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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 16, 1979
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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 June 16, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1979 |
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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 | June 16, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Scarbery |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 36,267 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Fred Spenn |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Carlton Fisk | DH |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Center Fielder |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Gary Allenson | Catcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 16, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Scarbery
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Scarbery covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Scarbery
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Scarbery
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pryor 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. Eckersley
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Evans 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: ---
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Eckersley
There goes Washington. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Eckersley
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Scarbery
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Scarbery
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Scarbery
Hobson hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Scarbery
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Eckersley
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Eckersley
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Eckersley
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Scarbery
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Scarbery
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pryor. Evans moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Remy vs. Scarbery
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans scores. Allenson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Scarbery
Burleson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Washington is chasing the ball. Burleson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Scarbery
Rusty Torres now playing right field.
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Scarbery
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Eckersley
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Eckersley
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Eckersley
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Scarbery
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Scarbery
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Scarbery
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarbery fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski scores. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Scarbery
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hobson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Scarbery
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Scarbery
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Hinton
Rich Hinton now pitching.
There goes Remy. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Remy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Hinton
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Eckersley
Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Eckersley
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Eckersley
Pryor hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hinton
Fisk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hinton
Rice takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Hinton
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Hinton
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Hinton
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Hinton
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Hinton
Allenson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Eckersley
Tom Poquette now playing center field.
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nahorodny for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Eckersley
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Eckersley
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Hinton
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister 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. Hinton
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Hinton
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Torres 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: 1--
Rice vs. Hinton
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Hinton
Poquette is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Hinton
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Eckersley
Larry Wolfe now playing second base. Stan Papi now playing shortstop. Jim Dwyer now playing left field. Jack Brohamer now playing third base.
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Eckersley
Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hinton
Junior Moore now playing left field. Joe Gates now playing third base.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hinton
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Hinton
Allenson hits a line drive into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Eckersley
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wolfe. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gates vs. Eckersley
Gates hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Squires moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nahorodny vs. Eckersley
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Squires tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Eckersley
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Hinton
Wolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Hinton
Papi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Papi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Hinton
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Hinton
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Eckersley
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Eckersley
Torres hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Campbell
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Campbell
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Campbell
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Hinton
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Hinton
Brohamer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hinton
Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Campbell
Gates strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Campbell
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Campbell
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Don Kessinger.
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Campbell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Campbell's glove, towards Wolfe, who fields it, throws to second, with Papi covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1979 -- Boston at Chicago (N) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Remy J, 2b 4 0 1 2 Garr R, lf 3 0 0 0 Wolfe L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 1 1 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 2 2 2 Washington C, rf 1 1 1 0 Papi S, ss 1 0 1 0 Torres R, rf 2 1 1 2 Fisk C, dh 4 1 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 3 2 2 2 Orta J, dh 4 1 3 2 Dwyer J, lf 1 0 0 0 Bannister A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, cf 3 2 2 2 Squires M, 1b 4 1 0 0 Poquette T, cf 1 0 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Gates J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 1 1 Watson B, 1b 5 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 2 1 2 Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 1 0 Allenson G, c 4 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 11 11 11 34 5 8 5 Boston 003 332 000 -- 11 Chicago 200 000 120 -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (W)* 7.0 5 5 4 2 2 Campbell B 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Scarbery R (L) 3.2 6 6 5 1 1 Hinton R 5.1 5 5 5 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Pryor G, Wolfe L DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 5, Chicago 5 2B -- Rice J, Yastrzemski C, Papi S HR -- Orta J, Burleson R, Rice J, Torres R SB -- Washington C, Remy J SF -- Nahorodny B HBP -- by Hinton R (Fisk C), by Hinton R (Poquette T) T -- 2:37 A -- 36267
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