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April 21, 1979

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Jim Rice Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .375
OBP .667 .462
At Bats 1 40
Hits 1 15
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 1 10

Steve Busby Season Stats

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Fenway Park - April 21, 1979
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Home Run
Steve Busby
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Clint Hurdle
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Jim Rice
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 U L Washington now playing shortstop. John Wathan now playing first base. Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bill Campbell now pitching. U L Washington pinch runs for Pete LaCock. Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Braun strikes out.
Top 7 LaCock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Cowens scores. Hurdle moves to third.
Top 7 Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second.
Top 7 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Rice. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Rice steals second.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Steve Busby now pitching. Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burleson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Remy hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Evans scores.
Bottom 4 Montgomery strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Evans. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Evans steals second.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 4 Wolfe takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson.
Top 4 There goes McRae. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Burleson applying the tag.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Porter reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Remy tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Lynn takes first base on ball four. Evans scores. Remy moves to third. Burleson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burleson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Remy. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Remy steals second.
Bottom 3 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Evans moves to third.
Bottom 3 Montgomery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 3 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive towards third. Wolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lynn hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Otis reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Top 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. White reaches second base with a double.