Chicago White Sox 8 – 9 Boston Red Sox
15 September 1996 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Frank Thomas | 1 in 321 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Mo Vaughn | 1 in 492 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dave Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Robin Ventura | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Darren Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Baines | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pat Borders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greg Norton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tapani | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Jeff Darwin | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bertotti | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Levine | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Jeff Frye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mo Vaughn | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Valentin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Haselman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wakefield | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry Lacy | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Mahomes | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |