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@CAL		1
8
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@CHW		7
3
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@CLE		10
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@CLE		0
3
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@KCR		5
6
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@MIL		9
5
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@OAK		1
2
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@TEX		3
11
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@ATL		10
3
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@CIN		7
6
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@HOU		4
6
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@MON		0
5
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@PHI		1
4
NYM
@PIT		2
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Tuesday, July 31, 1979 10:25PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 39,384, Time of Game: 2:38
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
0
62-40
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 7½ GB
 at Indians
3
53-52
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
6th, 18 GB
W: Len Barker (1-4)
L: Joel Finch (0-3)
S: Sid Monge (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Indians         0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    3 14  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Poquette CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .518 -0.044 0.57 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 3 0
   Rick Burleson PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .686 -0.091 3.92 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 0 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .745 -0.155 1.48 0.000 -0.155 -1.5 3 0
Carl Yastrzemski DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 .872 0.024 0.65 0.060 -0.036 0.3 2B
Jim Rice LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .319 .948 -0.069 0.88 0.013 -0.082 -0.7 3 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .795 -0.095 0.89 0.000 -0.095 -1.0 5 0
Butch Hobson 3B-2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .761 0.036 0.99 0.082 -0.045 0.3 2 2
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .845 -0.060 0.83 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 4 0
Larry Wolfe 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .794 -0.050 0.97 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 3 3
   Fred Lynn PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .329 1.041 0.047 1.18 0.047 0.000 0.4 0 0
Stan Papi SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .390 -0.035 0.68 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 2
   Jim Dwyer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .783 0.043 2.20 0.043 0.000 0.2
   Gary Allenson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .591 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Joel Finch P
   Tom Burgmeier P 1
Team Totals 29 0 2 0 4 5 .069 .285 -0.449 1.04 0.245 -0.693 -4.8 24 8
2B: C Yastrzemski (21, off L Barker).
TB: C Yastrzemski 2; F Lynn.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Hobson-L Wolfe-B Watson.
E: D Evans (4).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hargrove LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .235 .687 0.000 0.65 0.048 -0.048 -0.6 3 0 GDP
Rick Manning CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .647 -0.077 0.94 0.009 -0.086 -0.7 3 0
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .847 -0.045 0.74 0.022 -0.066 -0.8 3 0 2B
Andre Thornton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .793 -0.057 0.69 0.010 -0.067 -0.6 8 1
Cliff Johnson DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .861 0.006 0.85 0.030 -0.024 0.0
   Ron Pruitt PH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .696 0.008 0.37 0.014 -0.007 0.2
Toby Harrah 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 .843 0.112 0.75 0.147 -0.035 1.1 0 2 2B
Ron Hassey C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .248 .575 0.056 0.68 0.095 -0.039 -0.2 5 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .590 -0.054 0.56 0.004 -0.058 -0.5 2 1
Tom Veryzer SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 .219 .530 0.103 0.52 0.108 -0.006 1.0 2 3
Len Barker P 1 1
   Sid Monge P
Team Totals 37 3 14 2 0 3 .378 .811 0.052 0.68 0.487 -0.436 -1.2 27 8
2B: B Bonds (20, off J Finch); T Harrah (17, off T Burgmeier).
TB: T Veryzer 3; T Harrah 3; M Hargrove 2; B Bonds 2; D Kuiper; R Manning; R Pruitt; C Johnson; A Thornton; R Hassey.
GIDP: M Hargrove (9).
RBI: R Hassey (15); T Veryzer (20).
2-out RBI: T Veryzer.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 12.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joel Finch, L (0-3) 3.2 8 3 3 0 1 0 5.35 19 34 -0.135 0.98 -1.3
Tom Burgmeier 4.1 6 0 0 0 2 0 2.24 18 2 0 0.083 0.37 2.6
Team Totals 8 14 3 3 0 3 0 3.38 37 34 2 0 -0.052 1.04 1.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Len Barker, W (1-4) 7.1 2 0 0 3 4 0 5.53 27 75 0.235 0.87 2.6
Sid Monge, S (13) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.16 6 3 0 0.213 1.83 2.1
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 4 5 0 0.00 33 75 3 0 0.448 0.68 4.8
Balks: None.
