Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
August 20, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2004 at Comiskey Park II. 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 10, Chicago White Sox 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 3 2 0
  Roberts cf 1 1 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 2 2 4
Ramirez lf 3 1 2 4
  Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 5 0 0 0
Varitek c 4 0 2 1
  Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0
Millar 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 4 1 2 0
Kapler rf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez 2b 4 2 2 0
Schilling p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 9
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Perez rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
  Harris 2b 1 0 0 0
Lee lf 3 0 1 0
  Borchard rf 1 0 0 0
Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gload 1b 0 0 0 0
Everett dh 3 0 1 0
  Burke ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Valentin ss 3 0 0 0
Rowand cf 3 1 1 0
Davis c 2 0 0 0
Crede 3b 3 0 1 1
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Politte p 0 0 0 0
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Boston 240 000 30110130
Chicago 000 000 010151
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling  W (15-6) 7.0 3 0 0 0 6
  Mendoza   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Leskanic   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle  L (11-7) 6.0 11 9 7 2 4
  Politte   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Cotts   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
8
2
7

  E–Valentin (17).  DP–Boston 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Boston Roberts (3,off Cotts); Cabrera (6,off Cotts), Chicago Rowand (28,off Mendoza).  3B–Chicago Everett (1,off Schilling).  HR–Boston Ramirez (31,2nd inning off Buehrle 3 on, 2 out); Cabrera (2,7th inning off Buehrle 2 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Perez (2,by Schilling).  Team–4.  CS–Kapler (4,2nd base by Buehrle/Davis).  WP–Mendoza (1).  HBP–Schilling (5,Perez).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:17.  A–38,720.
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