Final
CWS 2 — BOS 8
8/18/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197908180
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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Sizemore | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milt May | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Trout | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Renko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Renko | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Trout | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allenson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Renko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Trout | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | PO1(13) | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | S8.2-H;1XH(12);B-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | PB.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7.1-H | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–5 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR | 1–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H(RBI);B-2(E2) | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/FL | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7.1-H | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–8 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/P | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/P | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 2–8 |