Carl Yastrzemski hit a two-run double for the 1,000th extra-base blow of his career and Rick Burleson and Jim Rice each homered with a man on base as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 11-5. Burleson got an inside-the-park homer in the third inning when Claudell Washington failed to make a diving catch of his line drive to right field.

Yastrzemski hit his milestone double in the fifth. Rice's homer followed a single by Burleson in the sixth. Jorge Orta and Rusty Torres hit two-run homers for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 5

Game Played on Saturday, June 16, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      0  0  3    3  3  2    0  0  0  -  11 11  1
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   2     0   0   .309      Garr lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .309
  Wolfe 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Moore lf            1   1   0   0     1   0   .276
Burleson ss           4   2   2   2     0   0   .257      Washington rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .272
  Papi ss             1   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Torres rf           2   1   1   2     1   1   .314
Fisk dh               4   1   0   0     0   1   .307      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Rice lf               3   2   2   2     1   0   .332      Orta dh               4   1   3   2     0   0   .212
  Dwyer lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Bannister 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Yastrzemski cf        3   2   2   2     0   0   .300      Squires 1b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .236
  Poquette cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Pryor 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262        Gates 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Brohamer 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Watson 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Evans rf              3   2   1   2     1   0   .271        Nordhagen ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Allenson c            4   1   0   0     0   0   .206      Scarbery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  11  11     2   2             Totals               34   5   8   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 36,267
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, White Sox 5
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Wolfe, Pryor
Doubles: Rice (14), Yastrzemski (13), Papi (3)
Home Runs: Burleson (4), Rice (14), Orta (3), Torres (1)
Stolen Bases: Remy (12), Washington (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Nahorodny (2)
GIDP: Moore (4)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (1,by Hinton), Poquette (1,by Hinton)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(7-3)        7     5   5   4   2   2   2  29   3.06
Campbell                2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.12
Totals                  9     8   5   4   2   3   2  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scarbery L(1-3)         3.2   6   6   5   1   1   1  19   4.15
Hinton                  5.1   5   5   5   1   1   1  24   5.86
Totals                  9    11  11  10   2   2   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Hinton 2 (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to right; Washington singled to
right; Washington stole second; Lemon struck out; Orta homered
[Washington scored]; Bannister flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Rice to third]; Hobson made an out to first;
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Squires flied out to center; Pryor flied out to
center; Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Allenson reached on a fielder's
choice [Evans to third (error by Pryor)]; Remy grounded out
(second to first) [Evans scored (unearned), Allenson to second];
Burleson hit an inside the park homer to right [Allenson
scored]; Claudell Washington hurt on the play; TORRES
REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING RF); Fisk struck out; Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger flied out to left; Garr flied out to
center; Torres walked; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Hobson singled to
center [Yastrzemski to third]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Yastrzemski scored, Hobson to second]; Evans singled to
center [Hobson scored]; Allenson grounded out (third to first)
[Evans to second]; Remy singled to left [Evans scored]; HINTON
REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING); Remy stole second; Burleson flied
out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Bannister popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Squires grounded out (second to
first) [Orta to second]; Pryor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk was hit by a pitch; Rice walked [Fisk to
second]; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Fisk scored, Rice
scored]; Hobson flied out to left; Watson singled to center
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans forced Watson (shortstop to
second) [Yastrzemski scored]; Allenson flied out to center; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: POQUETTE REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING CF);
Nahorodny grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled to center; Fisk flied out to right; Rice homered
[Burleson scored]; Poquette was hit by a pitch; Hobson forced
Poquette (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: WOLFE REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); PAPI REPLACED
BURLESON (PLAYING SS); DWYER REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF);
BROHAMER REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Torres was called out on
strikes; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Orta singled to
center; Bannister popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: MOORE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); GATES REPLACED
PRYOR (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded out (third to first); Evans
flied out to right; Allenson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 11, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires reached on an error by Wolfe [Squires to
second]; Gates flied out to center [Squires to third]; Nahorodny
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Squires scored (unearned)];
Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 11, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Wolfe made an out to second; Papi doubled to left;
Fisk made an out to shortstop; Dwyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Moore walked; Torres homered [Moore scored];
CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Orta grounded out (second to first);
Bannister singled to center; Squires grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Poquette flied out to center; Brohamer was called
out on strikes; Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Gates struck out; Nahorodny singled to left;
NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Nordhagen singled to left
[Nahorodny to second]; Moore grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Nordhagen out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, White Sox 5.
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