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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 5, 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 July 5, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 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 | July 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,434 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Haller |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | DH |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 5, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson 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: ---
Remy vs. Stone
Remy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Remy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Remy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Stone
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Stone
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Lee
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Lee
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Lee
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Lee
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Stone
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stone
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Lee
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Lee
Lee spins and fires to second, with Burleson covering, and Nordhagen is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Lee
Nahorodny hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. Soderholm goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Lee
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Stone
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stone
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lee
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Lee
There goes Kessinger. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lee
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stone
Rice 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, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stone
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Stone
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lee
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Lee
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Lee
Nahorodny 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, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stone
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Stone
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Stone
Remy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Lee
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lee
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Lee
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stone
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stone
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stone
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lee
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Lee
Nordhagen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Lee
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stone
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stone. Scott goes all the way around to score. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brohamer vs. Stone
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Brohamer reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brohamer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Remy vs. LaGrow
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. Brohamer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. LaGrow
There goes Remy. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Remy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. LaGrow
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. LaGrow
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. LaGrow
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Stanley
Sam Bowen now playing left field. Bob Stanley now pitching.
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Stanley
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, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. LaGrow
Greg Pryor now playing shortstop.
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with LaGrow covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaGrow
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaGrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaGrow
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stanley
Frank Duffy now playing second base. Fred Kendall now catching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Stanley
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Stanley
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott. Orta scores. Lemon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Stanley
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. LaGrow
Henry Cruz now playing left field.
Brohamer 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, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. LaGrow
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. LaGrow
Duffy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Stanley
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Stanley
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Alan Bannister.
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Stanley
Pryor is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1978 -- Boston at Chicago (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0 Bannister A, dh 4 0 1 0
Remy J, 2b 4 2 1 1 Molinaro B, ph 1 0 0 0
Duffy F, 2b 1 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 2 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 4 0 1 1 Pryor G, ss 1 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 2 2 2 Washington C, rf 3 0 0 0
Bowen S, lf 0 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 4 1 3 0
Kendall F, c 0 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 2 2 3 Nordhagen W, lf 3 0 2 0
Scott G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Blomberg R, ph 1 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Cruz H, lf 0 0 0 0
Brohamer J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Soderholm E, 3b 3 1 1 0
Nahorodny B, c 4 0 1 1
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38 9 11 8 34 2 9 1
Boston 100 200 600 -- 9
Chicago 010 000 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 6.0 7 1 1 4 3
Stanley B (S) 3.0 2 1 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (L)* 6.0 9 7 7 0 2
LaGrow L 3.0 2 2 2 0 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Stone S, Scott G 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 2, Chicago 9
2B -- Remy J, Nahorodny B, Brohamer J
3B -- Rice J
HR -- Lynn F 2, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Remy J
CS -- Kessinger D
T -- 2:36
A -- 26434
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