Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
August 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1978 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 5, Boston Red Sox 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bosley cf 5 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Orta 2b 3 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 2 3 1
  Spencer lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 3 3
Molinaro dh 4 1 1 1
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Nahorodny c 4 0 0 0
Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 1 0
Remy 2b 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 3 1 0 0
Yastrzemski dh 4 0 1 1
Fisk c 4 1 1 0
Lynn cf 4 0 2 0
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 3 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
Chicago 000 300 0205113
Boston 100 100 000260
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Proly  W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (7-4) 7.1 10 5 5 2 3
  Stanley   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
3

  E–Kessinger (8), Washington (4), Proly (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Boston 1.  2B–Chicago Garr 2 (11,off Tiant 2); Orta (17,off Tiant); Washington (10,off Stanley), Boston Yastrzemski (16,off Proly).  HR–Chicago Lamar Johnson (7,4th inning off Tiant 1 on, 2 out); Molinaro (5,4th inning off Tiant 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Bosley (6,2nd base off Tiant/Fisk).  CS–Lamar Johnson (4,2nd base by Stanley/Fisk).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:22.  A–30,020.
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