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Sunday August 17, 1975
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Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 17, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 13  0
White Sox    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .304      Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .278
  Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     1   2   .299
  Blackwell c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      May 1b                4   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Griffin 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      D. Johnson dh         4   1   0   0     1   1   .242
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Henderson cf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .226
Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Hairston lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .291
Cooper dh             5   1   2   0     0   1   .346      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Burleson ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lynn ph,cf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .331        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Heise 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  Doyle ph,3b         2   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   4  13   3     2   7             Totals               36   3   6   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 21,995
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 1
Errors: May, Downing
Doubles: Montgomery (9), Beniquez (9)
Home Runs: Evans (11)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (1), Orta (14)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (7)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (11)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (2,by Kaat)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               7.1   5   3   3   5   4   0  29   5.04
Lee                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Willoughby W(4-1)       3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.76
Totals                 11     6   3   3   6   5   0  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    7.2  11   3   3   1   3   1  33   3.12
Gossage L(7-7)          3.1   2   1   1   1   4   0  13   2.01
Totals                 11    13   4   4   2   7   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (7)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski singled
[Beniquez out at third (first to third)]; Rice flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Kelly out at first]; May walked; D. Johnson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Cooper singled; Cooper
stole second [Cooper to third (error by Downing)]; Burleson
singled [Cooper scored]; Burleson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Montgomery doubled; Heise struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton walked; Hairston flied into a double play (right to
first) [Melton out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez doubled; On a bunt Griffin singled
[Beniquez scored (error by May) (no RBI)]; Yastrzemski flied out
to right; Rice lined to right; Evans was hit by a pitch [Griffin
to second]; Cooper struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied to right in foul territory; Downing
popped to third in foul territory; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson made an out to first; Montgomery popped to
left; Heise popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled; May flied out to right; Orta stole
second; D. Johnson walked; Henderson singled [Orta scored, D.
Johnson to second]; Melton singled [D. Johnson scored, Henderson
out at third (left to third), Melton to second]; Hairston
singled [Melton scored]; Dent flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez walked; Griffin singled [Beniquez to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Beniquez to third, Griffin out at second];
Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing singled; Kelly flied out to center; Orta
was called out on strikes; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans homered; Cooper grounded out (second to
first); Burleson flied out to center; Montgomery flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson flied out to center; Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); Melton flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Heise struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to
first); Griffin lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
struck out; Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice flied out to
right; Evans singled; Cooper singled [Evans to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Burleson made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MILLER REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Orta walked; LEE REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); May flied out to center; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); D. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: LYNN BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Lynn struck out; DOYLE
BATTED FOR HEISE; Doyle struck out; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); LYNN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Melton flied out to
right; Hairston walked; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 10TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rice
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
singled; Orta struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 11TH: Evans flied out to left; Cooper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson singled; Lynn walked [Burleson to
second]; Doyle singled [Burleson scored, Lynn to third, Doyle to
second]; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 11TH: D. Johnson lined to shortstop; Henderson flied
out to center; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.



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