With two out, Mickey Rivers scored from first base on a hit-and-run single by Buddy Bell in the seventh inning to bring the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Butch Hobson drove in two runs for the Red Sox with a single and homer. Willie Montanez batted in a run for the Rangers with a double in the first inning and tied the score at 4-4 with a homer in the sixth. Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 4Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway ParkRangers 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 5 10 1 Red Sox 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .277 Burleson ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 .284 Wills 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Poquette rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Oliver lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .327 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .343 Bell 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .302 Rice dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .324 Montanez dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .239 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Zisk rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Putnam 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Hobson 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .262 Mahlberg c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Papi 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Norman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Fisk ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Berry c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .211 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allenson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 4 2 4 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 28,930 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Red Sox 8 DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Wills, Stanley Doubles: Oliver (24), Montanez (2), Papi (7) Home Runs: Montanez (2), Hobson (22) Sacrifice Hits: O'Berry (2) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (10), Burleson (6) GIDP: Putnam (9) Hit by Pitch: Rice (4,by Darwin) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 11 4.19 Johnson 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 6 4.71 Darwin W(4-4) 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 19 3.86 Kern SV(22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.46 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 3 1 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanley 5.1 7 4 3 2 1 1 25 4.23 Drago L(9-4) 3.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 13 2.88 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 4 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Darwin (4) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman RANGERS 1ST: Rivers made an out to second; Wills singled to center; Oliver doubled to center [Wills to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored, Oliver to third]; Montanez doubled to center [Oliver scored]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to third; Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Mahlberg flied out to center; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Watson singled to left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Watson to second]; Papi forced Hobson (third to second) [Watson to third]; O'Berry walked [Papi to second]; Burleson lined to left; Poquette lined to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2. RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to shortstop; Wills struck out; Oliver flied out to left; Bell forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: JOHNSON REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Lynn walked; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Lynn to second]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2. RANGERS 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson homered; Papi doubled to center; DARWIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); O'Berry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Papi to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Papi scored]; Poquette flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 5TH: Mahlberg singled to left; Norman flied out to center; Rivers walked [Mahlberg to second]; Wills forced Rivers (first to shortstop) [Mahlberg scored (error by Stanley) (unearned) (no RBI), Wills to second]; Bob Stanley missed Rick Burleson's throw back to the mound; Oliver walked; Bell forced Wills (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn flied out to left; Rice was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Watson reached on an error by Wills [Rice to second]; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 6TH: Montanez homered; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam singled to center; DRAGO REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Mahlberg flied out to center; Norman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Papi flied out to center; O'Berry was called out on strikes; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 7TH: Rivers singled to right; Wills flied out to left; Oliver flied out to center; Bell singled to center [Rivers scored]; Montanez lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Poquette flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 8TH: Zisk singled to left; Putnam grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; Mahlberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Watson lined to second; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 9TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; On a bunt Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: FISK BATTED FOR PAPI; Fisk singled to left; On a bunt O'Berry singled [Fisk to second]; ALLENSON RAN FOR O'BERRY; KERN REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Burleson forced Allenson (third to second) [Fisk to third]; Poquette popped to third in foul territory; Lynn forced Burleson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 4. |
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