Final
CWS 2 — BOS 5
9/21/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199709210
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Frye | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Mack | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Jefferson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyle Mouton | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jorge Fabregas | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Valdez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesus Tavarez | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Sele | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fordham | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Eyre | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Sele | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jim Corsi | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Fordham | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Haselman | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Sele | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Eyre | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fordham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lyle Mouton | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Valdez | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S5/BG5S/R3.B-2(E5/TH) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53/SH/BG5S.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D7/L5D/R6.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7LM/R4 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB3/R5 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G56D.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L6M/R4.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 6/P6MD/DP.2X3(65) | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13/L13 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | T8/L89XD/R45 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LS/R5 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F89S | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E4/G4/U9/R4 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RD/R6 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9/G34/R6 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8/L4MD/R4.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G4M/R6.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M/R4 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L89M/R4.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 7/SF/F7S/DP.3-H;1X2(754) | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56/R4 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO/G5/R3 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G5L/R3.1-3(E5/TH) | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L89M/R6.3-H;1-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/BP4S | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9/L9LS/R4 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9/F9LD | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO/G5/R3 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13/G13 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7/L7S/R5.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F89S | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9LM | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | T8/F78D/R6 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | I | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G56 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S/R4 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | POCS2(136) | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2/P2LF | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3S | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G34 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G5/R6.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | I | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/P2RF | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/F8LS/R2.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/L6 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 2–5 |