Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
August 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1979 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 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 2 0
  Moore lf 0 0 0 0
Squires 1b 4 0 1 0
Orta 2b 4 1 1 1
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 1
Lemon cf 4 1 1 0
Torres rf 3 0 1 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Morrison 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Chappas ss 3 0 1 0
Wortham p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 2 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
Rice lf 3 0 1 0
Watson dh 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 0
Evans rf 3 1 2 1
Allenson c 3 0 0 1
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 000 100 110390
Boston 010 100 000260
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham  W (13-11) 7.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Farmer  SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (16-6) 9.0 9 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Chicago May (14,off Eckersley), Boston Hobson (20,off Wortham).  HR–Chicago Orta (10,4th inning off Eckersley 0 on, 0 out), Boston Evans (18,4th inning off Wortham 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Lynn (4,by Wortham).  CS–Burleson (3,2nd base by Wortham/May).  HBP–Wortham (2,Lynn).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–2:29.  A–33,475.
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