Homers by Milt May, Lamar Johnson and Eric Soderholm helped the White Sox to an 8-5 triumph over the Red Sox. The Pale Hose scored in the first inning on a two-run double by Alan Bannister and twice in the second on consecutive singles on consecutive pitches by May, Don Kessinger, Ralph Garr and Claudell Washington. Johnson homered in the fifth, May in the sixth and Soderholm in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      6, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    2  2  0    0  1  2    1  0  0  -   8 13  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    4  0  0  -   5 14  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .317      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Torres ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .292
Washington rf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .271        Papi ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     1   1   .310
Johnson 1b            4   2   1   1     1   0   .323      Rice lf               5   1   0   0     0   1   .318
  Squires 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Bannister dh          5   0   1   2     0   2   .317      Fisk dh,c             5   1   4   1     0   0   .288
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   1     0   2   .263      Hobson 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .257
Pryor 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .318      Evans rf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .247
May c                 4   2   2   2     0   0   .344      Allenson c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .175        Scott ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Trout p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Remy ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .319
                                                            Wolfe ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  13   8     1   5             Totals               41   5  14   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 26,356
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Red Sox 12
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Barrios, Allenson
Doubles: Washington (15), Bannister (8), Fisk 2 (4), Lynn (14), Hobson 2 (8)
Home Runs: Johnson (3), May (1), Soderholm (6)
Stolen Bases: Washington (7)
GIDP: Johnson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (7,by Stanley)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(5-3)          6.2  12   5   1   3   1   0  35   3.69
Trout SV(2)             2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   4.38
Totals                  9    14   5   1   3   3   0  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(5-4)          1.1   6   4   4   0   1   0  11   3.76
Wright                  3.2   4   3   3   1   4   2  16   5.09
Burgmeier               3     2   1   1   0   0   1  11   1.71
Drago                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9    13   8   8   1   5   3  41

Hit by Pitch: Stanley (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington
doubled to left; Lemon was hit by a pitch; Johnson forced Lemon
(third to second) [Washington to third]; Bannister doubled to
left [Washington scored, Johnson scored]; Soderholm struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Lynn walked; Rice struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Pryor grounded out (third to first); May singled
to right; Kessinger singled to right [May to second]; Garr
singled to right [May scored (RBI), Kessinger to third, Garr to
second (error by Allenson)]; Washington singled to center
[Kessinger scored, Garr to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); Washington stole second; Lemon popped to first in
foul territory; Johnson walked; Bannister struck out; 2 R, 4 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Yastrzemski singled; Fisk singled to
center [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Yastrzemski out at third]; Evans forced Fisk
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Pryor flied out to
right; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson flied out to right; Burleson singled to
left; Brohamer flied out to center; Lynn singled to third
[Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kessinger lined to shortstop; Garr lined to
third; Washington popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski lined to right; Fisk doubled to left;
Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Allenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon struck out; Johnson homered; Bannister was
called out on strikes; Soderholm struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
singled to right; Lynn doubled to center [Brohamer scored]; Rice
flied out to right [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor singled to left; May homered [Pryor
scored]; Kessinger singled to right; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT
(PITCHING); TORRES BATTED FOR GARR; Torres flied out to left;
Washington forced Kessinger (third to second); Lemon forced
Washington (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Fisk lined to
left; Hobson doubled to center; Evans popped to third in foul
territory; SCOTT BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Scott walked; Burleson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: O'BERRY REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING C ); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister flied out to right;
Soderholm homered; Pryor singled to left; May grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Brohamer singled to center; Lynn forced Brohamer
(first to shortstop); Rice reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn
to third (error by Barrios)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (catcher
to first) [Lynn scored (unearned), Rice to second]; Fisk doubled
to left [Rice scored (unearned)]; Hobson doubled to left [Fisk
scored (unearned)]; Evans singled to center [Hobson scored
(unearned)]; REMY BATTED FOR O'BERRY; TROUT REPLACED BARRIOS
(PITCHING); WOLFE BATTED FOR REMY; Wolfe singled to right [Evans
to second]; Burleson flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FISK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); BURGMEIER
REPLACED WOLFE (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: PAPI BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Papi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn struck out; Rice grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DRAGO REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Lemon singled to right; Johnson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at
second]; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: SQUIRES REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled to left; Hobson
flied out to right; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Red Sox 5.