Aparicio Goes 4 for 5 In White Sox Domination of Athletics

 GAME1 :

Game MVP:Luis Aparicio

Injury: Carey (today only)

Municipal Stadium    (08-27-2025 14:05:19)       Time 3:11, 65ø  Night Game

Apr 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago 7-3              0 0 0   0 2 6   0 0 0      8 16  1
1961 Kansas City 3-6          0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 2      4 13  1

Recap

ChW :    Nellie Fox singled, hit streak now 10.

ChW  5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

ChW      Jim Landis doubled scoring Aparicio to take the lead.  ChW  1 KC 0.

ChW      Minnie Minoso hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChW  2 KC 0.

ChW  6th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 6 hits and on one walk.

ChW      Early Wynn hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  3 KC 0.

ChW      Luis Aparicio doubled scoring Lollar.  ChW  4 KC 0.

ChW      Nellie Fox singled scoring Aparicio.  ChW  5 KC 0.

ChW      Jim Landis doubled scoring Fox.  ChW  6 KC 0.

ChW      Minnie Minoso doubled scoring Landis.  ChW  7 KC 0.

ChW      Al Smith doubled scoring Minoso.  ChW  8 KC 0.

KC   6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

KC       Norm Siebern hit a solo HR(2).  ChW  8 KC 1.

KC       Haywood Sullivan hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  8 KC 2.

KC   7th: Failed to score on 2 hits, and an error.

KC   9th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

KC       Norm Siebern doubled scoring Howser.  ChW  8 KC 3.

KC       Marv Throneberry singled scoring Siebern.  ChW  8 KC 4.

ChW  Luis Aparicio: 4 for 5, double, 2 runs.

ChW  Minnie Minoso: 3 for 4, double, 2 RBI.

ChW  Jim Landis: 2 for 3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.

KC   Norm Siebern: 3 for 5, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

KC   Marv Throneberry: 3 for 5.

KC   Bill Tuttle: 3 for 5.

ChW  Early Wynn pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

KC   Bud Daley pitched 5.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 10 hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He's 0-2 on the season.

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 E-Wynn(1), Sullivan(1)

 2B-Lollar(3), Smith,A(3), Aparicio(4), Minoso(4), Landis 2(4), Siebern(3), Pignatano(1)

 HR- KC Siebern(2) off Wynn(4) in the 6th with bases empty, 361 feet

 SB-ChW Aparicio(5) off Daley(1) + Sullivan(3), 5th

 CS-ChW Aparicio(4) by Daley(1) and Sullivan(3), 3rd

     KC Howser(1) by Wynn(2) and Lollar(2), 7th

RBI-ChW  - Fox(5), Smith,A(4), Aparicio(3), Minoso 2(10), Landis 2(7), Wynn(1)

     KC  - Sullivan(5), Siebern 2(5), Throneberry(1)

HBP-Carey(KC) by Wynn(ChW)

 SF-Minoso(1)

 WP-Keegan(1)

 PB-Sullivan (3)

Great-Aparicio(9), Minoso(2)

Poor-Hankins(1), Throneberry(1)

OfA-Hankins(1)

LOB-Chicago 10 Kansas City 11

 DP-Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Landis