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July 5, 1979

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Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 4 8 1
Red Sox 1 6 1
Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 4 8 1
Red Sox 1 6 1

Rick Burleson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .313
At Bats 2 307
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 32

Rich Gale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 0
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Fenway Park - July 5, 1979
Out
Rich Gale
John Wathan
George Scott
Frank White
George Brett
Todd Cruz
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Rick Burleson
Dwight Evans
Butch Hobson
Bob Watson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Montgomery is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Evans takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Hobson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Wathan strikes out.
Top 4 There goes White. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Burleson applying the tag.
Top 4 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to White who tags Lynn, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brohamer moves to third.
Bottom 3 Brohamer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Porter is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montgomery for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Watson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Brett.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Allen Ripley now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brett hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Evans fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Evans. Wathan scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score. Brett moves to third.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wathan moves to third.
Top 2 Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Wathan reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson strikes out.
Top 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. Porter reaches third base with a triple. Cowens scores.
Top 1 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.