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A 3-run ninth makes the Sox a 4-3 winner May 29, 1970 ... Even the clock in right field stopped when the Red Sox came up with three runs in the ninth-inning, to defeat the Chicago White Sox, 4 to 3. One of the smashes, in the winning rally, was made by José Santiago, who was called up from Louisville to help with some pitching. But tonight he swung the bat and singled in the ninth-inning. Billy Conigliaro scored two runs with a line drive single with the bases loaded. And on top of that, Jerry Moses, who had been sent to left-field when Tony Conigliaro came up limping and Reggie Smith had his leg kicking up on him, slammed a drive down the third-base line. The win went to Jim Lonborg, who came into the game in the eighth-inning. Up until then, the Red Sox had looked absolutely helpless against Tommy John, getting only two hits in seven innings. The White Sox got a run off Lonborg and it was 3 to 0 going into the bottom of the eighth. The White Sox and scored a run in the second on a double by Bill Melton and Buddy Bradford's single off Sonny Siebert. Melton homered in the fourth inning and the White Sox added their third run in the eighth. Carlos May doubled off the wall in center field and went to third on a wild pitch to Duane Josephson. Josephson then flied to centerfield to score the third run. But John lost his stuff and Wood came in, but his knuckleball wasn't dancing. The crowd cheered in mock derision when the Red Sox scored their first run in the eighth-inning. John, who the Red Sox had not beaten, here at Fenway, in three years, had given up singles to Yaz in the first inning, to Tom Satriano in the third inning, and another single to Yastrzemski to start the eighth. Yaz edged along to second on a wild pitch, and went to third on Billy Conigliaro's fly to center with only one out. Rico Petrocelli flied to center to score Yaz and the crowd cheered wildly, making the score 3 to 1. And so the Red Sox started the ninth with Luis Alvarado getting on base via a walk. That brought out manager Don Gutteridge and in came Wilbur Wood and his knuckleball. Don Pavletich hit Wood's first pitch to deep center, but it was hauled in. Then José came in as a pinch-hitter and hit the first pitch he saw on a line to left-field for a base hit. Wood walked Mike Andrews after Mike battled him in a long at bat, and the younger Conigliaro, with the bases loaded, seemed to be having a difficult time flinging his bat at the knuckleball. But with the count 2-2, Billy lined a single to left-center that scored two runs and moved Andrews over to third-base. There wasn't any messing around with Yaz who was intentionally walked on four
pitches. That brought out Gutteridge again to bring in Danny Murphy with Jerry
Moses coming to bat. Moses hit a hard ground ball down the third-base line and
it skidded over the bag and the left-field, bringing in Andrews with the winning
run.
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