Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Cleveland
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Cleveland
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Cleveland
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Cleveland
  
  Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lynn moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Yastrzemski vs. Cleveland
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Cleveland Lynn scores. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yastrzemski vs. Cleveland
  
  Yastrzemski strikes out. The ball gets by Moore. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Rice. He's safe. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Watson vs. Cleveland
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Molitor vs. Ripley
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Ripley
  
  Bando 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Ripley
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lezcano vs. Ripley
  
  Lezcano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oglivie vs. Ripley
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thomas vs. Ripley
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cooper scores. Oglivie moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yount vs. Ripley
  
  Yount hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Cleveland
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Cleveland
  
  Brohamer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Cleveland
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Cleveland
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fisk vs. Cleveland
  
  Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Cleveland
  
  Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Galasso
  
  Bob Galasso now pitching.
  
  Rice takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Galasso
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Galasso
  
  Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Galasso
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Ripley
  
  Moore strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Ripley
  
  Wohlford hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Molitor vs. Ripley
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Galasso
  
  Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Galasso
  
  Evans hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Galasso
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Ripley
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Ripley
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lezcano vs. Ripley
  
  Lezcano takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oglivie vs. Ripley
  
  Oglivie hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Ripley
  
  Thomas hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Galasso
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Galasso
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Galasso
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Ripley
  
  Yount hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Ripley
  
  Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wohlford vs. Ripley
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Molitor vs. Ripley
  
  Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bando vs. Ripley
  
  Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Molitor moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cooper vs. Ripley
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Galasso
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Galasso
  
  Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Galasso
  
  Hobson strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brohamer vs. Galasso
  
  Brohamer 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, 8 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Ripley
  
  Lezcano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Ripley
  
  Oglivie hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Ripley
  
  Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Ripley
  
  Yount hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Galasso
  
  Evans hits a line drive into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Galasso
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Galasso
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Galasso
  
  There goes Fisk. The throw from Moore and he is safe. Fisk steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lynn vs. Galasso
  
  Lynn hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Ripley
  
  Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Ripley
  
  Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Molitor vs. Ripley
  
  Molitor bunts towards the mound. Ripley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wohlford moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bando vs. Ripley
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cooper vs. Ripley
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Burleson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Galasso
  
  Rice hits a line drive into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Galasso
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Galasso
  
  Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Ripley
  
  Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Ripley
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ripley covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Ripley
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Galasso
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Galasso
  
  Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Galasso
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Ripley
  
  Yount hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moore vs. Ripley
  
  Moore is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wohlford vs. Ripley
  
  Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Molitor vs. Ripley
  
  Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Molitor reaches third base with a triple. Yount goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bando vs. Drago
  
  Dick Drago now pitching.
  
  Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Molitor scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Drago
  
  Cooper strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Galasso
  
  Burleson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Molitor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Galasso
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Galasso
  
  Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Drago
  
  Lezcano hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Drago
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Drago
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/4/1979 -- Boston at Milwaukee (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        5  1  2  0   Molitor P, 2b         5  1  2  1   
Fisk C, c             5  1  2  3   Bando S, 3b           5  1  3  3   
Lynn F, cf            4  2  1  0   Cooper C, 1b          5  1  2  0   
Rice J, dh            3  2  1  0   Lezcano S, rf         3  1  1  1   
Yastrzemski C, lf     4  1  1  3   Oglivie B, lf         5  0  0  0   
Watson B, 1b          3  0  1  0   Thomas G, dh          5  0  1  1   
Hobson B, 3b          4  0  0  0   Yount R, ss           4  1  1  0   
Brohamer J, 2b        4  0  0  0   Moore C, c            4  1  1  0   
Evans D, rf           3  1  0  0   Wohlford J, cf        4  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  8  8  6                        40  6 12  6

Boston           260 000 000 --  8
Milwaukee        200 110 020 --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ripley A (W)          7.2 11  6  6  2  2
Drago D (S)           1.1  1  0  0  0  1

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (L)       1.2  5  6  6  2  1
Galasso B             7.1  3  2  2  2  1

E -- Moore C, Hobson B
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Milwaukee 9
2B -- Rice J, Cooper C
3B -- Molitor P
HR -- Bando S, Fisk C, Yastrzemski C, Lezcano S
SB -- Fisk C
WP -- Cleveland R
Balk -- Cleveland R
T -- 2:34
A -- 48664

    

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