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August 26, 1979

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Red Sox 3 6 1
Royals 6 10 0
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Red Sox 3 6 1
Royals 6 10 0

Rick Burleson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .290
OBP .667 .328
At Bats 3 500
Hits 2 145
• Singles 1 109
• Doubles 1 27
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 49

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 13 0
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Royals Stadium - August 26, 1979
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Out
Paul Splittorff
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Rick Burleson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Allenson hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wathan bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wathan for the out. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 7 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hobson strikes out.
Top 7 Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson scores.
Top 6 Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson moves to third.
Top 6 John Wathan now playing first base. Burleson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Burleson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 5 Porter strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. The ball gets by Allenson for a passed ball. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hobson strikes out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Wilson. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Washington moves to third.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett strikes out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Wilson. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lynn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Papi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Allenson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Evans hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. White reaches second base with a double. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson.
Bottom 2 LaCock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to third.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lynn is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Papi hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.