th
   O      123     100%  B Boyd          Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196104280

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