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Airtight relief pitching by Dick Drago enabled the Red Sox to hold off the Rangers, 3-2. Drago protected a one-run lead by getting the final five outs. The Red Sox scored twice in the third inning on singles by Butch Hobson, Larry Wolfe and Rick Burleson and a sacrifice fly by Carlton Fisk. The deciding run followed in the sixth when Fred Lynn walked, went to third on a double by Jim Rice and scored on a groundout by Carl Yastrzemski. [The Sporting News] Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Sunday, July 29, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRed Sox 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 0
Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Burleson ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 Grubb rf 4 0 0 0 1 3 .285
Fisk c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .271 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294
Lynn cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .325 Oliver cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .307
Rice dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 Putnam 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .281 Zisk lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Gamble dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .335
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248 Sundberg c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .251
Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Wolfe 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sample ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Norman ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .190
J. Ellis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 3 6 3 4 1 Totals 35 2 11 2 2 7
Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 22,298
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Rangers 8
DP: Red Sox 3, Rangers 2
Doubles: Rice (19), Oliver (15), Gamble (6)
Home Runs: Sundberg (4)
Stolen Bases: Norman (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2), Wolfe (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (2)
GIDP: Watson (4), Hobson (12), Putnam (5), Oliver (8), Sundberg (12)
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Torrez W(11-6) 7.1 11 2 2 2 6 1 33 4.62
Drago SV(6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.40
Totals 9 11 2 2 2 7 1 37
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Alexander L(3-6) 5.1 5 3 3 4 1 0 24 4.40
Lyle 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.11
Totals 9 6 3 3 4 1 0 35
Wild Pitches: Torrez (6)
Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Larry Barnett
RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Fisk grounded out (second to
first); Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Grubb was called out on strikes; Bell singled to
right; Oliver was called out on strikes; Putnam singled to left
[Bell to second]; Zisk made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski popped to
catcher in foul territory; Watson grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Gamble struck out; Sundberg homered; Roberts struck
out; Norman singled to center; Norman stole second; Grubb
walked; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Hobson singled to center; Evans out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hobson to second]; Wolfe singled to
left [Hobson to third]; Burleson singled to center [Hobson
scored, Wolfe to third]; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Wolfe scored, Burleson to second]; Lynn was walked
intentionally; Rice forced Lynn (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 3RD: Oliver doubled to left; Putnam made an out to
shortstop; Zisk flied out to right; Gamble grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Roberts
flied out to center; Norman singled to center; Grubb struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.
RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Wolfe walked; Burleson
flied out to center; Fisk forced Wolfe (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to left; Putnam grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Lynn walked; Rice doubled to left [Lynn to third];
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Lynn scored, Rice to
third]; Watson walked; LYLE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Watson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Rangers 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to center; Gamble doubled to right
[Zisk to third]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first) [Zisk
scored]; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Jorgensen popped to left;
Norman grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
RED SOX 7TH: BLANKS REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING 2B); Evans
singled to center; Wolfe out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Evans to second]; Burleson lined to shortstop; Fisk
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 7TH: Grubb struck out; Bell singled to left; Oliver
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
RED SOX 8TH: Lynn flied out to right; Rice made an out to
shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 8TH: Putnam made an out to second; Zisk singled to
center; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Zisk to second]; Gamble
walked; DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Sundberg grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Zisk out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
RED SOX 9TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
flied out to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 9TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR BLANKS; Sample struck out; J.
ELLIS BATTED FOR NORMAN; J. Ellis flied out to left; Grubb flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.
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