The Boston Red Sox couldn't pull it off against the Texas Rangers, 7 to 6, on September 2, 1979.

Final

TEX

Rangers

66-71

7

BOS

Red Sox

78-55

6

1

0

3

2

0

0

3

0

1

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

1

1

7

3

0

8

0

0

9

2

1

10

0

0

11

1

0

R

7

6

H

12

10

E

0

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

TEX

BOS

Red Sox

Triple by Jim Rice; Fred Lynn scored.

0

1

Red Sox

Double by Carl Yastrzemski; Jim Rice scored.

0

2

Red Sox

Double by Bob Watson; Carl Yastrzemski scored.

0

3

Bottom 3rd

TEX

BOS

Red Sox

Sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski; Tom Poquette scored.

0

4

Top 6th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Sacrifice fly by Al Oliver; Mickey Rivers scored.

1

4

Bottom 6th

TEX

BOS

Red Sox

Single by Rick Burleson; Butch Hobson scored.

1

5

Top 7th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Home run by Richie Zisk.

2

5

Rangers

Home run by Eric Soderholm; John Ellis scored.

4

5

Top 9th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Home run by John Ellis.

5

5

Rangers

Single by Bump Wills; Eric Soderholm scored.

6

5

Bottom 9th

TEX

BOS

Red Sox

Single by Tom Poquette; Carlton Fisk scored.

6

6

Top 11th

TEX

BOS

Rangers

Home run by Willie Montanez.

7

6

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