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April 23, 1978

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Indians	1	1	1
Red Sox	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Indians	1	1	1
Red Sox	2	2	0

Butch Hobson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.360
OBP	.000	.396
At Bats	0	50
Hits	0	18
• Singles	0	10
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	3
RBI’s	0	16

Rick Waits Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	0

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Fenway Park - April 23, 1978

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Home Run

Rick Waits

Ron Pruitt

Andre Thornton

Duane Kuiper

Buddy Bell

Larvell Blanks

Johnny Grubb

Rick Manning

Paul Dade

Butch Hobson

Dwight Evans

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Lynn is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Scott hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Pruitt hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Horton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell.

Bottom 1 Burleson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out.

Top 1 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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