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Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians

Aug 1, 1979
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
BOS20300000271639
CLE000012010410010
loss:Cleveland Guardians logoD. Clydewin:Boston Red Sox logoD. Eckersley

Scoring Summary

BOSCLE
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Bob Watson singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Rick Burleson scores. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Bob Watson to 2nd. [2 runs]
    20
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    3
    Carlton Fisk singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Rick Burleson scores. [1 run]
    30
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    3
    Jim Rice hits a home run (26). Carlton Fisk scores. [2 runs]
    50
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    5
    Mike Hargrove hits a home run (4). [1 run]
    51
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    6
    Ted Cox hits a home run (3). Duane Kuiper scores. [2 runs]
    53
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    8
    Dell Alston steals (3) 2nd base. Dell Alston scores. Throwing error by catcher Carlton Fisk. Missed catch error by center fielder Tom Poquette. [1 run]
    54
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    9
    Jim Rice hits a home run (27). Carl Yastrzemski scores. [2 runs]
    74

Player Stats

Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL16417732218-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.01043742672.97
TOTAL9.0104374267-
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Dell AlstonPR00100000.289
Gary AlexanderC00000000.221
TOTAL10364374224-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
David ClydeLHP2.2755111215.36
Mike PaxtonRHP4.2500210275.60
Sid MongeLHP1.042200162.33
Dan SpillnerRHP0.200000014.61
TOTAL8.3167732255-

Play-by-Play

1st inningBOSCLE
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Rick Burleson singles on a to left fielder Jim Norris.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    LINEOUT — Carlton Fisk lines out to third baseman Toby Harrah. [1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Carl Yastrzemski singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Rick Burleson to 2nd.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Rice out to center fielder Rick Manning. [2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Bob Watson singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Rick Burleson scores. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Bob Watson to 2nd. [2 runs]
    20
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Butch Hobson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SINGLE — Mike Hargrove singles on a to center fielder Tom Poquette.
    20
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SAC BUNT — Rick Manning hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Dennis Eckersley. Mike Hargrove to 3rd. Rick Manning to 1st.
    20
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Bobby Bonds out, pitcher Dennis Eckersley to first baseman Bob Watson. Rick Manning to 2nd. [1 out]
    20
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Andre Thornton out to first baseman Bob Watson. [2 outs]
    20
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    STRIKEOUT — Toby Harrah strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

7Runs4
16Hits10
3Errors0
.390Batting Avg.278
41At Bats36
4Extra-base Hits4
2Home Runs2
7Runs-Batted-In3
2Walks4
1Stolen Bases2
3Strikeouts7
9Left on Base10
24Total Bases18

Game Details

Wednesday, August 1, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 17,565 (50.4%)
weather: 71 degrees, unknown