Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Travers
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano who is chasing the ball. Burleson reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fisk vs. Travers
  
  Fisk hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lynn vs. Travers
  
  There's a wild pitch. Burleson scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Travers
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Travers
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Travers
  
  Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Torrez
  
  Yount hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Money vs. Torrez
  
  Money takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Torrez
  
  Cooper bunts towards the mound. Torrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Money moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Torrez
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Money scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oglivie vs. Torrez
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Travers
  
  Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Travers
  
  Hobson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Travers
  
  Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Papi vs. Travers
  
  Papi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Burleson vs. Mitchell
  
  Paul Mitchell now pitching.
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Evans scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Mitchell
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Mitchell
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rice vs. Mitchell
  
  Rice hits a line drive towards short. Yount reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Torrez
  
  Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Torrez
  
  Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wohlford vs. Torrez
  
  Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gantner vs. Torrez
  
  Gantner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Mitchell
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Mitchell
  
  Watson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Mitchell
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Torrez
  
  Yount hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yount for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Money vs. Torrez
  
  Money hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Torrez
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomas vs. Torrez
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Mitchell
  
  Evans hits a line drive towards third. Money reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Mitchell
  
  Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Mitchell
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Mitchell
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Torrez
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Torrez
  
  Lezcano strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Torrez
  
  Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Mitchell
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Mitchell
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Mitchell
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Torrez
  
  Wohlford bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gantner vs. Torrez
  
  Gantner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Torrez
  
  Yount strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Mitchell
  
  Watson is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Mitchell
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Mitchell
  
  Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Mitchell
  
  Papi strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Mitchell
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Mitchell
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Money vs. Torrez
  
  Money takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Torrez
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. Money moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomas vs. Torrez
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Money moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Oglivie vs. Torrez
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Mitchell
  
  Lynn hits a popup towards third. Money settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Mitchell
  
  Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Mitchell
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Mitchell
  
  Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Mitchell
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Torrez
  
  Tom Poquette now playing center field. Jim Dwyer now playing left field.
  
  Lezcano hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Torrez
  
  Moore hits a popup into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Torrez
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. Wohlford reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gantner vs. Torrez
  
  Gantner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yount vs. Torrez
  
  Yount hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Castro
  
  Bill Castro now pitching. Ray Fosse now catching.
  
  Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Castro
  
  Papi hits a line drive into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Castro
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Castro
  
  Fisk hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Money vs. Torrez
  
  Larry Wolfe now playing third base.
  
  Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Torrez
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Torrez
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oglivie vs. Torrez
  
  Oglivie strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poquette vs. McClure
  
  Bob McClure now pitching.
  
  Poquette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. McClure
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dwyer vs. McClure
  
  Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Poquette moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Watson vs. McClure
  
  Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette moves to third. Dwyer moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wolfe vs. McClure
  
  Wolfe takes first base on ball four. Poquette scores. Dwyer moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Evans vs. McClure
  
  Evans hits a popup into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Papi vs. McClure
  
  Papi strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 10 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Torrez
  
  Lezcano hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Torrez
  
  Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Torrez
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/2/1979 -- Boston at Milwaukee (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        5  1  3  0   Yount R, ss           4  0  0  0   
Fisk C, c             5  0  1  0   Money D, 3b           2  1  0  0   
Lynn F, cf            4  0  2  0   Cooper C, 1b          4  0  2  0   
Poquette T, cf        1  1  1  0   Thomas G, dh          4  0  2  1   
Rice J, dh            4  0  0  0   Oglivie B, lf         4  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, lf     4  1  1  0   Lezcano S, rf         4  0  0  0   
Dwyer J, lf           0  0  0  0   Moore C, c            3  0  1  0   
Watson B, 1b          4  3  3  3   Fosse R, c            1  0  0  0   
Hobson B, 3b          4  1  1  1   Wohlford J, cf        4  0  1  0   
Wolfe L, 3b           0  0  0  1   Gantner J, 2b         2  0  0  0   
Evans D, rf           5  3  3  3                                      
Papi S, 2b            5  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 10 16  8                        32  1  6  1

Boston           130 002 211 -- 10
Milwaukee        100 000 000 --  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W)          9.0  6  1  1  3  3

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Travers B (L)*        1.0  6  4  4  0  0
Mitchell P            6.0  7  4  4  1  1
Castro B              1.0  1  1  1  0  0
McClure B             1.0  2  1  1  2  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd

DP -- Boston 1, Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Milwaukee 7
2B -- Evans D, Cooper C, Thomas G
3B -- Burleson R, Wohlford J
HR -- Watson B 2, Hobson B, Evans D 2
HBP -- by Mitchell P (Watson B)
WP -- Travers B
T -- 2:42
A -- 27101

    

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