Final
CWS 2 — CLE 3
7/8/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE196107080
Complete available game record for CWS at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Essegian | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mudcat Grant | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juan Pizarro | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudcat Grant | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Juan Pizarro | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Frank Funk | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Turk Lown | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Pizarro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Romano | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | T7.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7D | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | FLE3 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/FL | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S1.B-2(E1) | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HR/7D.1-H | 0–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–3 |