The Red Sox foiled Wilbur Wood's bid for his 20th victory by scoring three early runs and making them stand up for a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. A double by Tommy Harper and single by Rick Burleson produced a run in the first inning before the Red Sox added a pair in the third on singles by Rick Miller and Harper, an infield out and single by Carl Yastrzemski.

The White Sox were checked by Bill Lee until the seventh when an error helped them score their two runs. Bill Melton singled to start the stanza. Ken Henderson hit a foul fly which Dwight Evans dropped for an error. Given a new chance at the plate, Henderson tripled. The Red Sox removed Lee and brought in Diego Segui. The White Sox then scored their second run on a grounder by Jerry Hairston. Segui gave up a double by Bucky Dent and pass to Dick Allen in the eighth, but clamped down to choke off that White Sox threat. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    29, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .231      Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Burleson ss           3   0   1   2     0   0   .308      Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .315
  Guerrero ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .247      D. Allen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Melton 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .230
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     0   1   .315      K. Henderson cf       4   1   3   1     0   0   .293
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Hairston lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .210
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .348        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Santo dh              2   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Kelly ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Miller cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Downing rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sharp ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     0   6             Totals               33   2   9   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 11,656
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 4, White Sox 2
Errors: Evans 2, Orta
Doubles: Harper (12), Orta (25), Dent (11)
Triples: K. Henderson (3)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (5), K. Henderson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (5)
GIDP: Montgomery (8), D. Allen (16), Orta (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(15-11)            6     8   2   0   1   2   0  23   3.73
Segui SV(9)             3     1   0   0   1   1   0  12   3.66
Totals                  9     9   2   0   2   3   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(19-16)           9     8   3   3   0   6   0  35   3.71
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   6   0  35

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Burleson singled to right
[Harper scored]; Evans flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first) [Burleson to second]; Petrocelli flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
walked; D. Allen grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Orta out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Griffin forced Rice
(shortstop to second); Montgomery grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to center; K. Henderson singled to
left [Melton to second]; Hairston lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Melton out at second]; Santo singled to
center [K. Henderson to second]; Downing grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to right; Harper singled to left
[Miller to third]; Burleson reached on a fielder's choice
[Miller scored, Harper to second]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Harper to third, Burleson to second];
Yastrzemski singled to center [Burleson to third, Harper
scored]; Petrocelli struck out while Yastrzemski was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann struck out; Dent grounded out (shortstop
to first); Orta doubled to center; D. Allen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to right; Griffin reached on an
error by Orta; Montgomery forced Griffin (third to second);
Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton flied out to right; K. Henderson singled
to left; Hairston struck out while K. Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper struck out; Burleson grounded out (second to
first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: GUERRERO REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); Santo
flied out to center; Downing grounded out (third to first);
Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli struck out; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent singled to left; Orta grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; D. Allen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory;
Montgomery grounded out (third to first); Miller flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton singled to center; Evans dropped a foul
fly hit by K. Henderson for an error; K. Henderson tripled to
right [Melton scored (unearned)]; SEGUI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING);
Hairston grounded out (second to first) [K. Henderson scored
(unearned)]; KELLY BATTED FOR SANTO; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); SHARP BATTED FOR DOWNING; Sharp reached on an error
by Evans [Sharp to second]; Herrmann flied out to left; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SHARP STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Harper grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero singled to center; Evans singled to left [Guerrero to
second]; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent doubled to left; Orta flied out to left; D.
Allen walked; Melton popped to shortstop in foul territory; K.
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin flied
out to left; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MAY BATTED FOR HAIRSTON; May grounded out (second
to first); Kelly struck out; Sharp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.