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July 26, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 8 13 0
Red Sox 6 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 8 13 0
Red Sox 6 12 0

Butch Hobson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .251
OBP .250 .292
At Bats 4 291
Hits 1 73
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 55

Dave Heaverlo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 9 7
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Fenway Park - July 26, 1979
Out
Dave Heaverlo
Jim Essian
Jeff Newman
Dave Chalk
Wayne Gross
Rob Picciolo
Rickey Henderson
Tony Armas
Larry Murray
Butch Hobson
Carlton Fisk
Carl Yastrzemski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 8 13 0 4
Boston Red Sox 6 12 0 11
Winning Pitcher Steve McCatty
Losing Pitcher Steve Renko
Save Dave Heaverlo
Game Winning RBI Tony Armas
Attendance 32,660
Time of Game 3 hours 16 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 9 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Murray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bill Campbell now pitching. Page strikes out.
Top 9 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 There goes Chalk. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Chalk steals second.
Top 9 Larry Wolfe now playing second base. Chalk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chalk catches it and throws to second with Picciolo covering, to double up Burleson.
Bottom 8 Dave Hamilton now pitching. Larry Wolfe pinch hits for Jack Brohamer. Wolfe takes first base on ball four. Burleson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Burleson takes first base on ball four.
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 fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Armas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burleson moves to third. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lynn takes first base on ball four. Burleson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Larry Murray now playing right field. Rickey Henderson now playing left field. Jeff Newman now playing first base. Wayne Gross now playing third bBurleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Revering hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to second to double up Page.
Top 7 Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Page reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allen Ripley now pitching. Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to Brohamer who tags Henderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Picciolo scores. Chalk moves to third.
Top 6 Chalk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Armas scores. Picciolo moves to second.
Top 6 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Armas moves to third.
Top 6 Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Essian scores.
Top 6 Essian hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Essian reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Renko covering, for the out.
Top 5 Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Page reaches second base with a double. Armas scores. Picciolo scores.
Top 5 Henderson hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chalk bunts towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. Armas moves to third. Picciolo moves to second.
Top 5 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Armas moves to second.
Top 5 Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hobson hits a popup into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fisk hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Essian hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Top 4 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lynn takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Revering hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Page. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Page steals second.
Top 3 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Henderson bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Top 2 Picciolo hits a fly ball towards right. Evans catches it and throws to first to double up Armas.
Top 2 Armas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with McCatty covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Renko, and towards Burleson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Revering hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Page hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second.
Top 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.