Sunday August 17, 1975
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Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 17, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 13 0 White Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .304 Kelly rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Miller cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Orta 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .299 Blackwell c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 May 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .274 Griffin 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 D. Johnson dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 .242 Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Henderson cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Rice lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Melton 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .226 Evans rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .264 Hairston lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .291 Cooper dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .346 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Burleson ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Montgomery c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lynn ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .331 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Doyle ph,3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .289 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 4 13 3 2 7 Totals 36 3 6 3 6 5 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 21,995 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 6 DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 1 Errors: May, Downing Doubles: Montgomery (9), Beniquez (9) Home Runs: Evans (11) Stolen Bases: Cooper (1), Orta (14) Caught Stealing: Burleson (5) Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (7) GIDP: Yastrzemski (11) Hit by Pitch: Evans (2,by Kaat) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland 7.1 5 3 3 5 4 0 29 5.04 Lee 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 Willoughby W(4-1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.76 Totals 11 6 3 3 6 5 0 42 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 7.2 11 3 3 1 3 1 33 3.12 Gossage L(7-7) 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 13 2.01 Totals 11 13 4 4 2 7 1 46 Hit by Pitch: Kaat (7) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Russ Goetz RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski singled [Beniquez out at third (first to third)]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Kelly out at first]; May walked; D. Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Cooper singled; Cooper stole second [Cooper to third (error by Downing)]; Burleson singled [Cooper scored]; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Montgomery doubled; Heise struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton walked; Hairston flied into a double play (right to first) [Melton out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez doubled; On a bunt Griffin singled [Beniquez scored (error by May) (no RBI)]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Rice lined to right; Evans was hit by a pitch [Griffin to second]; Cooper struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied to right in foul territory; Downing popped to third in foul territory; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson made an out to first; Montgomery popped to left; Heise popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled; May flied out to right; Orta stole second; D. Johnson walked; Henderson singled [Orta scored, D. Johnson to second]; Melton singled [D. Johnson scored, Henderson out at third (left to third), Melton to second]; Hairston singled [Melton scored]; Dent flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez walked; Griffin singled [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Beniquez to third, Griffin out at second]; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing singled; Kelly flied out to center; Orta was called out on strikes; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Evans homered; Cooper grounded out (second to first); Burleson flied out to center; Montgomery flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson flied out to center; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Heise struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Griffin lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); Dent struck out; Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice flied out to right; Evans singled; Cooper singled [Evans to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Burleson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: MILLER REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta walked; LEE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); May flied out to center; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); D. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: LYNN BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Lynn struck out; DOYLE BATTED FOR HEISE; Doyle struck out; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); LYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Melton flied out to right; Hairston walked; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. RED SOX 10TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 10TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly singled; Orta struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3. RED SOX 11TH: Evans flied out to left; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson singled; Lynn walked [Burleson to second]; Doyle singled [Burleson scored, Lynn to third, Doyle to second]; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 11TH: D. Johnson lined to shortstop; Henderson flied out to center; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

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