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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 28, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 28, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 28, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 35,207 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Ted Hendry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Jim Dwyer | Right Fielder |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
Oscar Gamble | DH |
Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 28, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Jenkins
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Jenkins
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jenkins
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jenkins
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a popup towards second. Brohamer catches it and throws to first to double up Bell. The throw to third to get Grubb, who's caught in a rundown, and tagged by Hobson. That's a triple play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jenkins
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Jenkins
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Eckersley
Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Eckersley
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Jenkins
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Jenkins
Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Jenkins
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Jenkins
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Dwyer reaches second base with a double. Hobson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Jenkins
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Jenkins
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Eckersley
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jenkins
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a line drive towards short. Norman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Jenkins
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Jenkins
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Jenkins
Hobson takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to third. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burleson vs. Jenkins
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Eckersley
Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Zisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Eckersley
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Jenkins
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jenkins
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jenkins
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Jenkins
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Eckersley
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Eckersley covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Jenkins
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Jenkins
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Jenkins
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Eckersley
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Jenkins
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Jenkins
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jenkins
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Eckersley
Dwight Evans now playing right field. Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Larvell Blanks.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Eckersley
Billy Sample pinch hits for Nelson Norman.
Sample strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jenkins
Dave Roberts now playing second base. Eric Soderholm now playing third base. Buddy Bell now playing shortstop. Billy Sample now playing left field
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jenkins
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Eckersley
Zisk hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Jenkins
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Jenkins
Brohamer bunts towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Jenkins
Hobson strikes out. There goes Fisk. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Jenkins
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Eckersley
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Eckersley
John Ellis pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/28/1979 -- Boston at Texas (N) Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 5 0 0 0 Grubb J, rf 3 0 3 0 Dwyer J, rf 4 0 1 1 Roberts D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 0 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 2 0 1 0 Oliver A, cf 4 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Zisk R, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 2 0 Blanks L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 1 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Ellis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 2 0 0 0 Sample B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 6 1 33 0 7 0 Boston 001 000 000 -- 1 Texas 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F (L) 9.0 6 1 1 4 6 E -- Hobson B TP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Texas 8 2B -- Hobson B, Dwyer J, Zisk R SB -- Fisk C T -- 2:32 A -- 35207
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