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July 23, 1979

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Butch Hobson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .245
OBP .000 .286
At Bats 2 278
Hits 0 68
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 53

Dave Frost Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 1
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Fenway Park - July 23, 1979
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Home Run
Dave Frost
Brian Downing
Willie Aikens
Dickie Thon
Carney Lansford
Jim Anderson
Don Baylor
Dan Ford
Joe Rudi
Butch Hobson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second.
Top 9 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Dwyer now playing first base. Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson.
Bottom 8 Allenson hits a line drive into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Thon who tags Watson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Aikens hits a line drive towards short. Burleson catches it and steps on second to double up Ford. The throw to first to get Baylor, and that's a triple play.
Top 8 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lansford moves to third. Ford moves to second.
Top 8 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second.
Top 8 Tom Poquette now playing center field. Gary Allenson now catching. Lansford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brohamer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Burleson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Ripley covering, for the out.
Top 7 Thon hits a line drive into center field. Lynn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lynn. Downing scores. Anderson goes all the way around to score. Thon moves to third.
Top 7 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second.
Top 7 Rudi hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Downing takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hobson hits a line drive towards the mound. Frost catches it and throws to second to double up Fisk.
Bottom 6 Fisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rudi. Fisk reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ford strikes out.
Top 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thon is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rudi hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Frost covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aikens strikes out.
Top 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lansford strikes out.
Top 3 Allen Ripley now pitching. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to home to get Downing. Anderson moves to third. Thon moves to second.
Top 3 Thon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Downing moves to third.
Top 3 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson.
Top 2 Aikens strikes out.
Top 2 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew tags and scores.
Top 2 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third.
Top 2 Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brohamer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dick Drago now pitching. Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Downing takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to third. Aikens moves to second.
Top 1 Aikens takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Baylor. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Baylor steals second.
Top 1 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. Lansford scores.
Top 1 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores. Lansford moves to third.
Top 1 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Carew reaches second base with a double.