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July 4, 1979

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Bottom 11 R H E
Blue Jays 7 10 0
Tigers 4 7 0
Bottom 11 R H E
Blue Jays 7 10 0
Tigers 6 8 0

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .222
OBP .250 .329
At Bats 4 198
Hits 1 44
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 33

Tom Buskey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 1
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Tiger Stadium - July 4, 1979
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Home Run
Tom Buskey
Rick Cerone
John Mayberry
Danny Ainge
Bob Bailor
Alfredo Griffin
Joe Cannon
Rick Bosetti
Otto Velez
Rusty Staub
Lynn Jones
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 11 Otto Velez now playing right field. Joe Cannon now playing left field. Bob Bailor now playing third base. Kemp strikes out.
Top 11 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobik fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Griffin strikes out.
Top 11 Otto Velez pinch hits for Luis Gomez. Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 11 Ainge takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 There goes Cannon. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Cannon steals second.
Top 11 Cannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Bob Bailor now playing left field. Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Howell strikes out.
Top 10 Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Bosetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Lynn Jones now playing right field. Woods strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mankowski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone forces the runner at the plate and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 9 Parrish is walked intentionally. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 9 Lynn Jones pinch runs for Champ Summers. Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 9 Summers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Tom Buskey now pitching. Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Griffin strikes out.
Top 9 Gomez bunts in front of the plate. Parrish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Whitaker covering, for the double play.
Top 9 Ainge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 LeFlore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ainge reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cannon strikes out.
Top 8 Cerone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dave Tobik now pitching. Howell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Baker Woods moves to third. Bosetti moves to second.
Top 8 Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods moves to second.
Top 8 Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Mankowski hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Clancy now pitching. Parrish takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cannon hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Summers hits a line drive into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howell hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Woods is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 5 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mankowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Mankowski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bosetti for the out.
Bottom 3 Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 3 Kemp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Kemp reaches second base with a double. Whitaker scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Whitaker. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Whitaker steals second.
Bottom 3 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 LeFlore strikes out.
Top 3 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gomez hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Cerone moves to third. Cannon moves to second.
Top 2 Cannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cerone moves to second.
Top 2 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Howell strikes out.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Bottom 1 Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kemp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out.
Top 1 Bosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woods strikes out.
Top 1 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.