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August 23, 1975

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 6 10 2
Red Sox 4 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 6 10 2
Red Sox 4 5 0

Cecil Cooper Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .339
OBP .250 .369
At Bats 3 224
Hits 0 76
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 34

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 19
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Fenway Park - August 23, 1975
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Out
Rich Gossage
Pete Varney
Deron Johnson
Jorge Orta
Bill Melton
Bucky Dent
Nyls Nyman
Ken Henderson
Pat Kelly
Cecil Cooper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 6 10 2 7
Boston Red Sox 4 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Jesse Jefferson
Losing Pitcher Rick Wise
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Bill Melton
Attendance 27,730
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rick Miller pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe. Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Johnson strikes out.
Top 9 May strikes out.
Top 9 Diego Segui now pitching. Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Evans reaches second base with a double. Doyle scores. Lynn scores. There goes Blackwell trying to get to home. Henderson throws the ball in to Varney, who tags Blackwell, who came all the way from first, for the out. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Blackwell takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to third. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lynn hits a fly ball towards right. Kelly settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kelly. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doyle is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Varney hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dick McAuliffe now playing third base. Nyman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Jefferson covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Bob Heise. Carbo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Jefferson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henderson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Jim Willoughby now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. There goes Orta trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. May moves to second.
Top 7 Jim Burton now pitching. Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Varney scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Varney moves to third.
Top 7 Varney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Jefferson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Blackwell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nyls Nyman now playing left field. Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Melton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jefferson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jefferson. Cooper moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and has Rice trapped. There's the throw to Melton and over to Orta, who tags Rice for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Blackwell bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Orta covering, for the out. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Varney hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dent hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a popup into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heise hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Blackwell scores. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 2 Burleson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Evans takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to third. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Rice reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dent moves to third.
Top 2 Kelly takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to second.
Top 2 Varney strikes out.
Top 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hairston strikes out.
Top 1 Melton takes first base on ball four. Kelly scores. Orta moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Top 1 Tim Blackwell now catching. Henderson takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third.
Top 1 May hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.