August 8, 1979 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 8
@BAL 4 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CLE 8
@BOS 2 TEX 16
@DET 9 DET 10
TEX 4 NYY 4
CHW 3 CAL 8
@OAK 1 MIN 3
@SEA 1 PIT 5
@CHC 2
(10) CIN 3
ATL 1 HOU 4
@LAD 1 STL 8
@NYM 4 PHI 4
MON 3 SFG 10
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,756

Wednesday, August 8, 1979, 1:34PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Indians

56-56

Won 1

6th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  3   2  0  0    6 10  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  1   1  0  0    4 12  1

W: R Wise (12-6), L: B Stanley (11-8), S: S Monge (14)

Red Sox

68-42

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .702    0    2   0   
R Manning CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .645    0    6   0   SH
B Bonds RF                    4   3   3   1    0   0  .295  .845    0    1   0   3B,SB
A Thornton DH                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .795    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .287  .832    0    2   1   2B
J Norris LF                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .672    0    2   0   GDP
  T Cox PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .603    0    0   0   
  D Alston LF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .790    0    1   0   CS
R Hassey C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .598    0    2   1   
  R Pruitt PH-C               1   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .690    0    4   0   IW
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .248  .592    0    5   3   GDP
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .524    0    2   2   

R Wise P                                                                 0   1
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   6  10   4    4   1                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (18, off B Stanley).

3B: B Bonds (1, off D Drago).

SH: R Manning (7, off T Burgmeier).

IBB: R Pruitt (1, by T Burgmeier).

TB: B Bonds 5; T Harrah 4; D Kuiper; R Manning; M Hargrove; T Veryzer.

GIDP: J Norris (10); D Kuiper (10).

RBI: D Kuiper 2 (28); T Harrah (48); B Bonds (58).

2-out RBI: D Kuiper 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-D Kuiper-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (26, 2nd base off B Stanley/C Fisk).

CS: D Alston (2, 2nd base by D Drago/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .704    0    3   6   GDP
C Fisk C                      5   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .762    0    2   1   
F Lynn CF                     4   0   1   0    1   2  .330 1.050    0    1   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .322  .972    0    2   0   HR
C Yastrzemski DH              3   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .868    0    0   0   CS,SF
B Watson 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .305  .846    0   12   1   2B
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .255  .777    0    2   1   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .844    0    0   0   
S Papi 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .194  .509    0    4   5   

B Stanley P                                                              1   2
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   1
  D Drago P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   4  12   4    2   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Watson (12, off R Wise).

HR: J Rice (29, off R Wise; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Yastrzemski (3, off S Monge).

TB: J Rice 4; B Hobson 3; B Watson 3; R Burleson 2; C Fisk 2; C Yastrzemski; F Lynn.

GIDP: R Burleson (12).

RBI: J Rice 2 (90); B Hobson (66); C Yastrzemski (68).

2-out RBI: J Rice 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Burleson-S Papi-B Watson; S Papi-R Burleson-B Watson; B Hobson-B Watson.

E: R Burleson (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Yastrzemski (2, 2nd base by R Wise/R Hassey).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise, W (12-6)               5    11   3   3    0   2   1   3.73   25     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 2·11     35    -     1.31  -0.19
S Monge, S (14)                4     1   1   1    2   3   0   2.28   14     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 2· 1          1-0    1.82   0.35
Totals                         9    12   4   4    2   5   1          39     -       ·  ·      6·10· 4·12          1-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Stanley, L (11-8)            5.1   6   4   3    2   0   0   4.12   23     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 2· 6     40    -     1.38  -0.12
T Burgmeier                    1     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.40    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.20  -0.12
D Drago                        2.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.11    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          1-1    0.65  -0.10
Totals                         9    10   6   5    4   1   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2·10          3-3

R Wise faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Monge (9); D Drago (4).

