September 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CLE 2 CLE 6
@BAL 0 LAA 6
KCA 3 BOS 2
@MIN 1 NYY 7
DET 2 CHW 12
@WSA 7 CHC 7
SFG 0 MLN 4
LAD 0 CIN 7
@PHI 4 PIT 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Griffith Stadium, Attendance: 2,889

Saturday, September 2, 1961
Time of Game: 3:22

White Sox

72-64

Won 1

4th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       5  3  0   0  1  0   0  2  1   12 15  1
Senators        0  0  0   0  4  0   1  2  0    7 12  2

W: D Larsen (6-1), L: T Cheney (1-2), S: R Kemmerer (2)

Senators

51-82

Lost 1

9th, 37½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   0   2   1    1   0  .275  .660    0    1   3   2B,SH
F Robinson RF                 5   2   2   1    1   0  .308  .846    0    5   0   
J Landis CF                   2   2   0   0    3   1  .281  .814    0    2   0   HBP
R Sievers 1B                  5   1   2   0    1   1  .308  .957    0    7   1   2B
  J Martin 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .635         3   0   
M Minoso LF                   6   2   1   1    0   0  .277  .787    0    0   0   SB
A Smith 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .271  .847    0    0   2   
  A Carey 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .726    0    0   1   
N Fox 2B                      3   2   1   2    3   1  .245  .613    0    2   2   
S Lollar C                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .282  .747    0    7   0   HBP
D Larsen P                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .308  .787    0    0   2   
  W Hacker P                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  R Kemmerer P                1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .561    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  12  15  10   11   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: L Aparicio (22, off P Burnside); R Sievers (21, off R Heiser).

SH: L Aparicio (3, off J Klippstein).

HBP: S Lollar (6, by R Heiser); J Landis (4, by J Klippstein).

TB: D Larsen 3; R Sievers 3; L Aparicio 3; S Lollar 2; F Robinson 2; N Fox; R Kemmerer; W Hacker; M Minoso.

RBI: S Lollar 2 (37); N Fox 2 (42); D Larsen (7); R Kemmerer (1); F Robinson (44); W Hacker (1); L Aparicio (38); M Minoso (69).

2-out RBI: S Lollar 2; N Fox 2; F Robinson; D Larsen; R Kemmerer.

Team LOB: 16.

With RISP: 8 for 26.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Fox-J Martin.

E: L Aparicio (29).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Minoso (8, 2nd base off J Klippstein/H Bright).

PO: L Aparicio (1st base by T Cheney).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Veal SS                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .215  .551    0    0   3   2B
D O'Connell 3B                5   1   3   4    0   0  .271  .721    0    0   3   2·2B
C Hinton LF                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .251  .685    0    0   0   
G Green RF-C                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .291  .874    0    2   0   
W Tasby CF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .260  .749    0    3   0   GDP
M Keough 1B-RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .746    0   11   2   
H Bright C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .663    0    2   0   
  J Gabler PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .217  .554         0   0   
  R Heiser P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  P Burnside P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .255         0   0   
  D Long PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .808    0    1   0   
C Cottier 2B                  3   3   2   0    1   0  .252  .645    0    5   1   
T Cheney P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   1   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   1   
  B Klaus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .660    0    0   0   
  C Bouldin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  G Woodling PH-RF            2   0   1   1    1   0  .313  .881    0    1   0   
  M Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  12   7    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D O'Connell 2 (27, 2 off D Larsen); C Veal (9, off W Hacker).

TB: D O'Connell 5; C Veal 3; W Tasby 2; C Cottier 2; H Bright; G Woodling; M Keough.

GIDP: W Tasby (14).

RBI: D O'Connell 4 (34); C Hinton (32); C Veal (7); G Woodling (56).

2-out RBI: C Veal; G Woodling.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D O'Connell (20); W Tasby (4).

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
D Larsen, W (6-1)              6     7   5   4    2   4   0   3.95   27     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 7     42    -     0.34  -0.01
W Hacker                       1.2   5   2   2    0   0   0   4.09   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          2-1    0.71   0.02
R Kemmerer, S (2)              1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.94    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.54   0.04
Totals                         9    12   7   6    3   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·12          4-1

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cheney, L (1-2)              0.2   1   5   5    5   0   0  12.38    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1     25    -     1.31  -0.21
J Klippstein                   2.1   6   3   3    0   1   0   6.71   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 6          3-3    0.49  -0.23
C Bouldin                      2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.06  -0.00
R Heiser                       2.1   3   2   2    4   0   0   7.71   15     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 3          0-0    0.25  -0.00
P Burnside                     0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   6.32    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.11  -0.00
M Garcia                       1     2   1   0    0   1   0   4.74    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.11  -0.01
Totals                         9    15  12  11   11   4   0          55     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·15          5-4

D Larsen faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Cheney 2 (3).

IBB: None.

PO: T Cheney (1; L Aparicio, 1st base).

