Final
CWS 8 — CLE 6
8/3/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE196108030
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Essegian | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Romano | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Baumann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dillard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Funk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wynn Hawkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Locke | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Bond | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynn Hawkins | 2.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Baumann | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Locke | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Don Larsen | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Funk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Locke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wynn Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | E3/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7D.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/G.3-H;2-3 | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 1–4 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–4 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/8D | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | DGR/9D.1-3 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(1525);2-3;B-2 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 4–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/7D | 4–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 5–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/78XD | 5–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 6–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/L | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 5(2)4(1)/GDP.B-1 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S5.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E5.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9D | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 41.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/8D | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/7D | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S5 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/78 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E1/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 31.2-3 | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | HR/78XD | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 8–6 |