Former Red Sox player Deron Johnson, signed this spring by the White Sox after his Boston release, broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff homer in the fourth. Chicago went on to defeat the Red Sox, 9-2. The White Sox got two more off loser Bill Lee in the fourth, one when he made a wild pickoff throw following a single by Bill Stein and the other on a double by Buddy Bradford, who reached third on an error, and Brian Downing's single.

The Red Sox reached winner Stan Bahnsen for single runs in the fourth and fifth, but Bucky Dent singled home Bob Coluccio, who had doubled, in the seventh. Chicago tacked on five more in the ninth to break the game open. Dent singled in one run on the heels of a triple by Coluccio. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, June      2, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  5  -   9 17  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coluccio rf           6   2   2   0     0   2   .172      Carbo lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .309
Dent ss               5   1   3   2     0   0   .310      Burleson ss           2   0   1   1     2   0   .266
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Henderson cf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .265      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .349
D. Johnson 1b         3   1   1   1     1   0   .232      Rice dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
  Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Melton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Beniquez 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .321
  Richard pr,dh,ss    1   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Blackwell c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Stein 3b              5   2   4   0     0   0   .333      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Bradford lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .171        Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     1   2   .280      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             5   0   2   2     0   0   .227        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   9  17   8     2   5             Totals               33   2   8   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,681
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Red Sox 7
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Lee 2
Doubles: Bradford (2), Coluccio (1), Melton (6), Henderson (8), Burleson (5)
Triples: Coluccio (2), Lynn (1)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (5)
Stolen Bases: Stein (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bradford (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(4-4)          9     8   2   2   3   3   0  36   6.47
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   3   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(7-5)              8.1  15   8   8   1   5   1  41   3.61
Drago                   0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.12
Totals                  9    17   9   9   2   5   1  46

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Coluccio struck out; Dent singled; Henderson
singled [Dent to third, Henderson to second]; D. Johnson walked;
Melton struck out; Stein forced D. Johnson (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo popped to left; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bradford grounded out (catcher to first); Orta
grounded out (first unassisted); Downing grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice singled;
Evans struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Coluccio was called out on strikes; Dent lined to
center; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Blackwell grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Carbo singled; Burleson walked
[Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Johnson homered; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stein singled; Bradford doubled [Stein to
third]; Bradford was picked off second but was safe on an error
by Lee [Stein scored, Bradford to third]; Orta struck out;
Downing singled [Bradford scored]; Coluccio grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn tripled; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lynn scored]; Evans grounded out (third to first);
Beniquez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Henderson popped to
right; D. Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Blackwell flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(third to first); Carbo walked; Burleson doubled to left [Carbo
scored, Burleson out at third (left to catcher to third to
second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton flied out to center; Stein singled;
Bradford forced Stein (pitcher to second); Orta grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled; Lynn popped to left; Rice
flied out to right; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Coluccio
doubled; Dent singled [Coluccio scored]; Henderson forced Dent
(pitcher to second to shortstop); D. Johnson forced Henderson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: MUSER REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Beniquez
singled; Blackwell lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Beniquez out at first]; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Melton doubled; RICHARD RAN FOR MELTON; Stein
singled [Richard to third]; Bradford forced Stein (pitcher to
second) [Bradford to second]; Orta struck out; Downing grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: RICHARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Carbo struck
out; Burleson walked; Yastrzemski lined to center; Lynn flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Coluccio tripled; Dent singled [Coluccio scored];
Henderson doubled [Dent scored]; On a bunt Muser popped to
catcher in foul territory; Henderson was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Lee [Henderson to third]; Richard
singled [Henderson scored]; DRAGO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Stein
singled [Richard to third]; Bradford hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Richard scored]; Stein stole second; Orta walked; Downing
singled [Stein scored, Orta to second]; Coluccio forced Downing
(shortstop to second); 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 9, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: RICHARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BAHNSEN
REPLACED DENT (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (second to first);
Evans flied out to right; Beniquez singled; Blackwell singled
[Beniquez to second]; COOPER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 9, Red Sox 2.