Ted Sizemore, reporting from the Cubs and appearing in his first A. L. game, had a perfect day at the plate with 3-for-3, driving in two runs and scoring one, as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 8-2, in a contest cut to 5½ innings by rain. The veteran second baseman had to share honors with four of his new teammates.

Jim Rice and Bob Watson each hit a two-run homer, Fred Lynn batted safely in his 20th straight game and Steve Renko, who pitched a four-hitter, gained his first victory since July 13. Lamar Johnson homered for the White Sox in the fourth inning, extending his batting streak to 19 games. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
Red Sox      2  1  2    1  2  x  -   8 11  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Squires 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Sizemore 2b           3   1   3   2     0   0   .255
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Lynn cf               2   2   1   1     1   1   .346
Johnson dh            3   1   1   1     0   0   .298      Rice lf               3   2   3   2     0   0   .335
Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Watson dh             3   1   2   3     0   0   .302
Washington rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Pryor ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
May c                 2   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Evans rf              2   2   1   0     1   0   .279
Morrison 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Allenson c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               22   2   4   2     1   3             Totals               23   8  11   8     3   2

Time of Game: 1:38   Attendance: 33,969
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Red Sox 3
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: May
Doubles: Sizemore (1)
Home Runs: Squires (1), Johnson (10), Rice (33), Watson (12)
GIDP: Hobson (15)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout L(7-6)            3     8   6   6   3   1   1  17   3.83
Scarbery                2     3   2   2   0   1   1   9   4.90
Totals                  5    11   8   8   3   2   2  26

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(9-7)            6     4   2   2   1   3   2  23   3.97
Totals                  6     4   2   2   1   3   2  23

Passed Balls: Allenson (8)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr struck out; Squires homered; Orta popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Sizemore doubled to left; Lynn
singled to right [Sizemore scored]; Rice singled to right [Lynn
to second]; Rice was picked off first (pitcher to first); Watson
singled to center [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon made an out to shortstop; Washington struck
out; Pryor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson flied out to left; Evans walked; Allenson
grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Burleson
walked; Sizemore singled to center [Evans scored, Burleson out
at home (pitcher to catcher), Sizemore to second]; Rick
Burleson was thrown out at HP trying to advance after the ball
bounced away from Milt May during a collision with Dwight
Evans; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May singled to right; Allenson allowed a passed
ball [May to second]; Morrison walked; Garr struck out; Squires
forced Morrison (first to shortstop) [May to third]; Orta lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn walked; Rice homered [Lynn scored]; Watson
flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled to center; Hobson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson homered; Lemon flied out to right;
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans singled to center; SCARBERY REPLACED TROUT
(PITCHING); Allenson grounded out (third to first) [Evans to
second]; Burleson lined to center; Sizemore singled to center
[Evans scored (RBI), Sizemore to second (error by May)]; Lynn
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to center; Morrison grounded out
(third to first); Garr popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled to center; Watson homered [Rice
scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Hobson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires popped to left; Orta singled to center;
Johnson popped to center; Lemon forced Orta (third to
second); game called after 1:26 rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 8.

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