Staging their best offensive show of the season, the White Sox piled up 18 hits and trounced the Red Sox, 13-6, before a Bat Night crowd of 42,096. The Red Sox took a brief 4-3 lead when Rico Petrocelli homered in the sixth inning, but the White Sox exploded for seven runs in their half. A single by Bill Sharp, an infield out and error by Petrocelli on an infield hit by Brian Downing accounted for the first run in the outburst. Dick Allen added two more with a homer. The White Sox then loaded the bases and Ron Santo capped the stanza with a grand-slam homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 13, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Saturday, June      8, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      1  0  2    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   6 11  1
White Sox    1  0  0    2  0  7    3  0  x  -  13 18  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             5   1   2   1     0   0   .189      Orta dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Beniquez cf           4   0   2   1     1   1   .287        Downing ph,dh,lf    2   2   2   0     1   0   .333
Fisk c                1   1   1   0     0   0   .283      May lf                5   2   2   2     0   0   .281
  Montgomery c        2   0   1   1     0   0   .189        Acosta p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   2     0   0   .301      D. Allen 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .295
  Cater 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Muser 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .311
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   2   1     1   1   .297      Melton 3b             2   1   1   0     3   1   .237
  Hughes 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      K. Henderson cf       3   1   1   1     2   1   .293
Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Santo 2b              5   2   2   4     0   0   .236
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Sharp rf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .412
Burleson 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .352      Herrmann c            4   0   2   2     0   0   .300
Guerrero ss           4   2   1   0     0   0   .240        Brinkman c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               5   2   2   0     0   0   .235
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  11   6     3   2             Totals               40  13  18  12     7   5

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 42,096
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 10
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 3
Errors: Petrocelli, Dent 2
Doubles: Yastrzemski (9), Sharp 2 (2), Melton (9), D. Allen (10), Downing (3), May (8)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (7), Santo (2)
Stolen Bases: Harper (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Fisk (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (8), Montgomery (2)
GIDP: Guerrero (8), Dent (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   5     9   4   4   2   3   0  25   3.43
Veale L(0-1)            0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.76
Segui                   0     2   4   4   2   0   1   4   2.91
Moret                   2.1   5   3   3   3   2   0  14   4.78
Totals                  8    18  13  13   7   5   1  47

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(10-6)            6     9   6   3   2   1   1  29   3.46
Forster                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.98
Acosta                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.09
Totals                  9    11   6   3   3   2   1  40

Passed Balls: Herrmann (3)
Wild Pitches: Moret (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Fisk singled to center;
Yastrzemski doubled to center [Fisk scored]; Petrocelli struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Orta struck out; May singled to center; D. Allen
struck out; Melton walked [May to second]; K. Henderson singled
to center [May scored, Melton to third]; 20 minute rain
delay; Santo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Sharp grounded out (first unassisted); Herrmann
singled to left; Dent grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero reached on an error by Dent [Guerrero to
second]; Harper singled to right [Guerrero scored (unearned)];
Harper stole second; Beniquez walked; Fisk out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harper to third, Beniquez to second];
Yastrzemski sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Harper
scored (unearned), Beniquez out at third (center to shortstop to
second to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta flied out to center; May grounded out
(second to first); D. Allen singled to left; 37 minute rain
delay; MONTGOMERY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Melton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Carbo walked
[Petrocelli to second]; Evans flied out to right [Petrocelli to
third]; Burleson lined into a double play (second to first)
[Carbo out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson flied out to left; Santo singled to
left; Sharp doubled to center [Santo to third]; Herrmann singled
to right [Santo scored, Sharp scored]; Dent flied out to center;
Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper
lined to third; Beniquez singled to center; Montgomery flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to center; D. Allen grounded out
(third to first); Melton doubled to left; K. Henderson was
walked intentionally; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli homered; Carbo grounded out (third to first); Evans
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp singled to left; VEALE REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted) [Sharp to
second]; On a bunt Dent singled to third [Sharp scored (error by
Petrocelli) (no RBI)]; DOWNING BATTED FOR ORTA; Downing singled
to right [Dent to second]; May popped to third in foul
territory; SEGUI REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); D. Allen doubled to
center [Dent scored, Downing scored]; Melton walked; K.
Henderson walked [D. Allen to third, Melton to second]; Santo
homered [D. Allen scored, Melton scored, K. Henderson scored];
MORET REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Sharp walked; Herrmann flied
out to left; 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 10.

RED SOX 7TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MUSER REPLACED
D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Burleson reached on an error by Dent;
Guerrero singled to left [Burleson to second]; Harper singled to
pitcher [Burleson to third, Guerrero to second]; Beniquez
singled to right [Burleson scored (unearned), Guerrero to third,
Harper to second]; FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Montgomery
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Guerrero scored]; Yastrzemski
forced Beniquez (second to shortstop) [Harper to third];
Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Yastrzemski to second];
Petrocelli walked; Carbo lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled to left; Downing doubled to left
[Dent to third]; May doubled to center [Dent scored, Downing
scored]; Muser singled to right [May scored, Muser out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Melton walked; K. Henderson struck out;
Santo grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, White Sox 13.

RED SOX 8TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING C ); ACOSTA
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); DOWNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Evans lined to right; Burleson singled to left; Guerrero
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
White Sox 13.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CATER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); HUGHES
REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 3B); Sharp doubled to left;
Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to
right; Downing walked; Moret threw a wild pitch [Sharp to
third]; Acosta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
White Sox 13.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper popped to first in foul territory; Beniquez
was called out on strikes; Montgomery singled to center; Cater
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 13.