Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
May 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1970 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 22, Boston Red Sox 13

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 7 5 5 2
Aparicio ss 5 3 5 3
  O'Brien ss 1 1 1 1
Blanco 1b 5 1 2 3
  Matias 1b 1 0 0 0
May lf 5 2 2 1
Josephson c 6 1 3 3
Melton 3b 6 3 3 4
Bradford cf 4 2 0 0
Knoop 2b 6 3 2 1
Janeski p 3 0 1 1
  Weaver p 2 1 0 0
Totals 51 22 24 19
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 2 3 1
Derrick lf 6 2 2 2
Yastrzemski cf 4 1 2 2
Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 0
Scott 1b 4 2 2 1
Conigliaro rf 5 1 2 1
Alvarado ss 4 1 1 1
Satriano c 4 3 3 3
Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Stange p 1 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 1 0 0 1
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago p 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 40 13 16 13
Chicago 601 317 04022240
Boston 200 412 11213163
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Janeski   4.0 7 7 7 3 1
  Weaver  W (1-0) 5.0 9 6 6 2 2
Totals
9.0
16
13
13
5
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  L (3-6) 0.2 5 6 2 1 2
  Stange   2.2 5 4 4 1 1
  Brett   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lee   1.0 5 5 5 1 2
  Santiago   2.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Lyle   2.0 5 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
24
22
18
3
9

  E–Yastrzemski 2 (3), Scott (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Scott 2 (11,off Janeski,off Weaver); Andrews (7,off Weaver); Derrick (1,off Weaver); Satriano (2,off Weaver).  3B–Chicago Aparicio (1,off Lee), Boston Satriano (1,off Janeski).  HR–Chicago Melton (6,3rd inning off Stange 0 on, 0 out), Boston Yastrzemski (12,1st inning off Janeski 1 on, 1 out); Andrews (4,8th inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Weaver (1,off Lyle).  IBB–May (5,by Stange).  SF–Scott (2,off Weaver); Alvarado (2,off Weaver).  SB–Williams (3,2nd base off Lee/Satriano).  CS–Blanco (1,2nd base by Santiago/Satriano).  WP–Weaver 2 (3), Brett (1).  IBB–Stange (2,May).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:26.  A–21,952.
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