The Boston Red Sox couldn't pull it off against the Texas Rangers, 5 to 4, on September 1, 1979.

Final

TEX

Rangers

65-71

5

BOS

Red Sox

78-54

4

1

2

0

2

0

2

3

0

0

4

0

2

5

1

0

6

1

0

7

1

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

R

5

4

H

10

8

E

1

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Sacrifice fly by Buddy Bell; Bump Wills scored.

1

0

Rangers

Double by Willie Montanez; Al Oliver scored.

2

0

Bottom 2nd

TEX

BOS

Red Sox

Single by Bob Watson; Jim Rice scored.

2

1

Red Sox

Single by Butch Hobson; Carl Yastrzemski scored.

2

2

Bottom 4th

TEX

BOS

Red Sox

Home run by Butch Hobson.

2

3

Red Sox

Sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson; Stan Papi scored.

2

4

Top 5th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Bump Wills groundedout; error by Bob Stanley; Greg Mahlberg scored.

3

4

Top 6th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Home run by Willie Montanez.

4

4

Top 7th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Single by Buddy Bell; Mickey Rivers scored.

5

4

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