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April 28, 1979

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Red Sox 0 5 1
Angels 4 7 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 0 5 1
Angels 4 7 0

Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .368
OBP .333 .442
At Bats 3 76
Hits 1 28
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 8

Jim Wright Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Anaheim Stadium - April 28, 1979
Jim Wright
Mike O'Berry
George Scott
Jerry Remy
Butch Hobson
Rick Burleson
Jim Rice
Fred Lynn
Jim Dwyer
Brian Downing
Joe Rudi
Willie Aikens
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Downing is hit by the pitch. Rudi moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Aikens moves to third.
Bottom 8 Aikens is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Baylor. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Baylor steals second.
Bottom 8 Baylor is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynn moves to second.
Top 8 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Jim Anderson now playing shortstop. Burleson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Wright now pitching. There goes Davis. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Bottom 7 Willie Davis pinch hits for Orlando Ramirez. Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Downing scores.
Bottom 7 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Downing moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mike O'Berry now catching. Downing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Downing reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jack Brohamer pinch hits for Gary Allenson. Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hobson hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aikens 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. Ford scores. Carew moves to third. Aikens moves to second.
Bottom 6 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dwyer is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Grich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to Remy who tags Rudi, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out.
Bottom 4 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to third.
Bottom 4 Carew bunts towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hobson moves to second.
Top 4 Hobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards second. Remy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Ramirez hits a popup in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Top 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Lynn strikes out.
Top 3 Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aikens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 2 Allenson takes first base on ball four. Dwyer moves to third. Hobson moves to second.
Top 2 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to third for the out. Dwyer moves to second.
Top 2 Scott strikes out.
Top 2 Dwyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lansford strikes out.
Top 1 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Frost spins and fires to second, and Remy is picked off.
Top 1 Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burleson takes first base on ball four. Remy moves to second.
Top 1 Remy takes first base on ball four.