Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. King
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. King
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Greenwell vs. King
  
  Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. King
  
  Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Dopson
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Dopson
  
  Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Calderon vs. Dopson
  
  Calderon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Kittle vs. Dopson
  
  Kittle takes first base on ball four. Calderon moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Fisk vs. Dopson
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. King
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Robidoux vs. King
  
  Robidoux strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. King
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Pena reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Heep vs. King
  
  Heep strikes out. There goes Pena. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Reed vs. King
  
  Reed hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Dopson
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Dopson
  
  Ventura hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Dopson
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Dopson
  
  Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. King
  
  Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. King
  
  Barrett bunts between the mound and first base. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. Boggs moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Greenwell vs. King
  
  Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burks vs. King
  
  Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. King
  
  Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burks moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Robidoux vs. King
  
  Robidoux strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Dopson
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Dopson
  
  Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Calderon vs. Dopson
  
  Calderon hits a line drive into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. King
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Heep vs. King
  
  Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reed vs. King
  
  Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Boggs vs. King
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Kittle vs. Dopson
  
  Kittle hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Heep. Kittle reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Fisk vs. Dopson
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dopson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Dopson
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Ventura vs. Dopson
  
  Ventura hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. King
  
  Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Greenwell vs. Patterson
  
  Ken Patterson now pitching.
  
  Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. Patterson
  
  There goes Barrett. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Barrett steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Burks vs. Patterson
  
  Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Patterson
  
  Evans is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Buckner vs. Long
  
  Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Billy Jo Robidoux. Bill Long now pitching. Bill Buckner pinch hits for Carlos Quintana.
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Dopson
  
  Bill Buckner now playing first base.
  
  Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Dopson
  
  Guillen bunts towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Dopson
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guillen moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Fletcher vs. Dopson
  
  Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Long
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Long fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Heep vs. Long
  
  Heep hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Reed vs. Long
  
  Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Calderon vs. Dopson
  
  Calderon strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Kittle vs. Murphy
  
  Rob Murphy now pitching.
  
  Kittle hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Murphy
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Murphy
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Radinsky
  
  Scott Radinsky now pitching.
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radinsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Radinsky
  
  Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Greenwell vs. Radinsky
  
  Greenwell hits a line drive towards short. Guillen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Murphy
  
  Ventura hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Sosa vs. Murphy
  
  There goes Ventura. The throw from Pena and he is out, Reed applying the tag. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Murphy
  
  Sosa strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Murphy
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs juggles the ball. That's an error on Boggs. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Murphy
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Guillen moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Fletcher vs. Reardon
  
  Jeff Reardon now pitching.
  
  Fletcher strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Radinsky
  
  Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Radinsky covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Radinsky
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Radinsky
  
  Buckner strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Calderon vs. Reardon
  
  Calderon hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kittle vs. Reardon
  
  Kittle takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Reardon
  
  Daryl Boston pinch runs for Ron Kittle.
  
  There goes Boston. The throw from Pena and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Fisk vs. Reardon
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Lyons vs. Reardon
  
  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Carlos Martinez.
  
  Lyons hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Jones
  
  Barry Jones now pitching. Steve Lyons now playing first base.
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Kutcher vs. Jones
  
  Randy Kutcher pinch hits for Danny Heep.
  
  Kutcher bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Reed vs. Jones
  
  Reed hits a line drive towards first. Lyons reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Boggs vs. Jones
  
  Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Barrett vs. Jones
  
  Barrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Smith
  
  Lee Smith now pitching. Randy Kutcher now playing right field.
  
  Ventura hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Smith
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Smith
  
  There goes Sosa. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Sosa steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Guillen vs. Smith
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sosa scores. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1990 -- Boston at Chicago (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Boggs W, 3b           3  1  0  0   Johnson L, cf         4  0  1  0   
Barrett M, 2b         3  0  0  0   Fletcher S, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Greenwell M, lf       3  0  0  0   Calderon I, lf        3  0  0  0   
Burks E, cf           4  0  1  1   Kittle R, dh          2  1  2  1   
Evans D, dh           3  0  1  0   Boston D, pr          0  0  0  0   
Robidoux B, 1b        2  0  0  0   Fisk C, c             4  0  0  0   
Quintana C, ph        0  0  0  0   Martinez C, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Buckner B, ph-1b      2  0  0  0   Lyons S, ph-1b        1  0  0  0   
Pena T, c             4  0  2  0   Ventura R, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Heep D, rf            2  0  0  0   Sosa S, rf            4  1  2  0   
Kutcher R, ph-rf      0  0  0  0   Guillen O, ss         4  0  2  1   
Reed J, ss            4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  4  1                        33  2  8  2

Boston           001 000 000 --  1
Chicago          000 001 001 --  2
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dopson J              5.1  3  0  0  2  3
Murphy R              1.1  3  1  1  0  1
Reardon J             1.1  0  0  0  1  2
Smith L (L)           0.1  2  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
King E*               4.0  3  1  1  4  3
Patterson K           0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Long B                1.1  0  0  0  0  0
Radinsky S            2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Jones B (W)           1.0  1  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th

E -- Boggs W, Pena T
LOB -- Boston 10, Chicago 9
2B -- Pena T, Kittle R, Johnson L
HR -- Kittle R
SB -- Barrett M, Boston D, Sosa S
CS -- Ventura R
SH -- Barrett M, Kutcher R
PB -- Fisk C
T -- 3:13
A -- 8479

    

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