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July 24, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 2
Red Sox 7 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 2
Red Sox 7 10 0

Rickey Henderson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .274
OBP .250 .323
At Bats 4 113
Hits 1 31
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 7

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 5 0
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Fenway Park - July 24, 1979
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Strikeout
Dennis Eckersley
Carlton Fisk
Carl Yastrzemski
Jack Brohamer
Butch Hobson
Rick Burleson
Jim Rice
Fred Lynn
Dwight Evans
Rickey Henderson
Rob Picciolo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 8 2 7
Boston Red Sox 7 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Dennis Eckersley
Losing Pitcher Mike Morgan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carl Yastrzemski
Attendance 30,393
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Henderson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Picciolo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Picciolo reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Jim Todd now pitching. Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Armas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Revering hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to second to double up Newman.
Top 8 Newman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Newman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Revering.
Bottom 7 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out.
Top 7 There goes Henderson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 7 Murphy hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henderson bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Chalk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Hobson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hobson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fisk hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tony Armas now playing right field. Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Picciolo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gross is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Revering hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Revering reaches third base with a triple. Page goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Newman strikes out.
Top 6 Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Brohamer hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Top 5 There goes Henderson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gross hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heath is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. Newman moves to second.
Top 4 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Lynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. Chalk moves to second.
Top 3 Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Picciolo hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Newman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Newman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Newman. Lynn scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. Watson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lynn takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brohamer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out.
Top 1 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out.
Top 1 Murphy hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.