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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 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 August 17, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 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 | August 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,114 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Ted Hendry |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Bob Watson | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 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 fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Stanley drops the ball. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Stanley
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Stanley
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Baumgarten
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Baumgarten
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Baumgarten
Rice hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Baumgarten
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Baumgarten
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Baumgarten
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Yastrzemski trying to get to third. Lemon throws the ball in to Morrison, who tags Yastrzemski for the out. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Baumgarten
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stanley
May hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Stanley
Morrison hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Stanley
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Baumgarten
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Baumgarten
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Baumgarten
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Baumgarten
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Stanley
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Stanley
Orta 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Baumgarten
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Baumgarten
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Baumgarten
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Stanley
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stanley
May hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumgarten covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Baumgarten
Fisk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Stanley
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Stanley
Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Stanley
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Stanley
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Baumgarten
Lynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Baumgarten
Rice strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Baumgarten
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Baumgarten
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Stanley
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Stanley
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobson. Lemon scores. Washington moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Stanley
Morrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Stanley
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Baumgarten
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Baumgarten
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Stanley
Squires hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Stanley
There goes Squires. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Squires steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Stanley
Gary Allenson now catching.
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Squires moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Squires scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Baumgarten
Kevin Bell now playing third base. Jim Morrison now playing second base.
Allenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Baumgarten
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Farmer
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Burgmeier
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Burgmeier
May strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Burgmeier
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Burgmeier
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Farmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Farmer
Hobson 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Farmer
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Dwight Evans.
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1979 -- Chicago at Boston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 1 1 1 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0
Torres R, lf 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0
Squires M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Allenson G, c 1 0 1 0
Orta J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 3 1 2 1
Bell K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson L, dh 4 0 1 0 Watson B, dh 4 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Washington C, rf 3 1 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 1 0 0 0
May M, c 4 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Morrison J, 3b-2b 4 0 1 1 Papi S, 2b 2 0 0 0
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35 4 7 3 31 1 5 1
Chicago 000 001 210 -- 4
Boston 000 001 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R (W) 7.1 5 1 1 4 3
Farmer E (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L) 7.2 7 4 2 2 4
Burgmeier T 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Stanley B, Hobson B, Burleson R
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Boston 7
2B -- Lemon C
HR -- Garr R, Lynn F
SB -- Squires M
T -- 2:22
A -- 35114
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