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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 27, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 27, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 27,970 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Jim Evans |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 27, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Comer
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Comer
Brohamer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Comer
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Comer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Bell scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Stanley
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Stanley
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Putnam scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Comer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Comer
Watson is hit by the pitch. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Comer
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Comer
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Comer
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Stanley
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Bell reaches second base with a double. Blanks scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Finch
Joel Finch now pitching.
Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Putnam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Finch
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Finch covering, for the out. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grubb vs. Finch
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Finch
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Comer
Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Larvell Blanks now playing second base.
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Comer
Brohamer hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Comer
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Comer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Finch
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Finch
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Finch
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Comer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Comer
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Comer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Comer
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Finch
Stan Papi now playing shortstop. Larry Wolfe now playing second base. Tom Poquette now playing center field. Jim Dwyer now playing first base.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Finch
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Finch
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Finch
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Comer
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Comer
Papi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Comer
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Finch
Grubb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Grubb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Finch
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Finch
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Norman vs. Finch
Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Finch
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Comer
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Comer
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Comer
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Comer
Watson hits a line drive into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Comer
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Finch
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Finch
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Finch
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Finch
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Finch
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk scores. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Finch
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blanks vs. Finch
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Comer
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Comer
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Comer
Papi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Comer
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Finch
Gary Allenson now playing third base.
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer fields the ball and throws to Finch covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Finch
Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Buddy Bell.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allenson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Finch
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Finch
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Pat Putnam.
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Comer
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Eric Soderholm now playing third base.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Comer
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Comer
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Comer
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Comer
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Finch
Zisk hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Finch
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Finch
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Finch
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Comer
Allenson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Comer
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Comer
Papi strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Comer
Wolfe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1979 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 1 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 1 1 1 0
Papi S, ss 3 0 1 0 Norman N, ss 3 0 2 1
Brohamer J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 2 2 1
Wolfe L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 2 0 1 0 Oliver A, cf 5 2 3 1
Poquette T, cf 1 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 2 1 2
Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 0 1 0 Zisk R, lf 5 2 2 3
Dwyer J, 1b 0 1 0 0 Gamble O, dh 5 0 2 1
Watson B, dh 2 1 1 2 Grubb J, rf 5 1 4 2
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Blanks L, ss-2b 4 1 1 0
Allenson G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0
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32 2 5 2 41 11 18 11
Boston 000 000 020 -- 2
Texas 450 011 00x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L) 1.1 8 8 8 1 0
Finch J 6.2 10 3 3 1 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Comer S (W) 9.0 5 2 2 5 6
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Texas 9
2B -- Putnam P, Bell B, Oliver A, Zisk R, Grubb J
HR -- Watson B
SH -- Wills B
HBP -- by Comer S (Watson B)
WP -- Finch J
T -- 2:40
A -- 27970
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