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Article: A night on `boot' hill for the White Sox.(Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox)
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- July 21, 2005
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Byline: Mark Gonzales
CHICAGO _ The White Sox possess the major leagues' best record, are tied for the American League lead in fielding and have made a habit of clutch hitting.
But they fell short in all three areas Thursday night as World Series champion Boston made them pay dearly in a 6-5 loss before a crowd of 36,784 at U.S. Cellular Field.
The White Sox committed three errors _ none as costly as third baseman Joe Crede's dropped foul pop that snapped his 49-game errorless streak.
On the next pitch, Manny Ramirez launched a 415-foot home run over the left field fence off reliever Luis Vizcaino to hand the White Sox their third ...