Playing before their largest crowd of the season, 41,597, the White Sox benefited from a pinch-triple by Lamar Johnson with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 9-7. Jim Spencer and Eric Soderholm opened the stanza with singles and Brian Downing walked. A sacrifice fly by Ralph Garr and singles by Alan Bannister and Jorge Orta each accounted for one run before Johnson batted for Oscar Gamble and hit his triple.

Johnson remained in the game as the White Sox designated hitter and drove in a later run with a single. Lerrin LaGrow was credited with his 15th save but had to struggle to get it, giving up three runs on three hits, including a homer by Carl Yastrzemski, after relieving Wilbur Wood in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Friday, July      15, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    2  2  1  -   7 11  1
White Sox    0  1  0    6  0  1    1  0  x  -   9 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   2   1     1   0   .300      Garr lf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .302
Lynn cf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .263      Bannister ss          4   2   1   1     1   0   .314
Rice dh               5   1   1   0     0   1   .311      Orta 2b               3   1   1   1     2   0   .286
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   2   2     1   0   .310      Zisk rf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .296
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Gamble dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .273        L. Johnson ph,dh    2   0   2   4     0   0   .294
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Dillard 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .277
  Doyle ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Soderholm 3b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .292
Miller rf             3   2   1   1     1   0   .244      Downing c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .293
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   7     3   2             Totals               33   9  11   9     6   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 41,597
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, White Sox 7
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Dillard
Doubles: Dillard (4)
Triples: L. Johnson (3)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (18)
Stolen Bases: Lemon (6)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garr (1)
GIDP: Scott (14), Garr (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(6-4)          3.2   6   5   5   3   1   0  20   4.11
Lee                     3.1   5   4   4   3   1   0  17   5.94
Murphy                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.37
Totals                  8    11   9   9   6   2   0  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(4-2)             6     8   4   4   1   0   0  25   4.19
LaGrow SV(15)           3     3   3   3   2   2   1  14   2.31
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   2   1  39

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Lynn forced Burleson
(second to shortstop); Rice made an out to first; Lynn was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to center; Bannister grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Garr to second]; Orta walked; Zisk walked
[Garr to third, Orta to second]; Gamble forced Garr (first to
catcher) [Orta to third, Zisk to second]; Spencer lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third
to second); Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon was called out on strikes; Soderholm
singled to left; Downing singled to right [Soderholm to third];
Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Downing to second (error by
Dillard; assist by Burleson), Soderholm scored]; Bannister
forced Garr (shortstop to second) [Downing to third]; Bannister
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson flied out to center; On a bunt Dillard
grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer singled to right; Lemon lined to second;
Soderholm singled to shortstop [Spencer to second]; Downing
walked [Spencer to third, Soderholm to second]; Garr lined out
on a sacrifice fly to center [Spencer scored]; Bannister singled
to left [Soderholm scored, Downing to second]; LEE REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Orta singled to right [Downing scored,
Bannister to third, Orta to second (on throw)]; Zisk was walked
intentionally; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GAMBLE; L. Johnson tripled
to center [Bannister scored, Orta scored, Zisk scored]; Spencer
was called out on strikes; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Yastrzemski
singled to right; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second);
Scott flied out to right; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon lined to second; Soderholm flied out to
right; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Dillard doubled to left; On a bunt Miller singled
[Dillard to third]; Burleson singled to center [Dillard scored,
Miller to third]; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Miller
scored, Burleson to second]; Rice lined to right [Burleson to
third]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
walked; Orta walked [Bannister to second]; Zisk flied out to
right; L. Johnson singled to center [Bannister scored, Orta to
second]; Spencer popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to center; Scott singled to center
[Fisk to third]; Hobson singled to left [Fisk scored, Scott to
second]; LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); DOYLE BATTED FOR
DILLARD; Doyle flied out to center [Scott to third]; Miller
forced Hobson (second to shortstop) [Scott scored]; Burleson
walked [Miller to second]; Lynn popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lemon singled
to right; Soderholm made an out to third; Lemon stole second;
Downing singled to center [Lemon scored]; Garr grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Downing out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski homered [Rice
scored]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott struck
out; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bannister flied
out to left; Orta grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
White Sox 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Doyle grounded out (third to first); Miller walked;
Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Miller to second]; Lynn
singled to right [Miller scored]; Rice was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 9.