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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2

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Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (N) at Fenway Park

CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
BOS A    0  0  0    1  0  2    2  4  x  -   9 12  0
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bosley cf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Kessinger ss                  3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Orta 2b                       3   0   2   1       1   0       1   2
Soderholm 3b                  3   1   1   1       1   1       1   3
Garr lf                       4   0   1   0       0   2       2   1
Molinaro dh                   4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Washington rf                 4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Lamar Johnson 1b              3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Colbern c                     3   0   0   0       0   1      10   2
Kravec p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  LaGrow p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hinton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2       2   7      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Colbern-Soderholm.
E: Kravec (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Orta (16,off Eckersley).
HR: Soderholm (15,9th inning off Eckersley 0 on 0 out).
SH: Kessinger (9,off Eckersley).
GDP: Molinaro (5,off Eckersley).
Team LOB: 5.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burleson ss                   5   2   3   3       0   1       1   4
Remy 2b                       4   1   2   3       1   1       1   0
Rice lf                       5   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Fisk c                        4   1   1   1       0   0       7   0
Lynn cf                       4   0   2   1       0   1       5   0
Evans rf                      3   1   1   0       1   1       3   0
Hobson 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   2
Scott 1b                      3   2   1   0       1   1       7   1
Bailey dh                     1   1   0   0       3   0       0   0
Eckersley p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       33   9  12   8       6   8      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Scott-Burleson-Scott.
BATTING - 
2B: Rice (17,off Kravec); Fisk (30,off Kravec); Burleson 2 (22,off Kravec,off
Hinton); Remy (16,off Hinton).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Remy (18,2nd base off Kravec/Colbern).
CS: Evans (5,2nd base by Kravec/Colbern); Lynn (4,3rd base by Hinton/Colbern).
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kravec L(7-10)                6.1   7   5   4   4   7   0  29
LaGrow                        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Hinton                        1     5   4   4   2   1   0   8
Totals                        8    12   9   8   6   8   0  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: LaGrow 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eckersley W(12-4)             9     6   2   2   2   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry
Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 28858
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox           
1. Bosley              cf        Burleson            ss
2. Kessinger           ss        Remy                2b
3. Orta                2b        Rice                lf
4. Soderholm           3b        Fisk                c
5. Garr                lf        Lynn                cf
6. Molinaro            dh        Evans               rf
7. Washington          rf        Hobson              3b
8. Lamar Johnson       1b        Scott               1b
9. Colbern             c         Bailey              dh
   Kravec              p         Eckersley           p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley was called out on strikes; Kessinger flied
out to center; Orta doubled to left; Soderholm struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy struck
out; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Garr singled to center; Molinaro grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second];
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn was
called out on strikes; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lamar Johnson was called out on strikes; Colbern
popped to first; Bosley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Scott struck
out; Bailey walked; Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kessinger singled to center; Orta walked
[Kessinger to second]; Soderholm forced Kessinger (pitcher to
third) [Orta to second]; Garr flied out to center; Molinaro
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy walked; Remy stole second; Rice struck out;
Fisk made an out to second; Lynn singled to right [Remy scored];
Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington was called out on strikes; Lamar
Johnson flied out to right; Colbern struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(third to first); Bailey walked; Burleson singled to center
[Bailey to third]; Remy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley singled to left; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bosley to second]; Orta
singled to right [Bosley scored, Orta to second (on throw to
home)]; Soderholm walked; Garr struck out; Molinaro popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice doubled to left; Fisk doubled to center [Rice
scored]; Fisk safe on a pick-off error by Kravec [Fisk scored
(unearned)]; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans walked;
Hobson struck out; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to
second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington flied out to right; Lamar Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Colbern grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott singled to right; Bailey flied out to left;
Burleson doubled to left [Scott to third]; Remy singled to right
[Scott scored, Burleson scored, Remy to second (on throw to
home)]; LAGROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Rice grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fisk flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bosley flied out to center; Kessinger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: HINTON REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Lynn singled to
left; Evans singled to center [Lynn to second]; Hobson struck
out while Lynn was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Evans to second]; Scott walked; Bailey walked [Evans to third,
Scott to second]; Burleson doubled to center [Evans scored,
Scott scored, Bailey scored]; Remy doubled to left [Burleson
scored]; Rice singled to left [Remy out at home (left to
catcher)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm homered to left; Garr struck out;
Molinaro flied out to right; Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        2   6   1    5
 Red Sox          9  12   0    6
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