Bob Watson and Dwight Evans each clouted two homers and Butch Hobson hit one as the Red Sox overpowered the Brewers, 10-1. Watson and Hobson connected in succession in the second inning. Evans homered after Watson was hit by a pitch in the sixth. Watson delivered a two-run smash in the seventh and Evans hit his second homer of the game in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      1  3  0    0  0  2    2  1  1  -  10 16  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .280      Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Fisk c                5   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Money 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .250
Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .331      Cooper 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
  Poquette cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Thomas dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     1   0   .316      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .326
  Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Moore c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .350
Watson 1b             4   3   3   3     0   0   .297        Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .249      Wohlford cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   1     1   0   .250      Gantner 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Evans rf              5   3   3   3     0   0   .289      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Papi 2b               5   0   1   0     0   2   .160        Mitchell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  10  16   8     3   2             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 27,101
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Brewers 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 2
Doubles: Evans (15), Cooper (27), Thomas (19)
Triples: Burleson (4), Wohlford (1)
Home Runs: Watson 2 (10), Hobson (16), Evans 2 (17)
GIDP: Burleson (10), Hobson (13), Oglivie (7)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (5,by Mitchell)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(12-6)          9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35   4.43
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(9-5)          1     6   4   4   0   0   2   9   3.54
Mitchell                6     7   4   4   1   1   2  25   5.30
Castro                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   1.60
McClure                 1     2   1   1   2   1   0   7   4.64
Totals                  9    16  10  10   3   2   5  45

Hit by Pitch: Mitchell (3)
Wild Pitches: Travers (4)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - George Maloney


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson tripled to right; Fisk made an out to
first; Travers threw a wild pitch [Burleson scored]; Lynn
singled to center; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to right; Money walked; On a bunt
Cooper singled [Money to second]; Thomas singled to left [Money
scored, Cooper to second]; Oglivie grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Watson homered; Hobson homered; Evans doubled to
left; Papi singled to right [Evans to third]; MITCHELL REPLACED
TRAVERS (PITCHING); Burleson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Evans scored (no RBI), Papi out
at second]; Fisk singled to right; Lynn singled to right [Fisk
to third]; Rice lined to shortstop; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano grounded out (second to first); Moore
singled to left; Wohlford forced Moore (shortstop to second);
Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Watson flied to
right in foul territory; Hobson grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (first unassisted); Money
grounded out (third to first); Cooper doubled to right; Thomas
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans lined to third; Papi flied out to center;
Burleson singled to left; Fisk forced Burleson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Lezcano
struck out; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: On a bunt Wohlford grounded out (third to first);
Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Watson was hit by a pitch; Hobson flied out to
right; Evans homered [Watson scored]; Papi struck out; Burleson
singled; Fisk forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Money walked; Cooper grounded out (first
unassisted) [Money to second]; Thomas flied out to left [Money
to third]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn made an out to third; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
forced Rice (second to shortstop); Watson homered [Yastrzemski
scored]; Hobson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: POQUETTE REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); DWYER REPLACED
YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Lezcano flied out to left; Moore
popped to left; Wohlford tripled to right; Gantner walked; Yount
forced Gantner (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: CASTRO REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); FOSSE REPLACED
MOORE (PLAYING C ); Evans homered; Papi lined to center;
Burleson grounded out (third to first); Fisk made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Money grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cooper grounded out (second to first);
Thomas doubled to left; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 9, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: MCCLURE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Poquette
singled; Rice flied out to right; Dwyer walked [Poquette to
second]; Watson singled to left [Poquette to third, Dwyer to
second]; Wolfe walked [Poquette scored, Dwyer to third, Watson
to second]; Evans popped to center; Papi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano made an out to shortstop; Fosse grounded
out (second to first); Wohlford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Brewers 1.