Bill Melton's two-run homer and a solo shot by Nyls Nyman, his first in the majors, propelled the White Sox to a 6-4 win over the Red Sox. Jesse Jefferson and Rich Gossage shared the five-hitter, with Gossage recording his 20th save. Loser Rick Wise held a 2-1 lead entering the sixth, but then walked Ken Henderson and Melton smashed his homer into the center field seats.

The White Sox added two more runs in the seventh on singles by Pete Varney, Pat Kelly, Jorge Orta and Carlos May. The Red Sox tallied twice in the eighth on Dwight Evans' bases-loaded double. Carlton Fisk, injury-plagued Red Sox catcher, left the game in the first inning with a split finger, suffered when hit by a foul tip. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  2    2  1  0  -   6 10  2
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .277      Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     1   0   .338
Orta 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .302      Doyle 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .287
May dh                5   0   1   1     0   2   .274      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
D. Johnson 1b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Lynn cf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .327
Henderson cf          1   1   1   0     3   0   .259      Rice lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .298
Melton 3b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .224      Fisk c                0   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Hairston lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .276        Blackwell c         1   1   1   0     2   0   .209
  Nyman lf            1   1   1   1     0   0   .214      Evans rf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .268
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Varney c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Heise 3b              2   0   1   2     0   0   .200
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McAuliffe 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
                                                          Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     5   5             Totals               31   4   5   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 27,730
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Red Sox 6
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Kelly, Jefferson
Doubles: Rice (25), Evans (19)
Triples: Blackwell (2)
Home Runs: Melton (11), Nyman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blackwell (4)
GIDP: Melton (10)
Hit by Pitch: Doyle (1,by Jefferson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(4-7)        7.2   4   4   2   4   3   0  33   4.31
Gossage SV(20)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.99
Totals                  9     5   4   2   4   4   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(16-8)            6     7   5   5   4   3   1  28   4.17
Burton                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.12
Willoughby              1.2   1   1   1   1   0   1   7   2.88
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.20
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   5   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled; Orta singled [Kelly to second];
May made an out to shortstop; D. Johnson flied out to right
[Kelly to third]; on the 3-2 pitch, Ken Henderson fouled the
ball, splitting Carlton Fisk's right ring finger; BLACKWELL
REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Henderson walked [Orta to second];
Melton walked [Kelly scored, Orta to third, Henderson to
second]; Hairston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to left; Doyle flied out to right;
Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent singled; Varney struck out; Kelly walked
[Dent to second]; Orta flied out to right [Dent to third]; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Rice
doubled; Blackwell walked; Evans walked [Rice to third,
Blackwell to second]; Burleson struck out; Heise singled [Rice
scored, Blackwell scored, Evans to second]; Cooper popped to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled; Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Dent
popped to right; Varney made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled; Blackwell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Rice to second]; Evans reached on a fielder's
choice [Rice out at third (shortstop to third to second)];
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Heise grounded out (third to first); Cooper walked;
Cooper was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Jefferson [Cooper to second]; Doyle made an out to second;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson grounded out (catcher to first);
Henderson walked; Melton homered [Henderson scored]; Hairston
grounded out (second to first); Dent flied out to center; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: NYMAN REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING LF); Lynn made an
out to second; Rice struck out; Blackwell tripled; Evans
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Varney singled; Kelly singled [Varney to third];
BURTON REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Orta singled [Varney scored,
Kelly to second]; May singled [Kelly scored, Orta out at third
(center to second to third), May to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
BURTON (PITCHING); D. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Henderson was walked intentionally; Melton flied out to right; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson popped to pitcher in foul territory; CARBO
BATTED FOR HEISE; Carbo was called out on strikes; Cooper
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MCAULIFFE REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 3B); Nyman
homered; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Varney grounded
out (third to first); Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Doyle was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Lynn reached on an error by Kelly [Doyle to second]; Rice
flied out to center; Blackwell walked [Doyle to third, Lynn to
second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Evans doubled to
center [Doyle scored (unearned), Lynn scored (unearned),
Blackwell out at home (center to catcher)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Orta flied
out to left; May struck out; D. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); MILLER
BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Miller was called out on strikes; Cooper
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Red Sox
4.