Driving in four runs with a homer and single, Bob Watson led the Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the White Sox. The Red Sox trailed, 4-1, in the fourth inning, when Fred Lynn cracked a leadoff homer, Carl Yastrzemski singled and Watson followed with his round-tripper. In the fifth frame, the Red Sox loaded the bases on singles by Carlton Fisk and Lynn and a walk to Jim Rice before Watson delivered a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    16, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    1  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    3  2  1    0  0  x  -   7 12  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morrison 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .226      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .285
  Squires ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Pryor ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Lynn cf               3   2   2   1     1   0   .343
Bannister lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Rice lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
  Washington ph,rf    3   1   1   0     0   1   .257      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Johnson 1b            4   1   1   1     1   2   .298      Watson dh             4   2   2   4     0   0   .303
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Hobson 3b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .267
Moore dh              1   1   1   1     1   0   .278      Brohamer 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Garr ph,dh          2   0   1   0     0   0   .290        Papi 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Torres rf,lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Nahorodny c           4   0   3   1     0   0   .274      Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .205        Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Proly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  11   4     3   6             Totals               35   7  12   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 33,806
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Red Sox 6
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Proly, Brohamer
Doubles: Nahorodny (10), Moore (6), Washington (26), Johnson (21), Hobson (19), Rice (27)
Triples: Hobson (6)
Home Runs: Lynn (35), Watson (11), Hobson (21)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (7)
GIDP: Pryor (12)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly L(1-5)            5    10   7   7   1   0   3  25   5.01
Howard                  3     2   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.12
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   3   3  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor                   2.2   6   4   3   2   1   0  15  10.13
Ripley W(3-0)           6.1   5   1   1   1   5   0  26   3.91
Totals                  9    11   5   4   3   6   0  41

Passed Balls: Fisk 2 (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison singled to right; Debut game for John
Tudor; Pryor singled to center [Morrison to second];
Bannister flied out to center [Morrison to third, Pryor to
second]; Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [Morrison out at
home (first to third to catcher), Pryor to third]; Fisk allowed
a passed ball [Pryor scored (unearned), Johnson to second];
Lemon grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied
out to center; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Moore walked; Torres singled to right [Moore to
second]; Nahorodny doubled to right [Moore scored, Torres to
third]; Bell singled to left [Torres scored, Nahorodny to
third]; Morrison struck out; Pryor grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Watson forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); Hobson doubled to left [Watson scored]; Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister flied out to right; Johnson walked;
Johnson stole second; Lemon flied out to right; Moore doubled to
right [Johnson scored]; RIPLEY REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING); Fisk
allowed a passed ball [Moore to third]; Torres was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson
flied out to right; Fisk made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nahorodny singled to center; Bell reached on a
fielder's choice [Nahorodny to second (error by Brohamer; assist
by Hobson)]; On a bunt Morrison made an out to catcher; Pryor
flied out to right; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TORRES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lynn homered; Rice flied out to
center; Yastrzemski singled to right; Watson homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brohamer singled to left; Evans grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Johnson struck out; Lemon flied out to center;
GARR BATTED FOR MOORE; Garr singled to center; Torres popped to
second in foul territory; Jack Brohamer injured himself on
the play and had to leave; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Fisk singled to center; Lynn
singled to left [Fisk to second]; Lynn was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Proly [Fisk to third, Lynn to second];
Rice walked; Yastrzemski forced Fisk (pitcher to catcher) [Lynn
to third, Rice to second]; Watson singled to right [Lynn scored,
Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third, Watson out at second (right
to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: PAPI REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); Nahorodny
singled to left; Bell flied out to right; Morrison struck out;
Pryor forced Nahorodny (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson homered; HOWARD REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING);
Papi grounded out (third to first); Evans lined to second;
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington made an out to shortstop; Johnson
struck out; Lemon walked; Garr grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk struck out (catcher to first); Lynn walked;
Rice doubled to left [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski made an out to
shortstop; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Torres popped to first in foul territory;
Nahorodny popped to third in foul territory; Bell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson tripled to right; Papi grounded out (third
to first); Evans struck out; Burleson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SQUIRES BATTED FOR MORRISON; Squires grounded out
(second to first); Pryor flied out to center; Washington doubled
to center; Johnson doubled to center [Washington scored]; Lemon
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Red Sox
7.