Knocking in three runs with a double and single, Bob Watson led the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. The first baseman's two-bagger plated a fourth-inning tally and then, with the score tied, 2-2, in the sixth, his single chased Butch Hobson and Jim Rice across the dish with the decisive runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, August    27, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  2
White Sox    0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Morrison 3b           5   0   0   1     0   1   .240
Papi 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .188      Squires 1b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .274
Hobson 3b             3   2   0   0     2   0   .257      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .328      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Watson 1b             4   1   3   3     0   1   .306      Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Nordhagen lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Evans rf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .282      Washington rf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
Poquette cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .284      May c                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Allenson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .209        Chappas ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Colbern c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                          Pryor ss              4   2   3   0     0   0   .271
                                                          Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   3             Totals               36   3  11   3     0   1

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,977
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, White Sox 7
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Hobson, Poquette
Doubles: Evans (19), Watson (14), Rice (30), Allenson (8), Squires (9), Washington (27), Orta (18), Pryor (16)
Stolen Bases: Pryor (2)
Caught Stealing: Watson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Squires (2)
GIDP: Nordhagen (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(13-9)         7.1  10   3   2   0   0   0  31   4.21
Drago SV(9)             1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.90
Totals                  9    11   3   2   0   1   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(11-12)         9     9   4   4   4   3   0  39   3.84
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   3   0  39

Passed Balls: May (7)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi
grounded out (second to first); Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison grounded out (pitcher to first); Squires
doubled to left; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first) [Squires
to third]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice was called out on strikes; Watson singled to
shortstop; Yastrzemski lined to center; Evans doubled to left
[Watson scored]; Poquette popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon reached on an error by Hobson; Nordhagen
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lemon
out at second]; Washington singled to center; May flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson flied out to center; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Papi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor grounded out (third to first); Morrison
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Squires singled; Orta
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson walked; Rice flied out to center; Watson
doubled to center [Hobson scored, Watson to third (on throw to
home)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Evans was
walked intentionally; Watson was caught stealing home (catcher
to second to catcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Lemon
singled to left; Nordhagen flied out to right; Washington
doubled to center [Lemon scored]; May grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Poquette walked; Allenson flied out to center;
Burleson flied out to right; Papi made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor singled to right; Pryor stole second;
Morrison grounded out (second to first) [Pryor to third];
Squires hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pryor scored]; Orta
doubled to right; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson walked; Rice doubled to right [Hobson to
third]; Watson singled to center [Hobson scored, Rice scored];
Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Evans flied out
to left; May allowed a passed ball [Watson to second]; Poquette
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon popped to left; Nordhagen flied out to
left; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Allenson doubled to left; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Papi struck out; Hobson made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: CHAPPAS BATTED FOR MAY; On a bunt Chappas
singled; Pryor singled to center [Chappas out at home (error by
Poquette) (third to catcher), Pryor to third]; White Sox
Manager Tony LaRussa ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser;
Morrison grounded out (second to first) [Pryor scored
(unearned)]; Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: COLBERN REPLACED CHAPPAS (PLAYING C ); Rice made an
out to second; Watson struck out; Yastrzemski singled to right;
Evans singled to shortstop [Yastrzemski to second]; Poquette
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
singled to center; DRAGO REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Lemon
flied to right in foul territory; Nordhagen flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Allenson flied out to center; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Papi singled to third; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington flied out to left; GARR BATTED FOR
COLBERN; Garr made an out to shortstop; Pryor doubled to right;
Morrison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox
3.