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Top 9	R	H	E
White Sox	14	12	1
Red Sox	15	20	2

Top 9	R	H	E
White Sox	14	12	1
Red Sox	15	20	2

Frank Thomas Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.276
OBP	.800	.384
At Bats	3	315
Hits	2	87
• Singles	1	54
• Doubles	1	19
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	2	56
RBI’s	1	55

Tom Gordon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	2	24

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Fenway Park - July 5, 1998

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Out

Tom Gordon

Scott Hatteberg

Mike Benjamin

Donnie Sadler

John Valentin

Nomar Garciaparra

Troy O'Leary

Darren Lewis

Darren Bragg

Frank Thomas

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago White Sox	14	12	1	7
Boston Red Sox	15	20	2	13
Winning Pitcher	Carlos Reyes
Losing Pitcher	Bob Howry
Save	Tom Gordon
Game Winning RBI	John Valentin
Attendance	32,970
Time of Game	3 hours 45 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Greg Norton pinch hits for Chris Snopek. Norton hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Valentin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 O'Leary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Bryan Ward now pitching. Damon Buford pinch hits for Midre Cummings. Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Kreuter strikes out.

Top 8 Cameron takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Cordero hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 8 Ordonez takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Tom Gordon now pitching. Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomas moves to third.

Top 8 Belle takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second.

Top 8 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bragg hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sadler tags and scores.

Bottom 7 Lewis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Lewis reaches second base with a double. Valentin scores. Hatteberg scores. Sadler moves to third.

Bottom 7 Sadler is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 7 Benjamin bunts towards the mound. Howry fields it and throws to first for the out. Valentin moves to third. Hatteberg moves to second.

Bottom 7 Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. Valentin moves to second.

Bottom 7 Valentin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Leary scores.

Bottom 7 Bob Howry now pitching. O'Leary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. O'Leary reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Snopek strikes out.

Top 7 Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Kreuter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Garciaparra takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to second.

Bottom 6 Lewis strikes out.

Bottom 6 Keith Foulke now pitching. Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Cameron hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Ordonez scores. Cordero moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lowe juggles the ball. That's an error on Lowe. Thomas scores. Ventura scores. Ordonez moves to third. Two runs are unearned.

Top 6 Derek Lowe now pitching. Ordonez is hit by the pitch.

Top 6 Ron Mahay now pitching. Ventura hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Ventura reaches second base with a double. Kreuter scores. Durham scores. Thomas moves to third.

Top 6 Belle hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Thomas takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Jim Corsi now pitching. Snopek hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Durham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Durham reaches second base with a double. Cordero scores. Cameron scores. Kreuter moves to third.

Top 6 Kreuter hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Cordero moves to third. Cameron moves to second.

Top 6 Cameron takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Cordero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Cordero reaches second base with a double. Ordonez scores.

Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Ordonez moves to second.

Top 6 Dario Veras now pitching. Ordonez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Benjamin hits a line drive into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Hatteberg takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 O'Leary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. O'Leary reaches second base with a double. Garciaparra scores.

Bottom 5 Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eyre fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Garciaparra reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Belle hits a line drive beyond third. Valentin can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive towards the mound. Avery reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Snopek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Durham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Scott Eyre now pitching. Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentin tags and scores. Hatteberg tags and moves to third. Benjamin tags and moves to second.

Bottom 4 Sadler hits a popup into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Benjamin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentin moves to third. Hatteberg moves to second.

Bottom 4 Hatteberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentin moves to second.

Bottom 4 Valentin is hit by the pitch.

Top 4 Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benjamin fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Avery covering. It's a double play.

Top 4 Cameron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ordonez moves to second.

Top 4 Cordero hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Ordonez hits a line drive towards third. Valentin juggles the ball. That's an error on Valentin.

Bottom 3 O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it and throws to second for the out. Bragg moves to third.

Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Bragg moves to second.

Bottom 3 Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second.

Bottom 3 Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Carlos Castillo now pitching. Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Benjamin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 Hatteberg hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 3 Valentin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to third.

Top 3 Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Snopek goes all the way around to score.

Top 3 Snopek takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Durham bunts in front of the plate. Hatteberg scoops up the ball and tags Durham for the out.

Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cordero fields it and throws to second for the out. Lewis scores. Bragg moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to third. Bragg moves to second.

Bottom 2 Bragg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sadler scores. Lewis moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Lewis hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Sadler moves to third.

Bottom 2 Sadler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Sadler reaches second base with a double. Benjamin goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Benjamin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentin scores.

Bottom 2 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cordero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatteberg for the out. O'Leary scores. Valentin moves to third.

Bottom 2 Valentin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Valentin reaches second base with a double. O'Leary moves to third.

Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Cameron bunts towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bragg moves to third.

Bottom 1 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bragg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cameron. Bragg reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Lewis hits a popup towards short. Snopek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Ventura strikes out.

Top 1 Belle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Durham scores. Thomas moves to second.

Top 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Snopek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. Durham moves to second.

Top 1 Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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