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April 20, 1979

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Royals	0	3	0
Red Sox	1	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Royals	0	3	0
Red Sox	2	2	0

Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.333
OBP	.000	.455
At Bats	0	36
Hits	0	12
• Singles	0	6
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	7

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	0

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Fenway Park - April 20, 1979

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Home Run

Dennis Leonard

Darrell Porter

Pete LaCock

Frank White

George Brett

Freddie Patek

Clint Hurdle

Amos Otis

Al Cowens

Carl Yastrzemski

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

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

Top 2 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Hurdle reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 There goes Cowens. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Burleson applying the tag.

Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Cowens takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Rice strikes out.

Bottom 1 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. Burleson scores.

Bottom 1 Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle who is chasing the ball. Burleson reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to home. Evans throws the ball in to Allenson who tags McRae who's trying to score from second, for the out.

Top 1 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McRae reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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