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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 18, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 18, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 13,208 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: George Maloney 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Tony Solaita | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Tim Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 18, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Huffman
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Huffman
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Huffman
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Huffman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Torrez
Griffin 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Torrez
Bailor 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Torrez
Solaita strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Huffman
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Huffman
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Huffman
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Huffman
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Berry vs. Huffman
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Torrez
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Torrez
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Huffman
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Huffman
Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Huffman
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Torrez
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Torrez
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Torrez
Griffin 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 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Huffman
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Huffman
There's a wild pitch. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Huffman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Huffman
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Griffin. Rice scores. Hobson moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Huffman
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Huffman
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Huffman
O'Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Huffman
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Torrez
Bailor 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Torrez
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. Woods moves to third. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosetti vs. Torrez
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brohamer fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. O'Berry picks up the ball and throws it to Burleson who tags the runner out. Woods scores. Solaita scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Huffman
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Huffman
Lynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor who is chasing the ball. Lynn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Huffman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Huffman
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Huffman
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Torrez
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Torrez
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Torrez
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Torrez
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerone scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Torrez
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Huffman
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Huffman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Huffman
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Huffman
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Torrez
Solaita hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Solaita reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Solaita moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosetti vs. Torrez
Bosetti 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, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Torrez
Cerone 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 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Huffman
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Huffman
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Luebber
Steve Luebber now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Rice reaches second base with a double. Brohamer scores. Lynn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Luebber
The ball gets by Cerone for a passed ball. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Luebber
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Luebber
Tom Poquette pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski.
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Jefferson
Jesse Jefferson now pitching.
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Poquette moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Jefferson
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Torrez
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Torrez
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Torrez
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Jefferson
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Jefferson
Burleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Jefferson
Brohamer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Jefferson
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Torrez
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Torrez
Solaita 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 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jefferson
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Jefferson
Poquette hits a popup into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Jefferson
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Torrez
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Torrez
Cerone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Torrez
McKay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. McKay reaches second base with a double. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Torrez
Roy Howell pinch hits for Tim Johnson.
Howell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1979 -- Boston at Toronto (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 1 1
Brohamer J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 2 2 0 Woods A, lf 4 1 2 0
Rice J, lf 5 2 2 2 Solaita T, dh 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 2 2 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Poquette T, pr 1 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 1 1 0
Dwyer J, 1b 4 1 1 0 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 1 1 3 Johnson T, 3b 3 0 1 0
O'Berry M, c 4 0 0 0 Howell R, ph 1 0 0 0
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39 8 10 7 35 3 7 1
Boston 000 410 300 -- 8
Toronto 000 210 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W) 9.0 7 3 1 1 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman P (L)* 6.0 7 7 6 2 1
Luebber S+ 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Jefferson J 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Griffin A 2, Burleson R, Brohamer J, Johnson T
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Toronto 6
2B -- Solaita T, Rice J, Yastrzemski C, Burleson R, McKay D
3B -- Lynn F
HR -- Evans D
WP -- Huffman P
PB -- Cerone R
T -- 2:16
A -- 13208
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