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August 31, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 6 13 0
Red Sox 9 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 6 13 0
Red Sox 9 12 1

John Ellis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .667 .320
At Bats 2 280
Hits 1 80
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 56

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

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3 1 2
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Fenway Park - August 31, 1979
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Tom Burgmeier
Mike O'Berry
Bob Watson
Stan Papi
Butch Hobson
Rick Burleson
Carl Yastrzemski
Tom Poquette
Jim Dwyer
John Ellis
Billy Sample

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 6 13 0 11
Boston Red Sox 9 12 1 5
Winning Pitcher Mike Torrez
Losing Pitcher Steve Comer
Save Tom Burgmeier
Game Winning RBI Rick Burleson
Attendance 31,314
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Billy Sample pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk scores.
Top 9 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. Zisk moves to third.
Top 9 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Zisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Zisk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Poquette is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Burleson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellis scores. Soderholm moves to second.
Top 8 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Putnam tags and scores.
Top 8 Soderholm is hit by the pitch. Montanez scores. Putnam moves to third. Ellis moves to second.
Top 8 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Putnam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Montanez moves to third.
Top 8 Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jim Dwyer now playing right field. Tom Poquette now playing center field. Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Papi hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hobson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Watson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allard fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Fred Lynn. Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soderholm tags and scores. Rivers tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to third. Rivers moves to second.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Torrez covering. Safe. Soderholm moves to second.
Top 7 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out.
Bottom 6 Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Papi strikes out.
Top 6 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Putnam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Putnam reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Rice. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Rice steals second.
Bottom 5 Brian Allard now pitching. Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lynn scores.
Bottom 5 Eric Soderholm now playing third base. Buddy Bell now playing shortstop. Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Lynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Wills. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. Ellis scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. Ellis moves to third.
Top 5 Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Nelson Norman. Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. Ellis moves to second.
Top 5 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Comer, and towards Norman, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 John Ellis now catching. Rice takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Zisk strikes out.
Top 3 Torrez spins and fires to second, with Burleson covering, and has Wills trapped. There's the throw to Hobson who tags Wills for the out.
Top 3 There goes Wills. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 3 Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Poquette hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson scores. O'Berry moves to third.
Bottom 2 O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hobson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Papi bunts towards third. Bell fields it and has Watson trapped. There's the throw to Norman who tags Watson for the out. Hobson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Norman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 2 Sundberg is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to third for the out. Oliver moves to second.
Top 1 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wills strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Rivers. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.