July 26, 1961 Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
BOS 1 BAL 9
BOS 2 CLE 12
@KCA 5 DET 5
@LAA 4 MIN 10
WSA 9 NYY 5
CHW 2 CHC 7
STL 6
(12) CIN 3
@MLN 2 LAD 6
@PHI 1 PIT 8
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 22,366

Wednesday, July 26, 1961, 2:03PM
Time of Game: 2:06

White Sox

50-50

Lost 3

5th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  4  1
Yankees         3  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    5  6  0

W: R Sheldon (7-3), L: R Herbert (7-9)

Yankees

63-33

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Robinson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .885    0    3   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .633    0    0   0   
M Minoso LF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .272  .790    0    0   0   
R Sievers 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .311  .997    0   10   3   2B
J Martin 3B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .236  .664    0    1   4   
A Pilarcik CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .505    0    2   0   
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .621    0    3   5   
S Lollar C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .752    0    3   0   
R Herbert P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .409    0    2   0   
  B Goodman PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .738    0    0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    2   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Sievers (13, off R Sheldon).

TB: R Sievers 2; B Goodman; A Pilarcik; J Martin.

RBI: J Martin 2 (27).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sievers-L Aparicio-R Sievers.

E: L Aparicio (20).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               3   1   0   0    1   0  .258  .603    0    2   2   
T Kubek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .731    0    1   4   SH
R Maris RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .277 1.031    0    1   0   
M Mantle CF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .331 1.201    0    6   1   HR
J Blanchard C                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .316 1.084    0    4   0   2·HR,GDP
B Skowron 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .820    0   11   0   
H Lopez LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .561    0    1   0   
C Boyer 3B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .230  .656    0    1   4   HR,2B
R Sheldon P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .132  .286    0    0   1   
Totals                       29   5   6   5    2   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Boyer (10, off R Herbert).

HR: J Blanchard 2 (13, 2 off R Herbert; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); C Boyer (7, off R Herbert; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M Mantle (39, off R Herbert; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: T Kubek (6, off R Herbert).

TB: J Blanchard 8; C Boyer 6; M Mantle 4; H Lopez.

GIDP: J Blanchard (5).

RBI: M Mantle 2 (89); J Blanchard 2 (30); C Boyer (37).

2-out RBI: M Mantle 2; C Boyer; J Blanchard.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Herbert, L (7-9)             7     6   5   5    1   3   4   5.36   29     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 6     47    -     0.39  -0.24
T Lown                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.95    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8     6   5   5    2   3   4          32     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 6           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sheldon, W (7-3)             9     4   2   2    2   4   0   3.01   32     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 4     73    -     0.61   0.26
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Joe Linsalata.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 22,366.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 88° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             New York Yankees                     
1. F Robinson           RF    1. B Richardson         2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. T Kubek              SS 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. J Martin             3B    5. J Blanchard          C  
6. A Pilarcik           CF    6. B Skowron            1B 
7. L Aparicio           SS    7. H Lopez              LF 
8. S Lollar             C     8. C Boyer              3B 
9. R Herbert            P     9. R Sheldon            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  --3      18%  71% M Mantle        R Herbert       Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Richardson Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  ---       8%  79% J Blanchard     R Herbert       Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 4   0  0-3  ---       5%  92% J Blanchard     R Herbert       Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 7   0  5-0  1--      -5%  91% R Sievers       R Sheldon       Double to CF; Minoso to 3B
   b 4   2  0-4  ---       4%  94% C Boyer         R Herbert       Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rollie Sheldon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  N Fox           Popfly: 2B
          ---      53%  M Minoso        Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Sievers       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Richardson    Walk
   O      1--      57%  T Kubek         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Richardson to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B-P; Richardson to 3B
   RR     --3      71%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Richardson Scores
   R      ---      79%  J Blanchard     Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      79%  B Skowron       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rollie Sheldon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  J Martin        Strikeout Looking
          ---      78%  A Pilarcik      Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  H Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  C Boyer         Double to CF
   O      -2-      82%  R Sheldon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      80%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rollie Sheldon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  R Herbert       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Herbert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  M Mantle        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rollie Sheldon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Sievers       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  J Martin        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      92%  J Blanchard     Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      91%  B Skowron       Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  H Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      94%  C Boyer         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      94%  R Sheldon       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Rollie Sheldon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  A Pilarcik      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      96%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Kubek         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Maris         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Rollie Sheldon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  R Herbert       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---      97%  F Robinson      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      98%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  M Mantle        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  J Blanchard     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      97%  B Skowron       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--      98%  H Lopez         Single to LF; Skowron to 2B
   O      12-      97%  C Boyer         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Rollie Sheldon facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  M Minoso        Walk
          1--      91%  R Sievers       Double to CF; Minoso to 3B
   RRO    -23      92%  J Martin        Single to CF; Minoso Scores; Sievers Scores; Martin out at 2B/CF-3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  A Pilarcik      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ray Herbert facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  R Sheldon       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  B Richardson    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  T Kubek         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Rollie Sheldon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Ray Herbert batting 9th
          ---      93%  B Goodman       Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Turk Lown facing 3-4-5
                  Turk Lown replaces Billy Goodman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  R Maris         Walk
   O      1--      97%  M Mantle        Popfly: SS
   OO     1--      97%  J Blanchard     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Rollie Sheldon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  M Minoso        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Sievers       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Martin        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA196107260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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