Final
CWS 3 — BOS 2
8/19/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197908190
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Moore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milt May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Chappas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Wortham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Rich Wortham | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ed Farmer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allenson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Chappas | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Wortham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | POCS2(13) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | D7.1XH(72) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S/BG.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR) | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/8D | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | FC3.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–2 |