Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
April 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1977 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 3 0
Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0
Rice dh 4 1 2 0
Scott 1b 4 0 3 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 1 0
Evans cf 4 0 0 1
Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0
Montgomery c 3 0 1 0
Carbo rf 3 0 0 0
  Fisk ph 1 0 0 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 2 2 1
Bannister ss 4 0 1 0
Orta 2b 4 0 3 2
Zisk rf 3 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Gamble dh 3 1 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0
Lemon cf 4 1 2 1
Essian c 3 0 1 0
Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 4
Boston 010 001 0002111
Chicago 140 000 00x5110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (0-1) 1.1 7 5 5 1 0
  Murphy   5.2 4 0 0 1 2
  Willoughby   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  W (1-1) 7.2 10 2 2 1 1
  Hamilton  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
1

  E–Hobson (1).  DP–Boston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Boston Scott (1,off Brett); Yastrzemski (1,off Brett); Burleson (1,off Brett), Chicago Orta (1,off Wise); Lemon (1,off Wise); Spencer (2,off Murphy).  3B–Chicago Orta (1,off Murphy).  SB–Gamble (1,2nd base off Wise/Montgomery); Garr (2,2nd base off Wise/Montgomery).  CS–Zisk (2,2nd base by Murphy/Montgomery).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:19.  A–34,612.
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