Brian Downing slugged a solo homer in the top of the ninth to snap a tie and give the White Sox a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the Red Sox. Boston held a 7-3 lead entering the eighth when Chicago struck for four runs against reliever Bill Campbell. A walk and singles by Jorge Orta and Oscar Gamble produced one run before Jim Spencer tied the score with a three-run homer.

The Red Sox jumped to a 3-0 lead on a two-run round-tripper by Jim Rice in the first and an RBI single by Rick Miller in the second. Richie Zisk plated the first White Sox run with a single in the fourth, but Miller tripled home two more Boston runs in the sixth, then scored on a wild pitch by Steve Stone. Chicago whittled the lead to 6-3 in the seventh when Eric Soderholm unloaded a two-run homer over the center field wall to chase starter Luis Tiant. Carlton Fisk singled across the final Boston run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  4  1  -   8  9  0
Red Sox      2  1  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   7 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Bannister ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .307      Lynn cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Orta 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .288      Rice lf               4   2   3   2     1   1   .316
Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .303      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Gamble dh             3   2   1   1     1   1   .255      Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .310
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   3     0   0   .264      Scott 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .292      Doyle 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Essian c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Miller rf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .257
  Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Downing c           1   1   1   1     0   0   .296        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   9   8     2   6             Totals               35   7  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 27,505
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Red Sox 6
DP: White Sox 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Miller
Doubles: Orta (17), Lynn (17), Scott (17)
Triples: Miller (2)
Home Runs: Soderholm (13), Spencer (15), Downing (2), Rice (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (6)
GIDP: Burleson (10), Yastrzemski (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hobson (2,by Stone)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   6     8   6   6   2   2   1  28   4.10
Kirkwood                1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.42
LaGrow W(5-1)           1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.13
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   3   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   6.2   5   3   3   1   3   1  26   5.20
Campbell L(9-7)         2.1   4   5   5   1   3   2  12   3.12
Totals                  9     9   8   8   2   6   3  38

Hit by Pitch: Stone (4)
Wild Pitches: Stone (5)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: 1:11 rain delay before start of game; Garr
singled to left; Bannister made an out to shortstop; Orta flied
out to right; Zisk made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
doubled to right; Rice homered [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski struck
out; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lemon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott doubled to center; Hobson was hit by a pitch;
Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Scott to third,
Hobson to second]; Miller singled to right [Scott scored, Hobson
to third]; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Miller out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Essian grounded
out (second to first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice struck
out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister popped to catcher in foul territory;
Orta doubled [Orta to third (error by Miller)]; Zisk singled to
left [Orta scored]; Gamble struck out; Spencer popped to left; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott lined to center; Hobson made an out to
shortstop; Doyle made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon singled to left; Soderholm flied out to
center; Essian struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller made an out to shortstop; Burleson singled
to shortstop; Lynn popped to left; Rice singled to left
[Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Zisk lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk singled to shortstop; Scott walked [Fisk to
second]; Hobson flied out to right; Doyle forced Scott (second
to shortstop) [Fisk to third]; Miller tripled to center [Fisk
scored, Doyle scored]; Stone threw a wild pitch [Miller scored];
Burleson flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Gamble walked; Spencer lined to second; Lemon
lined to center; Soderholm homered [Gamble scored]; STILLMAN
BATTED FOR ESSIAN; CAMPBELL REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Stillman
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: DOWNING REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING C ); KIRKWOOD
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (second to first);
Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rice to second]; Fisk singled to center [Rice
scored]; Scott forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
walked; Orta singled to right [Bannister to second]; Zisk struck
out; Gamble singled to center [Bannister scored, Orta to third];
Spencer homered [Orta scored, Gamble scored]; Lemon struck out;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson lined to center; Doyle singled to center;
Miller grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to second]; LAGROW
REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Burleson made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first);
Downing homered; Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
8, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice walked;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8,
Red Sox 7.