In a battle between division leaders, the White Sox outslugged the Red Sox, 9-6, with Eric Soderholm driving in three runs with a pair of homers. Soderholm's first homer, with Jim Spencer aboard via a double, erased a 4-3 Boston lead in the fourth and put Chicago ahead to stay. Soderholm added a solo shot in the eighth to wrap up the White Sox scoring. Ralph Garr homered for Chicago in the second, while Boston got two-run homers from Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      24, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    2  1  0    2  1  1    1  1  0  -   9 14  0
Red Sox      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 12  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   2   2   1     0   1   .300      Burleson ss           5   2   2   1     0   0   .301
Bannister ss          5   1   1   1     0   0   .310      Lynn cf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .265
Orta 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .312
Zisk rf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .304      Yastrzemski dh        4   1   2   2     1   0   .305
Gamble dh             3   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .308
  L. Johnson ph,dh    0   1   0   0     2   0   .307      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .269
Spencer 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .275
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Doyle 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .244
Soderholm 3b          4   3   2   3     0   1   .293      Miller rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  14   9     2   5             Totals               38   6  12   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 34,490
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Red Sox 7
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Scott, Lee
Doubles: Spencer (12), Essian (14), Gamble (10), Bannister (16), Rice (15)
Home Runs: Garr (7), Soderholm 2 (12), Yastrzemski (19), Lynn (12)
GIDP: Spencer (5), Miller (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(10-4)         8.2  10   6   6   2   6   2  37   3.81
Hamilton                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.14
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   6   2  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(7-7)          4.1   9   6   5   0   4   2  23   3.51
Lee                     4.2   5   3   2   2   1   1  19   5.93
Totals                  9    14   9   7   2   5   3  42

Passed Balls: Fisk (3)
Wild Pitches: Barrios (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to right; Fisk allowed a passed ball
[Garr to second]; Bannister reached on an error by Scott (assist
by Hobson); Orta singled to right [Garr scored, Bannister to
second]; Zisk singled to center [Bannister scored (unearned),
Orta to second]; Gamble flied out to center [Orta to third];
Spencer made an out to second; Lemon struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Rice doubled to center;
Yastrzemski homered [Rice scored]; Fisk singled to left; Scott
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm struck out; Essian flied out to left;
Garr homered; Bannister made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson flied out to center; Doyle flied out to
right; Miller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta lined to pitcher; Zisk grounded out (second
to first); Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to right; Lynn homered [Burleson
scored]; Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk
struck out; Scott made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 3, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer doubled to right; Lemon struck out;
Soderholm homered [Spencer scored]; Essian doubled to left; Garr
struck out; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson singled to center; Doyle grounded out
(second to first) [Hobson to second]; Miller lined to left;
Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta lined to right; Zisk singled to left; Gamble
doubled to center [Zisk scored]; LEE REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); Gamble was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Spencer lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon singled to center; Soderholm reached on an
error by Lee [Lemon to second]; On a bunt Essian forced Lemon
(pitcher to third) [Soderholm to second]; Garr forced Essian
(second to shortstop) [Soderholm to third]; Bannister doubled to
left [Soderholm scored (unearned), Garr out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle singled to left; Miller
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Doyle
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck
out; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GAMBLE; L. Johnson walked; Spencer
singled to center [L. Johnson scored, Spencer to second (on
throw to home)]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to center;
Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 8, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm homered; Essian flied out to right;
Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk
grounded out (second to first); Scott popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta singled to center; Zisk grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Orta to second]; L. Johnson walked; Spencer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [L.
Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle singled to right; Miller
made an out to shortstop; Barrios threw a wild pitch [Doyle to
second]; Burleson singled to right [Doyle scored]; HAMILTON
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Lynn singled to center [Burleson to
third]; Rice singled to left [Burleson scored, Lynn to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 9, Red Sox 6.