With Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro and Mike Andrews taking care of run production, the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 7-2. Smith batted in three runs with a homer and a double. Conigliaro and Andrews drove in two apiece. Conigliaro's RBIs came on a homer and single, while Andrews got his pair on two doubles. Bill Melton homered with a man on base for the White Sox tallies. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, August    17, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    3  0  1    1  0  x  -   7 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
O'Brien 3b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .259      Andrews 2b            4   2   3   2     0   0   .235
McCraw 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Smith cf              2   1   2   3     1   0   .313
  Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomas lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .358
May lf                3   1   2   0     1   1   .299      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Melton rf             4   1   2   2     0   2   .265        Scott 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      T. Conigliaro rf      4   1   2   2     0   2   .274
Berry cf              2   0   2   0     2   0   .276      Petrocelli ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Knoop 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      B. Conigliaro lf,cf   3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Morales ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Kennedy 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Johnson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Moses c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .269
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Koonce p              2   2   1   0     1   1   .071
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanco ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .184

Totals               33   2   8   2     4   9             Totals               33   7  11   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 12,658
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Red Sox 5
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Kennedy
Doubles: May (23), T. Conigliaro (11), Andrews 2 (19), Petrocelli (21)
Home Runs: Melton (22), Smith (18), T. Conigliaro (23)
Caught Stealing: Smith (7)
GIDP: Herrmann (5), Knoop (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(1-3)          4     6   5   5   3   2   1  20   6.63
Murphy                  2     3   1   1   0   3   0   8   4.91
Stange                  2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   5.52
Totals                  8    11   7   7   3   5   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koonce W(2-3)           7     7   2   2   4   8   1  31   3.01
Lyle SV(17)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.33
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   9   1  37

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien singled to second; McCraw struck out; May
struck out; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews singled to center; Smith walked [Andrews to
second]; Yastrzemski lined to center; T. Conigliaro doubled to
left [Andrews scored, Smith to third]; Petrocelli reached on a
fielder's choice [Smith out at home (third to catcher)]; B.
Conigliaro walked [T. Conigliaro to third, Petrocelli to
second]; Kennedy flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); On a
bunt Berry singled; Knoop flied out to left; Morales grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Moses made an out to shortstop; Koonce struck out;
Andrews made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson struck out; O'Brien made an out to
second; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith homered; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul
territory; T. Conigliaro struck out; Petrocelli flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May walked; Melton singled to left [May to
second]; Herrmann grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [May to third, Melton out at second];
Berry walked; Knoop made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: B. Conigliaro popped to third in foul territory;
Kennedy flied out to right; Moses singled to third; Koonce
walked [Moses to second]; Andrews doubled to left [Moses scored,
Koonce to third]; Smith singled to right [Koonce scored, Andrews
scored]; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
O'Brien struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 5TH: MURPHY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); T. Conigliaro struck out;
Petrocelli doubled to left; B. Conigliaro popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); B. CONIGLIARO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); McCraw grounded out (second to
first); May singled to center; Melton struck out; Herrmann
walked [May to second]; Berry walked [May to third, Herrmann to
second]; Knoop grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Kennedy struck out; Moses struck out; Koonce
singled to center; Andrews doubled to left [Koonce scored,
Andrews out at third (left to shortstop to catcher to third)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Morales struck out; BLANCO BATTED FOR MURPHY;
Blanco grounded out (third to first); O'Brien singled to left;
McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: BLANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); STANGE REPLACED
MCCRAW (PITCHING); Thomas popped to first in foul territory;
Yastrzemski lined to right; T. Conigliaro homered; Petrocelli
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); May
doubled to right; Melton homered [May scored]; LYLE REPLACED
KOONCE (PITCHING); Kennedy dropped a foul fly hit by Herrmann
for an error; Herrmann made an out to shortstop; Berry singled
to right; Knoop grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Berry out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: B. Conigliaro singled to center; Kennedy flied out
to center; Moses forced B. Conigliaro (shortstop to second);
Lyle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanco
struck out; O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 7.