Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
September 14, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1996 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 13, Boston Red Sox 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 0 0 0
Martinez cf,rf 5 2 4 0
Thomas 1b 6 2 2 0
Baines dh 4 2 2 1
Ventura 3b 3 3 2 1
Tartabull rf 4 2 2 6
  Lewis cf 0 0 0 0
Durham 2b 4 1 1 0
Slaught c 4 0 1 3
Norton ss 4 1 1 2
  Guillen ss 1 0 0 0
Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Bertotti p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 15 13
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bragg cf 4 2 1 0
Frye 2b 5 2 3 0
Jefferson dh 5 0 2 2
Vaughn 1b 5 0 3 3
Greenwell lf 4 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 4 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 0 0 0
Haselman c 3 1 1 0
  McKeel c 0 0 0 0
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Eshelman p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Chicago 500 040 04013151
Boston 102 000 2005101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman   2.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Castillo  W (4-3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Darwin   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Bertotti   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Simas  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon  L (10-9) 4.0 7 6 6 3 2
  Gunderson   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Maddux   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Eshelman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lacy   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Brandenburg   1.0 3 4 4 2 3
  Harris   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
13
13
7
9

  E–Norton (1), Gordon (2).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Chicago Slaught (10,off Gordon); Ventura (28,off Gunderson); F Thomas (24,off Brandenburg), Boston Haselman (10,off Castillo).  HR–Chicago Norton (1,5th inning off Maddux 1 on, 2 out); Tartabull (24,8th inning off Brandenburg 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Tartabull (5,off Gordon).  IBB–Ventura (10,by Brandenburg).  SB–Durham (29,2nd base off Gordon/Haselman); Frye 2 (13,2nd base off Freeman/Slaught 2).  IBB–Brandenburg (2,Ventura).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:28.  A–31,841.
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