Posting his second straight shutout, Bart Johnson allowed only four hits in pitching the White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. The White Sox, who reached Luis Tiant for 11 hits, scored their first run on a homer by Bill Sharp in the fifth inning. Other tallies followed in the eighth on a triple by Carlos May, two walks and a double by Bucky Dent. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    28, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   3 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Orta 2b               2   0   1   0     2   1   .315
Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   1   .316      May lf                4   1   3   0     0   0   .270
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      K. Henderson cf       3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Carbo lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Sharp rf              3   1   3   1     1   0   .272
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Blackwell c           1   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Dent ss               4   0   3   2     0   0   .265
  Rice ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .368      B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montgomery c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   6             Totals               31   3  11   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 11,642
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, White Sox 9
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 0
Doubles: Dent 2 (10)
Triples: May (2)
Home Runs: Sharp (4)
Caught Stealing: May (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Melton (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(20-9)           8    11   3   3   4   2   1  36   2.87
Totals                  8    11   3   3   4   2   1  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson W(6-2)       9     4   0   0   2   6   0  33   3.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Miller was called out on strikes; Cooper grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to center; Yastrzemski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
was called out on strikes; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied out to right; K. Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to center; Blackwell struck out;
Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Sharp singled; Herrmann popped to
third; Dent singled to left [Sharp out at third (left to
third)]; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper struck out; Evans singled to left;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta walked; Muser flied out to center; May
singled to right [Orta to second]; K. Henderson forced May
(second to shortstop) [Orta to third]; Melton flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sharp homered; Herrmann popped to third; Dent
doubled to left; Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dent to
third]; Orta walked; On a bunt Muser reached on a fielder's
choice [Dent out at home (third to catcher), Orta to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Blackwell walked; Miller popped to first in foul
territory; Cooper grounded out (second to first) [Blackwell to
second]; Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to center; May was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); K. Henderson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Melton singled to left; Sharp singled to right
[Melton to second]; Herrmann popped to first; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to left; Petrocelli popped to
first in foul territory; Carbo flied out to left; Griffin popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent flied out to right; Kelly grounded out
(third to first); Orta singled to second; Muser flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); RICE
BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Rice flied out to center; Miller was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED RICE (PLAYING C ); May
tripled to center; K. Henderson walked; Melton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [K. Henderson to second];
Sharp was walked intentionally; Herrmann popped to third; Dent
doubled to left [K. Henderson scored, May scored, Sharp out at
home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Cooper flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to
left [Yastrzemski to second]; Carbo grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.