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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 28, 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 August 28, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 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 | August 28, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allen Ripley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 12,287 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Tom Poquette | Center Fielder |
Gary Allenson | Catcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Mike Colbern | Catcher |
Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 28, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Baumgarten
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nordhagen throws the ball in to Bell who relays the ball to Orta who tags Hobson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Baumgarten
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball 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: ---
Squires vs. Ripley
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Ripley
Orta 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Baumgarten
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington 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: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Baumgarten
Yastrzemski 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Baumgarten
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ripley
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice 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: ---
Lemon vs. Ripley
Lemon 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--
Nordhagen vs. Ripley
Nordhagen 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
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Baumgarten
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon 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: ---
Allenson vs. Baumgarten
Allenson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ripley
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Rice 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: ---
Colbern vs. Ripley
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ripley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Baumgarten
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Baumgarten
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Baumgarten
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ripley
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Ripley drops the ball. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Ripley
There goes Squires. The throw from Allenson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orta vs. Ripley
Orta hits a line drive 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: 1-3
Johnson vs. Ripley
Johnson 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, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Ripley
There's a wild pitch. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Ripley
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Baumgarten
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Baumgarten
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Baumgarten
Poquette 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: ---
Allenson vs. Baumgarten
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Ripley
Nordhagen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ripley
Washington hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Evans chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Papi. Papi fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Papi. Washington moves all the way to home. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Ripley
Colbern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ripley
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Bell reaches second base with a double. Colbern moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Squires vs. Ripley
Squires is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. Ripley
Orta takes first base on ball four. Colbern scores. Bell moves to third. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Ripley
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Baumgarten
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Papi moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Baumgarten
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Baumgarten
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ripley
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Ripley
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Ripley
Alan Bannister pinch runs for Wayne Nordhagen.
Washington strikes out. There goes Bannister. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colbern vs. Ripley
Colbern strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Baumgarten
Alan Bannister now playing left field.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumgarten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Baumgarten
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Baumgarten
Poquette hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ripley
Jim Dwyer now playing right field.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Ripley
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pryor vs. Ripley
Pryor hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dwyer. Bell scores. Squires goes all the way around to score. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Jim Morrison pinch hits for Jorge Orta.
Morrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pryor tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Burgmeier
Lemon hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Baumgarten
Jim Morrison now playing second base. Junior Moore now playing left field.
Allenson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Baumgarten
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Baumgarten
Papi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Farmer
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Farmer
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Watson reaches second base with a double. Burleson scores. Papi moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Farmer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Burgmeier
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Burgmeier
Washington is hit by the pitch. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbern vs. Burgmeier
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Burgmeier
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Squires vs. Burgmeier
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Farmer
Dwyer hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Farmer
Poquette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Farmer
Fred Lynn pinch hits for Gary Allenson.
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Farmer
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1979 -- Boston at Chicago (N) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 4 1 2 0 Squires M, 1b 4 2 1 0 Papi S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Pryor G, ss 3 1 1 1 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Orta J, 2b 2 0 0 1 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Morrison J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Johnson L, dh 2 0 0 2 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 1 Nordhagen W, lf 3 0 1 0 Dwyer J, rf 1 0 0 0 Bannister A, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Poquette T, cf 4 0 1 0 Moore J, lf 1 1 1 0 Allenson G, c 3 1 1 1 Washington C, rf 3 1 1 0 Lynn F, ph 1 0 0 0 Colbern M, c 4 1 1 0 Bell K, 3b 4 1 3 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 10 3 31 7 10 5 Boston 000 010 020 -- 3 Chicago 000 120 31x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Ripley A (L)* 6.0 8 6 4 3 5 Burgmeier T 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Baumgarten R (W)+ 7.0 8 3 3 1 3 Farmer E (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Ripley A, Allenson G, Papi S, Dwyer J DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 6 2B -- Bell K, Watson B, Poquette T 3B -- Washington C HR -- Evans D, Allenson G SB -- Squires M SF -- Johnson L 2 HBP -- by Burgmeier T (Washington C) WP -- Ripley A 2 T -- 2:33 A -- 12287
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