Final
BOS 12 — CWS 5
6/17/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA199806170
Complete available game record for BOS at CWS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Snopek | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Valentin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie O'Brien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Belle | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Leyritz | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Norton | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Damon Buford | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Kreuter | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Castillo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Foulke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Eyre | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tim Wakefield | 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Rich Garces | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Keith Foulke | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Simas | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Castillo | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| James Baldwin | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wakefield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Snopek | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Norton | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Foulke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S6/G56D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53/SH/BG56S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RS.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/L8LXD | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/F5DF | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L9D.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB3 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 143/G15.3-H | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13/G4S | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/F8LXD.1-H | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53/G5L | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F78M | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | OA.2X3(25) | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8/F8LS | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/L8RS | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8/L78S.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M.2-H;1-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9D.3-H;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/G4MD.2-H | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LD | 6–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 31/G34 | 6–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/BG34S | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/F3SF | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L7LD | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8RS | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L7D.2-H;1-H(E1/TH)(UR);B-3 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/L7LD | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S4/G4MD | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4MD | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7/G5L | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | PB.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/F4MS | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LXD | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LXD | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6/F6D | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S3/L34D | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/F6MS | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8/G6D.2-H | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D9/L9LM.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/F7D.3-H;2-H | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/F89D | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 12–5 |