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July 2, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 5 1
Yankees 7 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 5 1
Yankees 7 12 2

Butch Hobson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .333 .285
At Bats 2 218
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 30
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 0 42

Tommy John Season Stats

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11 3 0
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Yankee Stadium - July 2, 1979
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Out
Tommy John
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Butch Hobson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 5 1 5
New York Yankees 7 12 2 7
Winning Pitcher Tommy John
Losing Pitcher Joel Finch
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Spencer
Attendance 51,211
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. Murcer throws the ball in to Munson who tags Rice trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Burgmeier covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Munson scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jackson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Dick Drago now pitching. Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Campbell covering. Safe. Randolph scores.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. Dent goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Roy White pinch runs for Jim Spencer. Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes White trying to get to third. Evans throws the ball in to Hobson, who tags White for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Burleson strikes out.
Top 7 Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hobson scores.
Top 7 Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Evans reaches second base with a double. Hobson moves to third.
Top 7 Hobson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisk for the out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bill Campbell now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finch juggles the ball. That's an error on Finch.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson 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 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Rice moves to second.
Top 6 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles.
Top 5 Allenson hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Munson reaches second base with a double. Murcer goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a line drive towards the mound. Finch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allenson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Allenson moves to third. Burleson moves to second.
Top 3 Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allenson moves to second.
Top 3 Allenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 2 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Finch covering, for the out.
Top 2 Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to second.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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 1 Wolfe 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 1 Burleson hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.