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FINAL
Aug 5, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
BOS0000500207101
MIL101000000271
win:D. Eckersley (BOS)loss:L. Sorensen (MIL)
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Rick BurlesonSS1511000.282
2Carlton FiskC0500000.261
3Fred LynnCF1413001.330
4Jim RiceLF2310010.317
5Carl Yastrzemski1B0410000.281
6Tom PoquetteRF3400000.261
Dwight EvansRF0000000.283
7Butch Hobson3B1311100.247
8Jim DwyerDH0310010.264
9Jack Brohamer2B2411000.260
TOTAL103576121
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.07216002.87
TOTAL9.0721600
Milwaukee Brewers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Jim Gantner2B1420000.281
2Don Money3B0300100.241
3Cecil Cooper1B1302000.306
4Sixto LezcanoRF0400100.324
5Ben OglivieLF2400000.253
6Gorman ThomasDH1400200.230
7Robin YountSS1400000.263
8Jim WohlfordCF1300100.265
9Buck MartinezC0200100.244
Charlie MoorePH-C0100000.345
TOTAL73222600
Milwaukee Brewers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Lary SorensenRHP4.27551213.76
Paul MitchellRHP4.13210005.12
TOTAL9.01076121

Scoring Summary

bosmil
  • Milwaukee Brewers logo
    1
    Cecil Cooper out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tom Poquette. Jim Gantner scores.[1 run]
    01
  • Milwaukee Brewers logo
    3
    Cecil Cooper singles on a to left fielder Jim Rice. Jim Gantner scores.[1 run]
    02
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Jack Brohamer singles on a to center fielder Jim Wohlford. Butch Hobson scores. Jim Dwyer to 3rd.[1 run]
    12
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Rick Burleson singles on a to left fielder Ben Oglivie. Jim Dwyer scores. Jack Brohamer to 2nd.[1 run]
    22
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Fred Lynn hits a home run (27). Jack Brohamer scores. Rick Burleson scores.[3 runs]
    52
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Carl Yastrzemski reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Sixto Lezcano. Jim Rice scores. Carl Yastrzemski to 2nd.[1 run]
    62
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Butch Hobson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jim Wohlford. Carl Yastrzemski scores.[1 run]
    72

Play-by-Play

1st inningbosmil
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out to center fielder Jim Wohlford.[1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Carlton Fisk out, first baseman Cecil Cooper to pitcher Lary Sorensen.[2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Fred Lynn out, first baseman Cecil Cooper to pitcher Lary Sorensen.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Milwaukee Brewers logo
    DOUBLE — Jim Gantner doubles (8) on a to right fielder Tom Poquette.
    00
  • Milwaukee Brewers logo
    SAC BUNT — Don Money out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Dennis Eckersley to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski. Jim Gantner to 3rd.[1 out]
    00
  • Milwaukee Brewers logo
    SAC FLY — Cecil Cooper out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tom Poquette. Jim Gantner scores.[1 run][2 outs]
    01
  • Milwaukee Brewers logo
    BATTER OUT — Sixto Lezcano out, third baseman Butch Hobson to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski.[3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

7Runs2
10Hits7
1Errors1
.286Batting Avg.219
35At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs0
6Runs-Batted-In2
2Walks0
1Stolen Bases1
1Strikeouts6
4Left on Base5
14Total Bases10

Game Details

Sunday, August 5, 1979 · 4:33 AM
American Family Field · Milwaukee, WI
capacity: 41,900
weather: 76 degrees, unknown