Final
CWS 9 — CLE 8
7/9/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE196107092
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 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Romano | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stigman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dillard | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hale | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McLish | 6.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Perry | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Allen | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Baumann | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Turk Lown | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dick Stigman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Baumann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Robinson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stigman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9D.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E5 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9D | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | T7 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/8XD | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | FC1.3-H;2-3 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S3.3-H;2-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/L | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7 | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S6.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E9/F.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1 | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 163 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9D | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HR/9D.2-H | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 9–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9 | 9–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 9–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 9–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-H | 9–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 9–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 9–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43.3-H;1-2 | 9–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 9–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 9–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 9–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 9–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 9–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 9–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 9–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 31 | 9–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/9D | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | FC1/SH.1-2;B-1 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 9–8 |