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FINAL
Sep 4, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
BOS001001000232
NYY00000021-361
win:L. Tiant (NYY)loss:M. Torrez (BOS)save:R. Gossage (NYY)
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Rick BurlesonSS0400100.280
2Dwight EvansRF0300010.279
3Tom PoquetteCF1410000.275
4Jim RiceDH1401100.327
5Carl YastrzemskiLF0400000.270
6Bob Watson1B0300200.307
7Butch Hobson3B1311001.261
8Ted Sizemore2B0300100.244
9Gary AllensonC0200000.205
Carlton FiskPH0100000.274
Mike O'BerryC0000000.182
TOTAL33122511
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Mike TorrezRHP8.06332214.65
TOTAL8.0633221
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Bobby MurcerCF2400000.260
2Willie Randolph2B1410000.276
3Oscar GambleLF0300110.359
Lou PiniellaLF0000000.306
4Reggie JacksonRF1410000.294
5Chris Chambliss1B2412001.277
6Graig Nettles3B0400000.249
7Jim SpencerDH0300000.289
8Brad GuldenC0200010.172
9Bucky DentSS0300100.233
TOTAL63132221
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Luis TiantRHP8.03225114.01
Rich GossageRHP1.00000002.87
TOTAL9.0322511

Scoring Summary

bosnyy
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    3
    Butch Hobson hits a home run (24).[1 run]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    6
    Jim Rice doubles (32) on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Tom Poquette scores.[1 run]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Chris Chambliss hits a home run (16). Reggie Jackson scores.[2 runs]
    22
  • New York Yankees logo
    8
    Reggie Jackson grounds into a force out, shortstop Rick Burleson to second baseman Ted Sizemore. Willie Randolph scores. Oscar Gamble out at 2nd. Reggie Jackson to 1st. Throwing error by second baseman Ted Sizemore.[1 run]
    23

Play-by-Play

1st inningbosnyy
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out, shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss.[1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Dwight Evans out, shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss.[2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Tom Poquette out to center fielder Bobby Murcer.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    LINEOUT — Bobby Murcer lines out to third baseman Butch Hobson.[1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Randolph out, shortstop Rick Burleson to first baseman Bob Watson.[2 outs]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Oscar Gamble out to left fielder Carl Yastrzemski.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs3
3Hits6
2Errors1
.097Batting Avg.194
31At Bats31
3Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In2
1Walks2
1Stolen Bases0
5Strikeouts2
3Left on Base6
8Total Bases10

Game Details

Tuesday, September 4, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 37,259 (184.5%)
weather: 75 degrees, unknown