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Lineups and Summary
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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 6, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, played on June 6, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 26,356 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Spenn 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Ted Hendry |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Second Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 6, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Stanley
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. Stanley
Bannister hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Bannister reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Stanley
Soderholm strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Barrios
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Barrios
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Barrios
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Barrios
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Stanley
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stanley
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Stanley
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Stanley
Garr hits a line drive to right field. Evans throws towards the plate. Allenson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allenson. May scores. Kessinger moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Garr moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Wright
Jim Wright now pitching.
There goes Washington. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Wright
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bannister vs. Wright
Bannister strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
Yastrzemski bunts towards the mound. Barrios fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Barrios
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Barrios
Hobson hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm catches it and races to tag Yastrzemski, for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Barrios
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wright
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Wright
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wright
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Barrios
Allenson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Barrios
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Barrios
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Barrios
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Barrios
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrios fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wright
Kessinger hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Wright
Garr hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Wright
Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Barrios
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Barrios
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Barrios
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allenson vs. Barrios
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wright
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Wright
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wright
Soderholm strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Barrios
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Barrios
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Barrios
Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Brohamer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Barrios
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Wright
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Wright
May hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wright
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Rusty Torres pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Burgmeier
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Burgmeier
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Barrios
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Fisk hits a line drive into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Barrios
Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Barrios
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Barrios
George Scott pinch hits for Gary Allenson.
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Barrios
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Mike O'Berry now catching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Burgmeier
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Burgmeier
Soderholm hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Burgmeier
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Burgmeier
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Barrios
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Barrios
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Barrios
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrios fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Barrios. Lynn moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynn scores. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Barrios
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Torres. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Barrios
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Torres. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Barrios
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hobson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Trout
Jerry Remy pinch hits for Mike O'Berry. Steve Trout now pitching. Larry Wolfe pinch hits for Jerry Remy.
Wolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Trout
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Burgmeier
Carlton Fisk now catching. Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Burgmeier
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Burgmeier
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Trout
Stan Papi pinch hits for Jack Brohamer.
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Trout
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Trout
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Drago
Stan Papi now playing second base. Dick Drago now pitching.
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Drago
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Trout
Mike Squires now playing first base.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Trout
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Trout
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Trout
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1979 -- Chicago at Boston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 3 0 1 1 Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0
Torres R, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Washington C, rf 5 1 2 1 Papi S, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 4 1 2 1
Johnson L, 1b 4 2 1 1 Rice J, lf 5 1 0 0
Squires M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 5 0 1 1
Bannister A, dh 5 0 1 2 Fisk C, dh-c 5 1 4 1
Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 1 Hobson B, 3b 5 1 2 1
Pryor G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 1
May M, c 4 2 2 2 Allenson G, c 2 0 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 0 Scott G, ph 0 0 0 0
O'Berry M, c 0 0 0 0
Remy J, ph 0 0 0 0
Wolfe L, ph 1 0 1 0
Burgmeier T, p-p 0 0 0 0
Drago D, p 0 0 0 0
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39 8 13 8 41 5 14 5
Chicago 220 012 100 -- 8
Boston 000 010 400 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F (W) 6.2 12 5 1 3 1
Trout S (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L) 1.1 6 4 4 0 1
Wright J* 3.2 4 3 3 1 4
Burgmeier T 3.0 2 1 1 0 0
Drago D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Allenson G, Barrios F
DP -- Chicago 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Boston 12
2B -- Washington C, Bannister A, Fisk C 2, Lynn F, Hobson B 2
HR -- Johnson L, May M, Soderholm E
SB -- Washington C
HBP -- by Stanley B (Lemon C)
T -- 2:56
A -- 26356
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