Final
CWS 5 — BOS 7
8/16/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197908160
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Squires | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Ripley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tudor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Proly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Proly | 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Tudor | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Fred Howard | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Allen Ripley | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Ripley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Proly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | FC3.3XH(352);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | PB.3-H(UR);1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-H | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | PB.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | FC5.1X2(5E4);B-1 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2/BP | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR.1-H | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4/FL | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | PO1(E1).2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;BX2(96) | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/8 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 4–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6 | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | T9 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D8 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D8.2-H | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–7 |