Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Gossage
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Burleson reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Doyle vs. Gossage
  
  Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Gossage
  
  Cooper bunts towards the mound. Gossage picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gossage. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Gossage
  
  Yastrzemski 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 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rice vs. Gossage
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Jenkins
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Jenkins
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stein vs. Jenkins
  
  Stein hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Gossage
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Gossage
  
  Miller bunts towards the mound. Gossage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fisk moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Evans vs. Gossage
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hobson vs. Gossage
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fisk scores. Miller moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Burleson vs. Gossage
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Jenkins
  
  Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Jenkins
  
  Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hairston vs. Jenkins
  
  Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dent vs. Jenkins
  
  Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doyle vs. Gossage
  
  Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Gossage
  
  Cooper strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Gossage
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rice vs. Gossage
  
  Rice strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Jenkins
  
  Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Jenkins
  
  Lemon hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Jenkins
  
  Orta strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Gossage
  
  Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Gossage
  
  Miller hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gossage
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Jenkins
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stein vs. Jenkins
  
  Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Jenkins
  
  Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Gossage
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Gossage
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doyle vs. Gossage
  
  Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Gossage
  
  There goes Doyle. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cooper vs. Gossage
  
  Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Gossage
  
  Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rice vs. Gossage
  
  Rice strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Jenkins
  
  Downing hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Jenkins
  
  Hairston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dent vs. Jenkins
  
  Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Jenkins
  
  Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Jenkins
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Gossage
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Gossage
  
  Miller hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gossage
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Jenkins
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Jenkins
  
  Kelly bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stein vs. Jenkins
  
  Stein hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spencer vs. Jenkins
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Downing vs. Jenkins
  
  There go the runners. The throw from Fisk to Doyle covering second. The throw back to home, and Kelly is out at the plate. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Gossage
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Gossage
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doyle vs. Gossage
  
  Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Gossage
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Yastrzemski vs. Gossage
  
  Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rice vs. Gossage
  
  Rice hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Jenkins
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hairston vs. Jenkins
  
  Hairston strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dent vs. Jenkins
  
  There goes Downing. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dent vs. Jenkins
  
  Dent hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Gossage
  
  Fisk hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Gossage
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gossage
  
  Evans hits a popup into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Jenkins
  
  Brohamer strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Jenkins
  
  Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Orta vs. Jenkins
  
  Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kelly vs. Jenkins
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stein vs. Jenkins
  
  Stein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Gossage
  
  Alan Bannister now playing left field.
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Gossage
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doyle vs. Gossage
  
  Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gossage covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/18/1976 -- Boston at Chicago (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        5  1  1  0   Orta J, dh            4  0  1  0   
Doyle D, 2b           4  0  2  1   Kelly P, lf           3  0  1  1   
Cooper C, dh          3  0  2  0   Bannister A, lf       0  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     2  0  0  0   Stein B, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Rice J, lf            4  0  0  0   Spencer J, 1b         3  1  1  1   
Fisk C, c             4  1  1  0   Downing B, c          3  0  2  0   
Miller R, cf          4  0  1  0   Hairston J, rf        3  1  1  0   
Evans D, rf           3  0  0  0   Dent B, ss            3  1  1  2   
Hobson B, 3b          4  0  2  0   Brohamer J, 2b        3  0  0  0   
                                   Lemon C, cf           2  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  9  1                        28  4  8  4

Boston           110 000 000 --  2
Chicago          010 020 01x --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L)         8.0  8  4  4  1  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gossage R (W)         9.0  9  2  2  4  4

E -- Gossage R
DP -- Boston 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 2
2B -- Fisk C
3B -- Burleson R
HR -- Spencer J, Dent B
SB -- Doyle D
CS -- Kelly P, Downing B
SF -- Doyle D, Kelly P
T -- 2:09
A -- 10136

    

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