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August 9, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 2 9 0
Red Sox 3 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Indians 2 9 0
Red Sox 3 6 1

Cliff Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .274
OBP .000 .340
At Bats 0 168
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 36

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 5 0
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Fenway Park - August 9, 1979
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Out
Dennis Eckersley
Carlton Fisk
Bob Watson
Stan Papi
Butch Hobson
Rick Burleson
Jim Rice
Fred Lynn
Dwight Evans
Cliff Johnson
Dell Alston

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 2 9 0 7
Boston Red Sox 3 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Dennis Eckersley
Losing Pitcher Rick Waits
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 31,835
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dell Alston pinch runs for Duane Kuiper. Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Tom Veryzer. Johnson hits a fly ball towards right. Evans catches it and throws to first to double up Alston.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to Papi who tags Norris, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hobson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Manning takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hargrove 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 7 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuiper moves to third.
Top 7 Kuiper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Alexander goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fisk hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynn scores. Rice moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harrah hits a fly ball towards center. Lynn catches it and throws to Burleson who relays to Watson to double up Thornton.
Top 6 Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonds hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Papi catches it and throws to first to double up Hargrove.
Top 5 Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Kuiper is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Alexander strikes out. There goes Harrah. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stan Papi now playing second base. Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lynn hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burleson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thornton strikes out.
Top 3 Bonds takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hargrove is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Veryzer hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kuiper is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Norris is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There goes Harrah. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Harrah steals second.
Top 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it and throws to second for the out. Hargrove scores. Manning moves to third.
Top 1 Bonds bunts and there's an error on the play. Hargrove moves to third. Manning moves to second.
Top 1 Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.