Final
CWS 8 — CLE 4
8/2/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE196108022
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Valmy Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Roselli | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McLish | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Perry | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Allen | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Funk | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Carreon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmy Thomas | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tito Francona | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Kirkland | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | DGR/7D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S4.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | IW | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 12(3)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S1.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | E4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D8/78D | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S5/5.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8/78.2-H | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D8/89D | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7D.2-H | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR/7D.1-H | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/8S | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/8XD | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7.2-H | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7/7S.2-3 | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 8–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 8–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/P | 8–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 8–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 8–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13 | 8–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 8–4 |