IBB: T Burgmeier (4; R Pruitt).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dallas Parks.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 31,756.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. R Manning            CF    2. C Fisk               C  
3. B Bonds              RF    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. T Harrah             3B    5. C Yastrzemski        DH 
6. J Norris             LF    6. B Watson             1B 
7. R Hassey             C     7. B Hobson             3B 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. D Evans              RF 
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. S Papi               2B 

   R Wise               P        B Stanley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-0  1--     -28%  34% J Rice          R Wise          Home Run; Fisk Scores
   t 6   2  2-2  123      24%  77% D Kuiper        T Burgmeier     Single to RF; Bonds Scores; Harrah Scores; Pruitt to 3B
   t 6   1  2-1  12-      22%  62% T Harrah        B Stanley       Double to LF; Manning Scores; Bonds to 3B
   b 6   1  4-3  12-      15%  68% R Burleson      S Monge         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   1  3-4  -2-      14%  84% B Bonds         D Drago         Triple to CF; Hargrove Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  B Bonds         Single to SS
   O      1--      45%  A Thornton      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Burleson      Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      48%  F Lynn          Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      50%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  T Harrah        Single to LF
          1--      59%  J Norris        Walk; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      54%  R Hassey        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Norris to 2B
   OO     12-      45%  D Kuiper        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  C Yastrzemski   Single to 3B
   O      1--      47%  B Watson        Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      44%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      41%  B Hobson        Single to CF; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Hobson to 2B
   O      12-      50%  S Papi          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      44%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Burleson      Lineout: LF
          ---      44%  C Fisk          Single to LF
          1--      37%  F Lynn          Single to CF; Fisk to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3      50%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  B Bonds         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  A Thornton      Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Walk
          12-      69%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Bonds to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   ROO    123      60%  J Norris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bonds Scores/unER; Thornton to 3B
   O      --3      56%  R Hassey        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  B Watson        Strikeout
          ---      56%  B Hobson        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      63%  S Papi          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Hargrove      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R Burleson      Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      62%  F Lynn          Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      34%  J Rice          Home Run; Fisk Scores
   O      ---      35%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  R Manning       Single to CF
          1--      49%  B Bonds         Single to LF; Manning to 2B
   O      12-      41%  A Thornton      Lineout: LF
   R      12-      62%  T Harrah        Double to LF; Manning Scores; Bonds to 3B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Bob Stanley pitching; Ted Cox pinch hits for Jim Norris batting 6th
   O      -23      51%  T Cox           Strikeout
                  Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 7th
          -23      53%  R Pruitt        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      77%  D Kuiper        Single to RF; Bonds Scores; Harrah Scores; Pruitt to 3B
   O      1-3      73%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Pruitt moves to C; Dell Alston replaces Ted Cox playing LF batting 6th
          ---      64%  B Watson        Double to LF
   R      -2-      53%  B Hobson        Single to CF; Watson Scores
                  Sid Monge replaces Rick Wise pitching
   O      1--      59%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      53%  S Papi          Walk; Evans to 2B
   OO     12-      68%  R Burleson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Burgmeier facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  M Hargrove      Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  R Manning       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 2B
                  Dick Drago replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   R      -2-      84%  B Bonds         Triple to CF; Hargrove Scores
   O      --3      80%  A Thornton      Flyball: C
   R      --3      87%  T Harrah        Wild Pitch; Bonds Scores
   O      ---      86%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Sid Monge facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  C Fisk          Single to CF
          1--      79%  F Lynn          Wild Pitch; Fisk to 2B
          -2-      72%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      78%  J Rice          Flyball: CF; Fisk to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores
   O      1--      85%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  D Alston        Walk
   O      1--      84%  R Pruitt        Alston Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      83%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Sid Monge facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  S Papi          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  T Veryzer       Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  M Hargrove      Flyball: SS
   OO     1--      90%  R Manning       Double Play: Foul Popfly: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Sid Monge facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  R Burleson      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  F Lynn          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

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