Scoring all their runs in the first two innings, the White Sox opened their home season before a crowd of 34,612 and defeated the Red Sox, 5-2. A single by Ralph Garr and double by Jorge Orta produced a run in the first before the White Sox capped their attack in the second with run-scoring hits by Eric Soderholm, Chet Lemon, Garr and Orta. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     12, 1977 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
White Sox    1  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .308      Garr lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .389
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Rice dh               4   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Orta 2b               4   0   3   2     0   0   .267
Scott 1b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .385      Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .400
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Evans cf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .308      Gamble dh             3   1   0   0     1   0   .091
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .313
Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .500      Lemon cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .125
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Fisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  11   2     1   1             Totals               33   5  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 34,612
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Scott (1), Yastrzemski (1), Burleson (1), Orta (1), Lemon (1), Spencer (2)
Triples: Orta (1)
Stolen Bases: Gamble (1), Garr (2)
Caught Stealing: Zisk (2)
GIDP: Griffin (1), Zisk (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(0-1)             1.1   7   5   5   1   0   0  12  33.75
Murphy                  5.2   4   0   0   1   2   0  20   2.57
Willoughby              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  27.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   2   2   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(1-1)            7.2  10   2   2   1   1   0  31   5.91
Hamilton SV(1)          1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.79
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   1   0  36

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Griffin grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to second to first) [Burleson
out at second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Bannister grounded out
(third to first) [Garr to second]; Orta doubled to left [Garr
scored]; Zisk popped to first; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott doubled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to right
[Scott out at third (right to shortstop to catcher), Yastrzemski
to third]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski
scored]; Hobson lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Gamble walked; Gamble stole second; Soderholm
singled to center [Gamble to third]; Lemon doubled to center
[Gamble scored, Soderholm to third]; Essian popped to shortstop;
Garr singled to third [Lemon scored (error by Hobson), Soderholm
scored]; Garr stole second; Bannister singled to right [Garr to
third]; Orta singled to right [Garr scored, Bannister to third];
MURPHY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Zisk grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 4 R, 5
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery flied out to center; Carbo lined to
shortstop; Burleson doubled to left; Griffin grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Spencer popped to pitcher; Gamble grounded out
(pitcher to first); Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied
out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to center; Essian singled to center
[Lemon to second]; Garr popped to third in foul territory;
Bannister flied out to left; Orta grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Hobson
singled to center; Montgomery struck out; Carbo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk walked; Zisk was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Spencer doubled to right; Gamble flied
out to center; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to left; Griffin flied out to
center; Rice singled to left [Burleson out at third (left to
shortstop to third), Rice to second]; Scott singled to right
[Rice scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon flied out to left; Essian flied out to
center; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans lined to third; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); Montgomery walked; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta
tripled to right; Zisk struck out; Spencer grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson flied out to right; Griffin flied out to
right; Rice singled to center; Scott singled to left [Rice to
third]; HAMILTON REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Hobson flied
out to right; Montgomery singled to pitcher; FISK BATTED FOR
CARBO; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 5.