Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox

Aug 31, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	6	13	0	11
BOS	0	4	2	0	1	0	2	0	-	9	12	1	5

loss:

S. Comer(13-10)win: Boston Red Sox logo

M. Torrez(14-9)save: Boston Red Sox logo

T. Burgmeier(3)

Scoring Summary

TEXBOS

2Rick Burleson singles on a to right fielder Richie Zisk. Butch Hobson scores. Mike O'Berry to 3rd. [1 run] 01
2Tom Poquette hits a home run (2). Mike O'Berry scores. Rick Burleson scores. [3 runs] 04
3Carl Yastrzemski hits a home run (21). Jim Rice scores. [2 runs] 06
5Bump Wills grounds into a force out, shortstop Rick Burleson to second baseman Stan Papi. John Ellis scores. Mickey Rivers out at 2nd. Bump Wills to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 16
5Jim Rice singles on a to left fielder Al Oliver. Fred Lynn scores. [1 run] 17
7Al Oliver out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Fred Lynn. Eric Soderholm scores. Mickey Rivers to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 27
7Butch Hobson doubles (21) on a to right fielder Richie Zisk. Jim Rice scores. Bob Watson scores. [2 runs] 29
8Eric Soderholm hit by pitch. Willie Montanez scores. Pat Putnam to 3rd. John Ellis to 2nd. [1 run] 39
8Mickey Rivers out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tom Poquette. Pat Putnam scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 49
8Bump Wills singles on a to right fielder Jim Dwyer. John Ellis scores. Eric Soderholm to 2nd. [1 run] 59
9Bill Sample singles on a to center fielder Tom Poquette. Richie Zisk scores. [1 run] 69

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Mickey RiversCF	2	4	0	1	0	0	4	.275
2Bump Wills2B	3	5	0	2	1	0	2	.268
3Al OliverLF	0	2	0	1	0	2	3	.327
4Richie ZiskRF	1	5	1	0	1	0	6	.272
5Buddy Bell3B-SS	0	5	0	0	1	0	3	.302
6Willie MontanezDH	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	.237
7Pat Putnam1B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.282
Bill SamplePH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.270
8Jim SundbergC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
John EllisC	1	3	2	0	0	1	2	.285
9Nelson NormanSS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.201
Eric SoderholmPH-3B	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	.253
TOTAL	13	37	6	6	3	3	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve ComerRHP	4.0	7	7	7	0	2	2	27	3.91
Brian AllardRHP	3.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	21	4.75
Sparky LyleLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	3.33
TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	4	3	2	55	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rick BurlesonSS	1	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.286
2Tom PoquetteRF-CF	1	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	.283
3Fred LynnCF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.346
Jim DwyerPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
4Jim RiceDH	1	2	2	1	0	2	0	1	.324
5Carl YastrzemskiLF	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	4	.271
6Bob Watson1B	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.308
7Butch Hobson3B	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.259
8Stan Papi2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.189
9Mike O'BerryC	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.176


TOTAL	12	35	9	9	4	3	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike TorrezRHP	7.2	11	5	4	3	3	0	53	4.70
Tom BurgmeierLHP	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	6	2.21

TOTAL	9.0	13	6	5	3	3	0	59	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTEXBOS

TOP 1
SINGLE — Mickey Rivers singles on a to right fielder Tom Poquette.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Mickey Rivers steals (7) 2nd base.
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STRIKEOUT — Bump Wills strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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WALK — Al Oliver walks.
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FORCEOUT — Richie Zisk grounds into a force out, shortstop Rick Burleson to third baseman Butch Hobson. Mickey Rivers out at 3rd. Al Oliver to 2nd. Richie Zisk to 1st. [2 outs]
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BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out, second baseman Stan Papi to first baseman Bob Watson. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman Pat Putnam. [1 out]
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BATTER OUT — Tom Poquette out, second baseman Bump Wills to first baseman Pat Putnam. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Fred Lynn singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers.
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WALK — Jim Rice walks. Fred Lynn to 2nd.
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BATTER OUT — Carl Yastrzemski out, pitcher Steve Comer to first baseman Pat Putnam. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TEX

BOS

6Runs9

13Hits12

0Errors1

.351Batting Avg.343

37At Bats35

3Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In9

3Walks3

3Stolen Bases1

3Strikeouts4

11Left on Base5

16Total Bases20

Game Details

Friday, August 31, 1979 · 7:05 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 31,314 (82.9%)

weather: 75 degrees, unknown