HBP: J Klippstein (2; J Landis); R Heiser (1; S Lollar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Carrigan, 1B - Al Smith, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Bill McKinley.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 2,889.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Washington Senators                  
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. C Veal               SS 
2. F Robinson           RF    2. D O'Connell          3B 
3. J Landis             CF    3. C Hinton             LF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. G Green              RF 
5. M Minoso             LF    5. W Tasby              CF 
6. A Smith              3B    6. M Keough             1B 
7. N Fox                2B    7. H Bright             C  
8. S Lollar             C     8. C Cottier            2B 
9. D Larsen             P     9. T Cheney             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  123      13%  84% S Lollar        J Klippstein    Single to CF (Short CF); Sievers Scores; Smith Scores; Fox to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  123       8%  68% M Minoso        T Cheney        Wild Pitch; Robinson Scores/No RBI; Landis to 3B; Sievers to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  48% F Robinson      T Cheney        Aparicio Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-       5%  59% R Sievers       T Cheney        Wild Pitch; Robinson to 3B; Landis to 2B
   t 1   2  0-4  1-3       5%  88% D Larsen        J Klippstein    Single to CF; Fox Scores; Lollar to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Aparicio      Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  F Robinson      Aparicio Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      50%  " "             Walk
          1--      54%  J Landis        Walk; Robinson to 2B
          12-      59%  R Sievers       Wild Pitch; Robinson to 3B; Landis to 2B
          -23      60%  " "             Walk
   R      123      68%  M Minoso        Wild Pitch; Robinson Scores/No RBI; Landis to 3B; Sievers to 2B
   RO     -23      68%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Landis Scores
          -2-      69%  A Smith         Walk
          12-      71%  N Fox           Walk; Sievers to 3B; Smith to 2B
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Tom Cheney pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      84%  S Lollar        Single to CF (Short CF); Sievers Scores; Smith Scores; Fox to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  D Larsen        Single to CF; Fox Scores; Lollar to 2B
   O      12-      87%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  C Veal          Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  D O'Connell     Double to LF
   O      -2-      88%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      90%  G Green         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Johnny Klippstein facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  F Robinson      Single to RF
          1--      93%  J Landis        Hit By Pitch; Robinson to 2B
   R      12-      95%  R Sievers       Single to CF; Robinson Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Landis to 2B
   O      12-      95%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Landis to 3B
          1-3      95%  A Smith         Minoso Steals 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      97%  N Fox           Single to RF; Landis Scores; Minoso Scores
   O      1--      97%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Larsen facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  W Tasby         Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  M Keough        Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  H Bright        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  C Cottier       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Johnny Klippstein facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  D Larsen        Single to SS
   O      1--      98%  L Aparicio      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Larsen to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Larsen to 3B
   O      --3      98%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Larsen facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Klaus pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Klaus         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Veal          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      98%  D O'Connell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Carl Bouldin facing 4-5-6
                  Carl Bouldin replaces Billy Klaus pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      98%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Larsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  C Hinton        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  G Green         Strikeout
          ---      99%  W Tasby         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  M Keough        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Carl Bouldin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  S Lollar        Walk
          1--      99%  D Larsen        Single to LF; Lollar to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Aparicio      Popfly: 2B
   R      12-      99%  F Robinson      Single to CF; Lollar Scores; Larsen to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Landis        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  H Bright        Single to LF
                  John Gabler pinch runs for Harry Bright batting 7th
          1--      98%  C Cottier       Single to LF; Gabler to 2B
                  Gene Woodling pinch hits for Carl Bouldin batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  G Woodling      Foul Flyball: C
          12-      98%  C Veal          Single to SS; Gabler to 3B; Cottier to 2B
   RRR    123      95%  D O'Connell     Double to LF; Gabler Scores; Cottier Scores; Veal Scores; O'Connell to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   RO     --3      95%  C Hinton        Groundout: 3B-1B; O'Connell Scores/unER
   O      ---      96%  G Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Senators 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Roy Heiser facing 4-5-6
                  Roy Heiser replaces John Gabler pitching and batting 7th; Gene Green moves to C; Gene Woodling moves to RF
          ---      97%  R Sievers       Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  M Minoso        Groundout: 1B-P; Sievers to 3B
   O      --3      96%  A Smith         Lineout: 2B
          --3      96%  N Fox           Walk
          1-3      96%  S Lollar        Hit By Pitch; Fox to 2B
   O      123      95%  D Larsen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 9, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-9, Don Larsen facing 5-6-7
                  Andy Carey replaces Al Smith playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      96%  W Tasby         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Keough        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      97%  R Heiser        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Senators 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Roy Heiser facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  L Aparicio      Walk
   O      1--      97%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  J Landis        Walk; Aparicio to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Sievers       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      97%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-9, Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  C Cottier       Walk
          1--      91%  G Woodling      Walk; Cottier to 2B
                  Warren Hacker replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  C Veal          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cottier to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  D O'Connell     Single to RF; Cottier Scores; Veal to 2B
   O      12-      94%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      97%  G Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Senators 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Roy Heiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  A Carey         Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  N Fox           Walk
          1--      97%  S Lollar        Single to LF; Fox to 2B
   R      12-      99%  W Hacker        Single to LF; Fox Scores; Lollar to 2B
                  Pete Burnside replaces Roy Heiser pitching and batting 7th
   R      12-     100%  L Aparicio      Double to LF; Lollar Scores; Hacker to 3B
   O      -23      99%  F Robinson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23      99%  J Landis        Walk
   O      123      99%  R Sievers       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 11, Senators 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 5-11, Warren Hacker facing 5-6-7
                  J.C. Martin replaces Roy Sievers playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  W Tasby         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  M Keough        Single to RF
                  Dale Long pinch hits for Pete Burnside batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  D Long          Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  C Cottier       Single to RF; Keough to 2B
   R      12-      98%  G Woodling      Single to RF; Keough Scores; Cottier to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  C Veal          Double to LF; Cottier Scores; Woodling to 3B
                  Russ Kemmerer replaces Warren Hacker pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      99%  D O'Connell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 11, Senators 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-7, Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Garcia replaces Gene Woodling pitching and batting 9th; Dale Long moves to 1B; Marty Keough moves to RF
          ---      99%  M Minoso        Single to CF
          1--      99%  A Carey         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Minoso to 2B
   O      12-      99%  N Fox           Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  S Lollar        Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      12-      99%  R Kemmerer      Single to 2B; Minoso Scores/unER; Carey to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 12, Senators 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 7-12, Russ Kemmerer facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  C Hinton        Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Green         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--     100%  W Tasby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 12, Senators 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation