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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 17, 1989
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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 17, 1989 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 1989 |
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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 17, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Melido Perez |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 25,258 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Steve Palermo |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Dwight Evans | DH |
Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Randy Kutcher | Center Fielder |
Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
Joe Morgan | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Gallagher | Center Fielder |
Steve Lyons | Second Baseman |
Harold Baines | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Greg Walker | First Baseman |
Dan Pasqua | Right Fielder |
Daryl Boston | Left Fielder |
Eddie Williams | Third Baseman |
Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 17, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Perez
Reed hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Perez
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Perez
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Perez
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Perez
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Smithson
Gallagher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Smithson
Lyons bunts towards the mound. Smithson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Smithson
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baines for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Smithson
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Perez
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Perez
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops it up and throws to first, with Perez covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Perez
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Perez
Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smithson
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Smithson
Pasqua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pasqua for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boston vs. Smithson
Boston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smithson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Perez
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Perez
There goes Reed. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Reed steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Perez
Heep hits a line drive into right field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Perez
Boggs is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Perez
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reed moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Perez
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Perez
Esasky hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Perez
Gedman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Perez
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Smithson
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Smithson
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Smithson
Lyons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Smithson
Baines strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Perez
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Perez
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Perez
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Smithson
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smithson
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Smithson
Pasqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boston vs. Smithson
Boston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Perez
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Perez
There's a wild pitch. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Perez
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Boston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Perez
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Esasky vs. Perez
Esasky hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Patterson
Ken Patterson now pitching.
Gedman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smithson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Smithson
Guillen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Smithson
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Patterson
Kutcher strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Patterson
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Boston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Patterson
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Smithson
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Smithson
Baines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Smithson
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Smithson
Walker takes first base on ball four. Baines moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pasqua vs. Smithson
Pasqua strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Patterson
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Patterson
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Boston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Patterson
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boston vs. Smithson
Kevin Romine now playing right field.
Boston hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smithson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Smithson
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Smithson
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Patterson
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Patterson
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Patterson
Gedman hits a fly ball into right field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
Lyons hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Murphy
Baines hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Murphy
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Murphy
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Patterson
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Patterson
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Patterson
Reed hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Murphy
Fred Manrique pinch hits for Dan Pasqua.
Manrique hits a line drive into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderon vs. Murphy
Ivan Calderon pinch hits for Daryl Boston.
Calderon hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Murphy
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/17/1989 -- Boston at Chicago (N) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Reed J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Gallagher D, cf 4 0 1 0 Heep D, rf 4 0 0 0 Lyons S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Romine K, rf 0 0 0 0 Baines H, dh 4 0 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 2 2 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 1 2 0 Walker G, 1b 3 1 1 1 Evans D, dh 4 1 1 4 Pasqua D, rf 2 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 1 1 2 Manrique F, ph 1 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0 Boston D, lf 3 0 0 0 Kutcher R, cf 4 0 1 0 Calderon I, ph 1 0 0 0 Rivera L, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Guillen O, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 6 6 32 1 5 1 Boston 004 020 000 -- 6 Chicago 010 000 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Smithson M (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 Murphy R 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Perez M (L) 4.2 6 6 6 3 3 Patterson K 4.1 0 0 0 0 3 LOB -- Boston 4, Chicago 7 2B -- Gallagher D, Boggs W HR -- Walker G, Evans D, Esasky N SB -- Reed J HBP -- by Perez M (Boggs W) WP -- Perez M T -- 2:37 A -- 25258
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