Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
August 21, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1974 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 0, Boston Red Sox 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Downing rf 3 0 0 0
Orta 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bradford ph 1 0 0 0
Allen 1b 3 0 1 0
Melton 3b 2 0 0 0
  Richard 3b 1 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0
May lf 3 0 0 0
Santo dh 3 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 1 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 1 2 0
Evans rf 3 1 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 2 1 1 1
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0
Rice dh 4 0 2 2
Griffin 2b 3 1 0 0
Burleson ss 3 0 1 0
Montgomery c 3 0 1 1
Moret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Chicago 000 000 000011
Boston 000 110 02x480
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (18-15) 8.0 8 4 3 3 5
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
3
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Moret  W (7-5) 9.0 1 0 0 2 12
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
12

  E–Richard (1).  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Herrmann (13).  2B–Boston Petrocelli (17,off Wood).  SH–Orta (5,off Moret).  SF–Yastrzemski (11,off Wood).  IBB–Petrocelli (4,by Wood).  SB–Beniquez (13,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann); Griffin (1,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann).  CS–Beniquez (10,2nd base by Wood/Herrmann).  IBB–Wood (8,Petrocelli).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:04.  A–32,395.
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