A homer by Jim Spencer in the sixth inning for his second RBI of the game produced the tie-breaking run for the White Sox in a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. In the second, Spencer hit a ground-rule double to drive in one run and Brian Downing followed with a sacrifice fly for another tally. The Red Sox put together a walk, an error and infield out for a run in third and knotted the count in the fourth when Jim Rice tripled and Carlton Fisk lofted a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      17, 1977 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  6  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .298      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Bannister ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Rice lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Fisk c                3   0   0   1     0   1   .311      Zisk rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .297
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .267      Gamble dh             3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   3   .271      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .262
  Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Carbo dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .286      Brohamer 3b           1   0   1   0     2   0   .267
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Downing c             2   0   0   1     0   0   .286
Miller rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     2   9             Totals               28   3   6   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 27,235
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Doyle, Bannister, Brohamer, Stone
Doubles: Spencer (11), Garr (17)
Triples: Rice (10)
Home Runs: Spencer (14)
Stolen Bases: Miller (8)
Caught Stealing: Dillard (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (8), Downing (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(7-6)        6.2   5   3   3   4   1   1  29   3.88
Hernandez               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.61
Campbell                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.53
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   1   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(10-7)           8     3   2   1   2   9   0  31   3.87
LaGrow SV(16)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.27
Totals                  9     4   2   1   2   9   0  34

Wild Pitches: Cleveland (3)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Al Clark


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
flied out to center; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr struck out; Bannister flied out to left;
Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Scott was
called out on strikes; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk walked; Gamble walked while Zisk advanced to
third on a wild pitch; Spencer doubled to center [Zisk scored,
Gamble to third]; Lemon popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brohamer was walked intentionally; Downing hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Gamble scored, Spencer to third]; Garr popped to first
in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo walked; Doyle struck out; Miller reached on a
fielder's choice [Carbo to third (error by Brohamer)]; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carbo scored (unearned),
Miller to second]; Miller was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Stone [Miller to third]; Lynn grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta
singled to center; Zisk popped to second in foul territory;
Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice tripled to right; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Rice scored]; Scott was called out on strikes; Hobson was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer popped to third in foul territory; Lemon
flied out to left; Brohamer singled to second; Downing made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo flied out to center; Doyle flied out to
right; Miller reached on an error by Bannister; Miller stole
second; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr reached on an error by Doyle; Bannister
lined into a double play (third to first) [Garr out at first];
Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Rice flied out to center; On a
bunt Fisk grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Zisk made an out to second; Gamble made an out to
shortstop; Spencer homered; Lemon flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Hobson was called
out on strikes; Carbo singled to center; Doyle grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer walked; Downing lined to left; Garr
doubled to right [Brohamer to third]; Bannister grounded out
(third to first); HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Orta
popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller made an out to shortstop; Burleson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lynn walked; Rice singled to left
[Lynn to second]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Zisk
singled to center; Gamble forced Zisk (shortstop to second);
Spencer lined into a double play (second to first) [Gamble out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Scott flied out
to center; Hobson singled to left; DILLARD RAN FOR HOBSON; Carbo
flied out to right; Dillard was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.