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June 29, 1979

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Bottom 12 R H E
Red Sox 2 11 1
Yankees 2 6 0
Bottom 12 R H E
Red Sox 2 11 1
Yankees 2 7 0

Bobby Murcer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .255
OBP .200 .370
At Bats 5 204
Hits 1 52
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 22

Dick Drago Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 5
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Yankee Stadium - June 29, 1979
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Double
Dick Drago
Gary Allenson
Carl Yastrzemski
Jerry Remy
Butch Hobson
Rick Burleson
Jim Rice
Fred Lynn
Dwight Evans
Bobby Murcer
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 12 Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Dick Drago now pitching. Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 11 Randolph is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out. Piniella moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 11 Nettles is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 11 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 11 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Jim Kaat now pitching. Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kaat, and towards Randolph, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Murcer 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 10 Munson strikes out. There goes Beniquez. The throw from Allenson to Burleson, and Beniquez is out.
Bottom 10 Gary Allenson now catching. Beniquez is hit by the pitch.
Top 10 Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Bob Montgomery. Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Juan Beniquez now playing center field. Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Stanley 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 9 Randolph is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Bill Campbell now pitching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Piniella scores. Nettles moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Piniella moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Spencer, and towards Randolph, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Ron Davis now pitching. Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roy White pinch runs for Bucky Dent. Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it and throws to home to get Randolph. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third.
Bottom 8 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jerry Remy now playing second base. Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jerry Remy pinch runs for Larry Wolfe. Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 8 Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montgomery scores. Burleson moves to second.
Top 8 Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montgomery moves to third.
Top 8 Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Guidry fires to first and has Burleson trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags Burleson for the out.
Top 6 Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson strikes out.
Top 5 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hobson bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 5 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynn throws the ball in to Burleson who tags Piniella trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Rice strikes out.
Top 4 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Guidry covering. Safe. Wolfe moves to third.
Top 4 Wolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent strikes out. There goes Randolph. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 3 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Top 3 Burleson strikes out.
Top 3 Montgomery hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Montgomery reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lynn strikes out.
Top 1 Wolfe is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Burleson strikes out.