Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Angels
May 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 6, Los Angeles Angels 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 1 2 0
Fox 2b 5 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 1 0 0
Sievers 1b 5 2 3 1
Landis cf 4 2 2 2
Martin 3b 3 0 1 1
Lollar c 3 0 1 2
Esposito ss 4 0 1 0
Pierce p 3 0 0 0
  Baumann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Leek 3b 5 0 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 1 0
Hunt cf 4 0 0 0
Bilko rf 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Averill lf 2 2 1 0
Rice c 4 2 2 2
Bridges ss 3 0 2 2
Kline p 2 0 1 0
  Hamlin ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago 202 000 2006100
Los Angeles 020 002 000491
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   5.0 6 3 3 3 5
  Baumann  W (2-2) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
7
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   6.0 8 4 4 3 1
  Duren  L (0-3) 2.0 2 2 0 1 4
  Morgan   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
4
7

  E–Kline (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1.  PB–Rice (1).  2B–Chicago Esposito (2,off Kline), Los Angeles Leek (6,off Pierce); Rice (1,off Baumann).  3B–Chicago Landis (3,off Duren).  HR–Los Angeles Rice (1,2nd inning off Pierce 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Landis (3,off Kline).  IBB–Lollar (1,by Kline).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Hunt (4,by Pierce).  Team–8.  CS–Smith (2,2nd base by Kline/Rice).  SB–Hunt (2,2nd base off Pierce/Lollar).  WP–Kline (2).  HBP–Pierce (1,Hunt).  IBB–Kline (3,Lollar).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:51.  A–3,740.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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