Rangers (6) vs Red Sox (9) · Aug 31, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Aug 31, 1979

Box Score

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

win:M. Torrez (BOS)loss:S. Comer (TEX)save:T. Burgmeier (BOS)

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

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

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


TOTAL	12	35	9	9	4	3	2

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

TOTAL	9.0	13	6	5	3	3	0

texbos

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

1st inningtexbos

TOP 1
SINGLE — Mickey Rivers singles on a to right fielder Tom Poquette.
00
STRIKEOUT — Bump Wills strikes out swinging.[1 out]
00
WALK — Al Oliver walks.
00
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]
00
BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out, second baseman Stan Papi to first baseman Bob Watson.[3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman Pat Putnam.[1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Tom Poquette out, second baseman Bump Wills to first baseman Pat Putnam.[2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Fred Lynn singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers.
00
WALK — Jim Rice walks. Fred Lynn to 2nd.
00
BATTER OUT — Carl Yastrzemski out, pitcher Steve Comer to first baseman Pat Putnam.[3 outs]
00

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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

Friday, August 31, 1979 · 7:05 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 31,314 (82.9%)

weather: 75 degrees, unknown