Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
August 17, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1975 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Beniquez cf 3 1 2 0
  Miller cf 1 0 0 0
  Blackwell c 1 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 4 0 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 1 0
Rice lf 5 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 1 2 1
Cooper dh 5 1 2 0
Burleson ss 5 1 2 1
Montgomery c 3 0 1 0
  Lynn ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Heise 3b 3 0 0 0
  Doyle ph,3b 2 0 1 1
Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 13 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
Orta 2b 4 1 1 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 0 0
Henderson cf 5 0 1 1
Melton 3b 4 1 1 1
Hairston lf 3 0 1 1
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Downing c 4 0 1 0
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 6 3
Boston 011 001 000 014130
Chicago 000 300 000 00362
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland   7.1 5 3 3 5 4
  Lee   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby  W (4-1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
6
3
3
6
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   7.2 11 3 3 1 3
  Gossage  L (7-7) 3.1 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
11.0
13
4
4
2
7

  E–May (8), Downing (5).  DP–Boston 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Boston Montgomery (9,off Kaat); Beniquez (9,off Kaat).  HR–Boston Evans (11,6th inning off Kaat 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Griffin (7,off Kaat).  HBP–Evans (2,by Kaat).  SB–Cooper (1,2nd base off Kaat/Downing); Orta (14,2nd base off Cleveland/Montgomery).  CS–Burleson (5,2nd base by Kaat/Downing).  HBP–Kaat (7,Evans).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:34.  A–21,995.
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