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Saturday August 16, 1975
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Roger Moret extended his scoreless inning streak against the White Sox to 22 before being sidelined by a stiff neck in a 5-0 Red Sox victory. Jim Willoughby completed the two-hitter with two scoreless innings of relief for his eighth save. Dwight Evans homered and tripled for two Red Sox runs. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   5  9  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .305      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .306      D. Johnson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .253      May lf                2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Miller pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .211      Stein dh              2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Cooper dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .342        Hairston ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Heise 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     2   4             Totals               26   0   2   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 15,352
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, White Sox 2
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Burleson
Triples: Fisk (1), Evans (4)
Home Runs: Evans (10)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (3), Lynn (8)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (4), Kelly (8)
GIDP: Beniquez (5), Downing (10), Henderson (13)
Hit by Pitch: May (9,by Willoughby)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(9-2)            7     2   0   0   2   2   0  22   3.61
Willoughby SV(8)        2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.07
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   2   0  29

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(12-16)           8.1   9   5   5   2   3   1  34   4.02
Upshaw                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.75
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (1)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez walked; Burleson popped to right;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez to second];
Fisk tripled [Beniquez scored]; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Dent made an out to second; Kelly
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Henderson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Cooper struck
out; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Melton
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Heise singled; Beniquez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Heise out at second]; Burleson
walked; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Stein singled; Orta flied out to left; Downing
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Stein
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to left; Lynn flied out to right;
Evans struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Dent flied
out to left; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper singled; Cooper was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
Griffin popped to center; Heise made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Melton
walked; May struck out; Stein forced Melton (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled; Fisk grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Downing
flied out to left; Kelly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (third to first); Evans homered;
Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled; Henderson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Dent out at second]; D.
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Heise flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to
center; Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Melton made
an out to first; May was hit by a pitch; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
STEIN; Hairston forced May (second to shortstop) [Hairston to
second (error by Burleson)]; Orta grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled; Fisk stole second;
Lynn singled [Fisk scored, Lynn to second]; Lynn stole third;
Evans tripled [Lynn scored]; MILLER RAN FOR EVANS; Cooper
singled [Miller scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING);
Griffin struck out; Heise grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Downing flied
out to left; Kelly flied out to left; Dent grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.



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