The Red Sox pulled off their third triple play of the season, tying a major league record, to help Dennis Eckersley post a 1-0 victory over the Rangers. In the first inning, after Johnny Grubb and Buddy Bell singled, Red Sox second baseman Jack Brohamer made a diving catch of a pop fly off Al Oliver. Both Grubb and Bell had taken off and were retired on Brohamer's throw to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski and his peg across the diamond to third baseman Butch Hobson.

The triple play was the eighth in the A.L. this season, setting a major league record, and was the third with the Rangers as the victims. The Red Sox scored the run that beat Fergie Jenkins on doubles by Hobson and Jim Dwyer in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Grubb rf              3   0   3   0     1   0   .289
Dwyer rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .298        Roberts 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Evans rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Bell 3b,ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Lynn cf               2   0   1   0     2   1   .327      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Zisk lf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .335
Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Blanks 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .261        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   2   .248        Soderholm 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .251
                                                            J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                          Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .184
                                                            Sample ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .266
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     4   6             Totals               33   0   7   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 35,207
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Rangers 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Hobson (15), Dwyer (3), Zisk (9)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(12-5)       9     7   0   0   2   3   0  35   2.96
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   3   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(10-8)         9     6   1   1   4   6   0  37   3.69
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Dwyer flied out to
right; Lynn singled to right; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb singled to right; Bell singled to center
[Grubb to third]; Oliver hit into a triple play (second to first
to third) [Grubb out at home, Bell out at second]; third
triple play of season for Red Sox; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Watson grounded out (third
to first); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam singled to center; Zisk popped to third in
foul territory; Gamble struck out; Blanks grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Hobson doubled to
center; Burleson flied out to right; Dwyer doubled to center
[Hobson scored]; Lynn walked; Rice grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to center; Norman struck out;
Grubb singled to center [Sundberg to second]; Bell flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski lined to left; Watson lined to
shortstop; Fisk singled to center; Brohamer walked [Fisk to
second]; Hobson walked [Fisk to third, Brohamer to second];
Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam flied out to left; Zisk doubled to right;
Gamble lined to left; Blanks reached on an error by Hobson;
Butch Hobson tagged 3B when there was no force, and flipped the
ball to the 3B coach; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Dwyer struck out; Lynn walked; Rice flied out to
center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
singled to first; Bell lined to left; Oliver lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Watson flied out to center; Fisk flied out to
right; Brohamer singled to center; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam flied out to center; Zisk flied out to
right; Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Dwyer flied
out to right; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: EVANS REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR BLANKS; Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg walked; SAMPLE BATTED FOR NORMAN; Sample struck out;
Grubb walked [Sundberg to second]; Bell flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 2B); SODERHOLM
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING 3B); BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ZISK CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to pitcher); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver lined to center; Putnam grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zisk made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk singled to left; On a bunt Brohamer made an
out to first; Hobson struck out while Fisk stole second;
Burleson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Gamble flied out to right; Soderholm flied out to
center; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; J. Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers
0.