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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 7, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 50,754 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Al Clark |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 7, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stone
Remy 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stone
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Stone
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Torrez
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Torrez
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Torrez
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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stone
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger catches it and throws to second to double up Lynn. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Torrez
There goes Bonds. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Torrez
Blomberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Torrez
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Torrez
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Torrez
Nordhagen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stone
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Stone
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Stone
Remy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Remy reaches third base with a triple. Hobson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Remy tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stone
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Stone
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Torrez
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Torrez
Garr 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Torrez
Orta takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Torrez
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stone
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisk for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stone
There goes Lynn. The throw from Nordhagen and he is out, Orta applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Torrez
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Torrez
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Torrez
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Torrez
Nordhagen 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Torrez
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Torrez
There goes Kessinger. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Kessinger steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Torrez
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stone
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Stone
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stone
Remy hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Torrez
Orta bunts towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Torrez
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orta tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Torrez
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez juggles the ball. That's an error on Torrez. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Torrez
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Torrez
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stone
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon 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: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stone
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Stone
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stone. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. Fisk moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Torrez
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Torrez
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nordhagen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garr vs. Torrez
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Torrez
Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Orta reaches second base with a double. Lynn throws the ball in to Hobson who tags Orta trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Nordhagen scores. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stone
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Stone
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stone
Remy 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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Drago
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Drago
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Drago
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. LaGrow
Rice bunts towards the mound. LaGrow fields it and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. LaGrow
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. LaGrow
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Nordhagen and he is out, Orta applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. LaGrow
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Drago
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Drago
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Drago
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Drago
Orta takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. LaGrow
Lynn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nordhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaGrow
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaGrow
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. LaGrow
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Drago
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Drago
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Campbell
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1978 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Garr R, lf 5 0 2 0
Burleson R, ss 3 1 1 1 Orta J, 2b 3 1 2 1
Rice J, dh 3 0 1 0 Johnson L, 1b 5 0 2 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 1 Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 1
Fisk C, c 4 1 0 0 Blomberg R, dh 5 1 1 1
Lynn F, cf 4 0 3 1 Lemon C, cf 3 2 2 0
Scott G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 1
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Nordhagen W, c 5 1 2 1
Hobson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 2 1
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34 5 10 4 38 6 15 6
Boston 002 002 010 -- 5
Chicago 000 211 002 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M 6.0 10 4 4 2 2
Drago D (L) 2.1 4 2 2 2 0
Campbell B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S 7.0 7 4 2 0 2
LaGrow L (W) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
E -- Soderholm E, Torrez M, Stone S, Bonds B
DP -- Boston 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Chicago 12
2B -- Lynn F, Lemon C, Soderholm E, Nordhagen W 2, Orta J, Johnson L
3B -- Remy J, Rice J
HR -- Blomberg R
SB -- Kessinger D
CS -- Bonds B, Lynn F, Yastrzemski C
SH -- Rice J
SF -- Burleson R, Bonds B
HBP -- by Torrez M (Lemon C)
T -- 2:54
A -- 50754
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