Rangers 5-4 Red Sox (Aug 31, 1979)

TEX

BOS

1

2

0

2

0

2

3

0

4

0

2

5

1

0

6

1

0

7

1

0

8

0

9

0

R

5

4

H

10

8

E

1

W: D. Darwin

L: D. Drago

S: J. Kern

TEX

Team Stats

BOS

1

HR

1

5

R

4

10

H

8

0

SB

0

LOB

.286

AVG

.235

.316

OBP

.289

.429

SLG

.353

4.00

ERA

4.00

3

K

4

2

BB

2

Current Series

Rangers

6

Red Sox

0

Game 1

Final

Rangers

6

Red Sox

9

Game 2

Final

Rangers

5

Red Sox

4

Game 3

Final

Rangers

7

Red Sox

6

Game 4

Final

1979 AL West

TEX BOS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game Summary

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

Game Info

August 31, 1979

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Montanez W. Montanez DH	4	1	2	2	1	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Mahlberg G. Mahlberg C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	5	10	4	1	2	4

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
Tom Poquette T. Poquette RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Rice J. Rice DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	1	2	2	1	0	1
Stan Papi S. Papi 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mike O'Berry M. O'Berry C	2	0	1	0	0	1	1
Gary Allenson G. Allenson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	8	4	1	2	3

Batting

2B: W. Montanez, A. Oliver

HR: W. Montanez

TB: B. Bell, G. Mahlberg, W. Montanez 6, A. Oliver 2, P. Putnam, M. Rivers 2, B. Wills, R. Zisk

RBI: B. Bell 2, W. Montanez 2

SF: B. Bell

GIDP: P. Putnam

Batting

2B: S. Papi

HR: B. Hobson

TB: C. Fisk, B. Hobson 5, M. O'Berry, S. Papi 2, J. Rice, B. Watson, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: R. Burleson, B. Hobson 2, B. Watson

HBP: J. Rice

SAC: M. O'Berry

SF: R. Burleson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	9.00
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	18.00
Danny Darwin D. Darwin (W)	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Jim Kern J. Kern (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	2	3	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Stanley B. Stanley	5.1	7	4	3	2	1	1	5.06
Dick Drago D. Drago (L)	3.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	2.45
Totals	9.0	10	5	4	2	4	1

Batters faced: D. Darwin 19, F. Jenkins 11, J. Henry Johnson 6, J. Kern 3

Batters faced: D. Drago 13, B. Stanley 25

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Montanez W. Montanez DH	4	1	2	2	1	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Mahlberg G. Mahlberg C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	5	10	4	1	2	4

Batting

2B: W. Montanez, A. Oliver

HR: W. Montanez

TB: B. Bell, G. Mahlberg, W. Montanez 6, A. Oliver 2, P. Putnam, M. Rivers 2, B. Wills, R. Zisk

RBI: B. Bell 2, W. Montanez 2

SF: B. Bell

GIDP: P. Putnam

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	9.00
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	18.00
Danny Darwin D. Darwin (W)	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Jim Kern J. Kern (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	2	3	1

Batters faced: D. Darwin 19, F. Jenkins 11, J. Henry Johnson 6, J. Kern 3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
Tom Poquette T. Poquette RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Rice J. Rice DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	1	2	2	1	0	1
Stan Papi S. Papi 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mike O'Berry M. O'Berry C	2	0	1	0	0	1	1
Gary Allenson G. Allenson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	8	4	1	2	3

Batting

2B: S. Papi

HR: B. Hobson

TB: C. Fisk, B. Hobson 5, M. O'Berry, S. Papi 2, J. Rice, B. Watson, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: R. Burleson, B. Hobson 2, B. Watson

HBP: J. Rice

SAC: M. O'Berry

SF: R. Burleson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Stanley B. Stanley	5.1	7	4	3	2	1	1	5.06
Dick Drago D. Drago (L)	3.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	2.45
Totals	9.0	10	5	4	2	4	1

Batters faced: D. Drago 13, B. Stanley 25

65-71 TEX

BOS 78-54

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Current Series

1979 AL West

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