Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Waits
  
  Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Waits
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Waits
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rice vs. Waits
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Renko
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Manning vs. Renko
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Renko
  
  Bonds bunts towards the mound. Renko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Manning moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thornton vs. Renko
  
  Thornton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Renko
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Waits
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Waits
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Waits
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Renko
  
  Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassey vs. Renko
  
  Hassey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuiper vs. Renko
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hassey moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Veryzer vs. Renko
  
  Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hargrove vs. Renko
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Hassey moves to third. Kuiper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Manning vs. Renko
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wolfe vs. Waits
  
  Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Waits
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Waits
  
  Papi hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Renko
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Renko
  
  Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Renko
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cox vs. Renko
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Waits
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Waits
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Fisk moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rice vs. Waits
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fisk scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Watson vs. Waits
  
  Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynn scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Waits
  
  Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Evans vs. Waits
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. Hobson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wolfe vs. Waits
  
  Wolfe is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Montgomery vs. Waits
  
  Montgomery hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassey vs. Renko
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuiper vs. Renko
  
  Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Veryzer vs. Renko
  
  Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hassey moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hargrove vs. Renko
  
  There's a wild pitch. Hassey moves to third. Veryzer moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hargrove vs. Renko
  
  Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hassey tags and scores. Veryzer tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Manning vs. Renko
  
  Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Renko
  
  Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Renko
  
  Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Renko
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Waits
  
  Papi strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Waits
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Waits
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Burgmeier
  
  Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
  
  Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hassey vs. Burgmeier
  
  Hassey bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kuiper vs. Burgmeier
  
  Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Veryzer vs. Burgmeier
  
  Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Waits
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Waits
  
  Watson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Waits
  
  Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Waits
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wolfe vs. Waits
  
  Wolfe takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Montgomery vs. Waits
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson scores. Evans scores. Wolfe moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Papi vs. Cruz
  
  Victor Cruz now pitching.
  
  Papi strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Burgmeier
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Burgmeier
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Burgmeier
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Cruz
  
  Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Cruz
  
  Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Cruz
  
  Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Cruz
  
  There goes Rice. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Watson vs. Cruz
  
  Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hobson vs. Cruz
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Burgmeier
  
  Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Burgmeier
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cox vs. Burgmeier
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Cruz
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wolfe vs. Cruz
  
  Wolfe is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Cruz
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alexander vs. Burgmeier
  
  Gary Alexander pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
  
  Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Burgmeier
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Veryzer vs. Burgmeier
  
  Veryzer bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Burgmeier
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Veryzer moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Manning vs. Burgmeier
  
  Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bonds vs. Drago
  
  Dick Drago now pitching.
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veryzer tags and scores. Hargrove tags and moves to third. Manning tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Thornton vs. Drago
  
  Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Cruz
  
  Gary Alexander now catching. Carl Yastrzemski pinch hits for Stan Papi.
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Cruz
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Cruz
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rice vs. Cruz
  
  Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Watson vs. Cruz
  
  Watson strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hobson vs. Cruz
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cox. Lynn moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Evans vs. Cruz
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/30/1979 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Papi S, ss            4  0  0  0   Hargrove M, lf        2  0  1  1   
Yastrzemski C, ph     1  1  1  0   Manning R, cf         5  1  2  1   
Fisk C, dh            5  1  2  0   Bonds B, rf           4  1  2  3   
Lynn F, cf            5  1  3  0   Thornton A, 1b        4  0  1  0   
Rice J, lf            5  0  2  2   Johnson C, dh         4  0  1  0   
Watson B, 1b          4  0  1  1   Cox T, 3b             4  0  1  0   
Hobson B, 3b          5  1  2  0   Hassey R, c           2  1  2  0   
Evans D, rf           5  1  2  0   Alexander G, ph-c     1  1  1  1   
Wolfe L, 2b           3  0  1  0   Kuiper D, 2b          4  0  2  0   
Montgomery B, c       4  0  1  2   Veryzer T, ss         4  2  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  5 15  5                        34  6 14  6

Boston           000 202 001 --  5
Cleveland        000 400 02x --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Renko S               4.0  9  4  4  2  1
Burgmeier T (L)       3.1  5  2  2  1  0
Drago D               0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Waits R               5.2 11  4  4  1  3
Cruz V (W)            3.1  4  1  1  1  5

E -- Wolfe L, Cox T
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Boston 11, Cleveland 10
2B -- Lynn F
HR -- Bonds B, Alexander G
SB -- Rice J
SH -- Hassey R
SF -- Hargrove M, Bonds B
WP -- Renko S
T -- 2:47
A -- 22029

    

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