Bill Lee gained his 17th victory while Wilbur Wood drew his 17th defeat as the Red Sox beat the White Sox, 6-1. Wood yielded a homer by Carl Yastrzemski in first inning. The White Sox picked up their lone run in the fifth with the aid of an error.

The Red Sox broke away in their half, scoring twice on a double by Fred Lynn, single by Dwight Evans, sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson and singles by Bob Montgomery and Bob Heise. Jim Rice added a run to the Red Sox total with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 24, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 x - 6 11 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .272 Beniquez dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .303 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Henderson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Doyle ph,2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .290 D. Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .242 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .278 Melton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Rice lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .301 Stein dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Lynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .326 Coluccio rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .213 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 Orta 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Burleson ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .255 Downing c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Montgomery c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .212 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 8 0 2 3 Totals 33 6 11 6 1 2 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 22,024 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Red Sox 5 DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 2 Errors: Montgomery Doubles: Lynn (34), Heise (3) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (13), Rice (20) Caught Stealing: Rice (4) Sacrifice Hits: Orta (3) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (6) GIDP: Dent (13), Stein (4) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(13-17) 6.1 10 6 6 0 1 2 28 4.10 Upshaw 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68 Hinton 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 5.21 Totals 8 11 6 6 1 2 2 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(17-7) 9 8 1 0 2 3 0 36 3.56 Totals 9 8 1 0 2 3 0 36 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger WHITE SOX 1ST: 1:46 rain delay before start of game; Hairston grounded out (second to first); Dent was called out on strikes; Henderson popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez struck out; Griffin grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski homered; Rice singled; Rice was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson singled; Melton singled [D. Johnson to second]; Stein made an out to second; Coluccio forced Melton (first to shortstop) [D. Johnson to third]; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing grounded out (third to first); Hairston flied out to right; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery flied out to left; Heise grounded out (third to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson flied out to center; D. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski lined to left; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Stein singled; Coluccio singled [Stein to second]; Orta reached on an error by Montgomery on a sacrifice bunt [Stein scored (unearned) (no RBI), Coluccio to third, Orta to second]; Downing made an out to shortstop; Hairston walked; Dent grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Coluccio out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn doubled; Evans singled [Lynn to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lynn scored, Evans to second]; Montgomery singled [Evans to third]; Heise singled [Evans scored, Montgomery to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; Griffin made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Henderson singled; D. Johnson singled [Henderson to second]; Melton was called out on strikes; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice homered; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Evans singled; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Coluccio flied out to right; Orta lined to center; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Heise doubled; Beniquez singled [Heise to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); DOYLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Doyle singled [Heise scored, Beniquez to third]; HINTON REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Beniquez scored, Doyle to second]; Rice walked; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 6. WHITE SOX 8TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hairston walked; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hairston to second]; Henderson singled [Hairston to third]; D. Johnson lined to second; Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 6. WHITE SOX 9TH: Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Coluccio struck out; Orta singled; Downing forced Orta (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

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