Final
CWS 2 — BOS 6
5/20/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199805200
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Leyritz | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Valentin | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ruben Sierra | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime Navarro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martinez | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Jaime Navarro | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| James Baldwin | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Simas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime Navarro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Sierra | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 31/G34S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L8RD | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F7D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7/L7S | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4M.B-2(E6/TH) | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | S7/L7LD.BX2(74) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | S9/L9LM.BX2(96) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LD | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RM | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/BG34S | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | T9/F89S | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/L8RM | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7LD.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | FC1/G15.1-3;3XH(15);B-1 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | FC3/G34S.1-2;3XH(32) | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G56.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | S8/L4D.3-H;2-H;1-3;BX2(836) | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9/F9LS | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63/G6S | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF/F7M.3-H | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S3/G34D.2-H;1-3 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9M.3-H | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL/P5F | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9/L9S | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LM | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8/L8RS.2-H | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G56 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S.1-2 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G4S.2-3;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P4S | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P5F | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D9/L9LD | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/L56 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P34D | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78M | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F89M | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/L8RS | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/F7LD.1-3 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/L7S.3-H;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43/G4.1-2;2-3 | 2–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 2–6 |