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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 16, 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 16, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1979 |
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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 16, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Proly |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,806 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Jim Evans |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Junior Moore | DH |
Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Bob Watson | DH |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 16, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Tudor
Morrison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Tudor
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Tudor
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morrison moves to third. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Tudor
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out. Pryor moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Tudor
The ball gets by Fisk for a passed ball. Pryor scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Tudor
Lemon 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
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Proly
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Proly
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon 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: ---
Lynn vs. Proly
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tudor
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Tudor
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Tudor
Nahorodny hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. Moore scores. Torres moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Tudor
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres scores. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Tudor
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pryor vs. Tudor
Pryor 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
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Proly
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Proly
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Proly
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Proly
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Watson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Proly
Brohamer 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
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Tudor
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tudor
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Tudor
There goes Johnson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Tudor
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Evans 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: -2-
Moore vs. Tudor
Moore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Moore reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Ripley
Allen Ripley now pitching.
The ball gets by Fisk for a passed ball. Moore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torres vs. Ripley
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Proly
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Proly
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Torres 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: ---
Fisk vs. Proly
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Ripley
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ripley
Bell hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Nahorodny moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Ripley
Morrison bunts in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Evans 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: 12-
Washington vs. Ripley
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Alan Bannister.
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Proly
Claudell Washington now playing right field. Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Proly
Rice 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Proly
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Proly
Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Proly
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Proly
Brohamer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Proly
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ripley
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ripley
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Ripley
Ralph Garr pinch hits for Junior Moore.
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Ripley
Torres hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Proly
Burleson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Proly
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Proly
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Proly
Proly fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Proly. Fisk moves to third. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Proly
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Proly
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Proly fields it and throws to home to get Fisk. Lynn moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Watson vs. Proly
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington throws the ball in to Pryor who tags Watson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lynn scores. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Ripley
Stan Papi now playing second base.
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ripley
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Ripley
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Proly
Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Howard
Fred Howard now pitching.
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Howard
Evans hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Howard
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ripley
Washington hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ripley
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ripley
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Ripley
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Howard
Fisk strikes out. Nahorodny drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fisk out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Howard
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Howard
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Torres. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Howard
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Howard
Watson 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, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Ripley
Torres hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Ripley
Nahorodny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ripley
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Howard
Hobson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Papi vs. Howard
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Howard
Evans strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Howard
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ripley
Mike Squires pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Squires 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, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ripley
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ripley
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Ripley
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1979 -- Chicago at Boston (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Morrison J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 5 0 0 0 Squires M, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Pryor G, ss 5 1 1 0 Lynn F, cf 3 2 2 1 Bannister A, lf 2 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 3 1 1 0 Washington C, ph-rf 3 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 2 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 1 1 1 Watson B, dh 4 2 2 4 Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 1 3 2 Moore J, dh 1 1 1 1 Brohamer J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Garr R, ph 2 0 1 0 Papi S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Torres R, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 3 1 Bell K, 3b 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 4 35 7 12 7 Chicago 121 000 001 -- 5 Boston 010 321 00x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Proly M (L)* 5.0 10 7 7 1 0 Howard F 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tudor J 2.2 6 4 3 2 1 Ripley A (W) 6.1 5 1 1 1 5 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Brohamer J, Proly M DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Boston 6 2B -- Nahorodny B, Hobson B, Moore J, Rice J, Washington C, Johnson L 3B -- Hobson B HR -- Lynn F, Watson B, Hobson B SB -- Johnson L PB -- Fisk C 2 T -- 2:41 A -- 33806
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