Final
CWS 5 — MIN 9
9/4/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN196109041
Complete available game record for CWS at MIN, 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 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Esposito | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Green | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allison | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lemon | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Valdivielso | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zoilo Versalles | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Kemmerer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumann | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Moore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Schroll | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike DeGerick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumann | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Schroll | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Moore | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mike DeGerick | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Don Larsen | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.C. Martin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Pilarcik | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeGerick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zoilo Versalles | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Green | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Lemon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Schroll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allison | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 143 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/8XD.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 163 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | K+CS2(24)/DP | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3;B-2(TH) | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 0–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1 | 0–7 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–8 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–8 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 0–8 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–8 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 463.2-3;1-2 | 0–8 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–8 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–8 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–8 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–8 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | S8.2-H;1X3(825) | 0–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO | 0–9 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–9 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–9 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–9 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–9 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/G.3-H;2-3 | 0–9 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 31 | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR/9D.2-H;1-H | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR/7D | 4–9 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–9 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 5–9 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–9 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–9 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 5–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 5–9 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | T8 | 5–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 5–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | E5/TH.B-1 | 5–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 34/SH.1-2 | 5–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–9 |