Saturday June 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Carl Yastrzemski hit a two-run double for the 1,000th extra-base blow of his career and Rick Burleson and Jim Rice each homered with a man on base as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 11-5. Burleson got an inside-the-park homer in the third inning when Claudell Washington failed to make a diving catch of his line drive to right field.

Yastrzemski hit his milestone double in the fifth. Rice's homer followed a single by Burleson in the sixth. Jorge Orta and Rusty Torres hit two-run homers for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 5

Game Played on Saturday, June 16, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 - 11 11 1 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 8 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .309 Garr lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Wolfe 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Moore lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .276 Burleson ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 .257 Washington rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Papi ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Torres rf 2 1 1 2 1 1 .314 Fisk dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 .307 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Rice lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .332 Orta dh 4 1 3 2 0 0 .212 Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Bannister 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Yastrzemski cf 3 2 2 2 0 0 .300 Squires 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .236 Poquette cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Pryor 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Gates 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Brohamer 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Watson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .244 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Evans rf 3 2 1 2 1 0 .271 Nordhagen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Allenson c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .206 Scarbery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 11 11 11 2 2 Totals 34 5 8 5 2 3 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 36,267 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, White Sox 5 DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Wolfe, Pryor Doubles: Rice (14), Yastrzemski (13), Papi (3) Home Runs: Burleson (4), Rice (14), Orta (3), Torres (1) Stolen Bases: Remy (12), Washington (8) Sacrifice Flies: Nahorodny (2) GIDP: Moore (4) Hit by Pitch: Fisk (1,by Hinton), Poquette (1,by Hinton) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(7-3) 7 5 5 4 2 2 2 29 3.06 Campbell 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.12 Totals 9 8 5 4 2 3 2 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scarbery L(1-3) 3.2 6 6 5 1 1 1 19 4.15 Hinton 5.1 5 5 5 1 1 1 24 5.86 Totals 9 11 11 10 2 2 2 43 Hit by Pitch: Hinton 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to right; Washington singled to right; Washington stole second; Lemon struck out; Orta homered [Washington scored]; Bannister flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Rice doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Rice to third]; Hobson made an out to first; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Squires flied out to center; Pryor flied out to center; Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Allenson reached on a fielder's choice [Evans to third (error by Pryor)]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Evans scored (unearned), Allenson to second]; Burleson hit an inside the park homer to right [Allenson scored]; Claudell Washington hurt on the play; TORRES REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING RF); Fisk struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger flied out to left; Garr flied out to center; Torres walked; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Hobson singled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski scored, Hobson to second]; Evans singled to center [Hobson scored]; Allenson grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Remy singled to left [Evans scored]; HINTON REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING); Remy stole second; Burleson flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Bannister popped to shortstop in foul territory; Squires grounded out (second to first) [Orta to second]; Pryor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk was hit by a pitch; Rice walked [Fisk to second]; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Fisk scored, Rice scored]; Hobson flied out to left; Watson singled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Yastrzemski scored]; Allenson flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: POQUETTE REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING CF); Nahorodny grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson singled to center; Fisk flied out to right; Rice homered [Burleson scored]; Poquette was hit by a pitch; Hobson forced Poquette (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: WOLFE REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); PAPI REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); DWYER REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF); BROHAMER REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Torres was called out on strikes; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Orta singled to center; Bannister popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: MOORE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); GATES REPLACED PRYOR (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; Allenson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires reached on an error by Wolfe [Squires to second]; Gates flied out to center [Squires to third]; Nahorodny hit a sacrifice fly to right [Squires scored (unearned)]; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Wolfe made an out to second; Papi doubled to left; Fisk made an out to shortstop; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Moore walked; Torres homered [Moore scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); Bannister singled to center; Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 5. RED SOX 9TH: Poquette flied out to center; Brohamer was called out on strikes; Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Gates struck out; Nahorodny singled to left; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Nordhagen singled to left [Nahorodny to second]; Moore grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Nordhagen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, White Sox 5.

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