WP: L Barker (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 39,384.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Tom Poquette CF 1 Mike Hargrove LF
2 Carlton Fisk C 2 Rick Manning CF
3 Carl Yastrzemski DH 3 Bobby Bonds RF
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Andre Thornton 1B
5 Bob Watson 1B 5 Cliff Johnson DH
6 Butch Hobson 3B 6 Toby Harrah 3B
7 Dwight Evans RF 7 Ron Hassey C
8 Larry Wolfe 2B 8 Duane Kuiper 2B
9 Stan Papi SS 9 Tom Veryzer SS
Joel Finch P Len Barker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 1 1-- R CLE T. Harrah J. Finch 14% 70% Single to RF; Johnson Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Harrah to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- R CLE R. Hassey J. Finch 9% 80% Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Hassey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 0-3 1 123 O BOS R. Burleson S. Monge 9% 89% Flyball: SS
t8 0-3 2 123 O BOS C. Fisk S. Monge 9% 97% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 -2- R CLE T. Veryzer J. Finch 7% 84% Single to CF; Hassey Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Poquette L. Barker 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk L. Barker 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski L. Barker -2% 52% Double to CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice L. Barker 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joel Finch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE M. Hargrove J. Finch -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Manning J. Finch -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE B. Bonds J. Finch 2% 53% Double to CF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CLE A. Thornton J. Finch -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Watson L. Barker 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson L. Barker 2% 54% Lineout: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Evans L. Barker 1% 55% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joel Finch facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE C. Johnson J. Finch -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. Harrah J. Finch -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O CLE R. Hassey J. Finch -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS L. Wolfe L. Barker 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS S. Papi L. Barker 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS T. Poquette L. Barker 1% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joel Finch facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper J. Finch -3% 53% Popfly: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- CLE T. Veryzer J. Finch 3% 56% Single to RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- CLE M. Hargrove J. Finch 4% 60% Single to CF; Veryzer to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- O CLE R. Manning J. Finch -5% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 2 12- O CLE B. Bonds J. Finch -5% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk L. Barker 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski L. Barker 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice L. Barker 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joel Finch facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton J. Finch -3% 53% Lineout: 3B
b4 0-0 1 --- CLE C. Johnson J. Finch 3% 56% Single to SS
b4 0-0 1 1-- R CLE T. Harrah J. Finch 14% 70% Single to RF; Johnson Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Harrah to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- R CLE R. Hassey J. Finch 9% 80% Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Hassey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 2-0 1 -2- O CLE D. Kuiper J. Finch -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 -2- R CLE T. Veryzer J. Finch 7% 84% Single to CF; Hassey Scores
b4 3-0 2 1-- CLE M. Hargrove J. Finch 1% 85% Single to RF; Veryzer to 2B
Tom Burgmeier replaces Joel Finch pitching
b4 3-0 2 12- O CLE R. Manning T. Burgmeier -2% 83% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Len Barker facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- O BOS B. Watson L. Barker 2% 86% Lineout: RF
t5 0-3 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson L. Barker 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O BOS D. Evans L. Barker 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tom Burgmeier facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bonds T. Burgmeier -1% 87% Strikeout
b5 3-0 1 --- CLE A. Thornton T. Burgmeier 1% 88% Single to CF
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Cliff Johnson (DH) batting 5th
b5 3-0 1 1-- CLE R. Pruitt T. Burgmeier 1% 90% Single to CF; Thornton to 2B
b5 3-0 1 12- O CLE T. Harrah T. Burgmeier -2% 88% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 2 12- O CLE R. Hassey T. Burgmeier -2% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Len Barker facing 8-9-1
t6 0-3 0 --- O BOS L. Wolfe L. Barker 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- O BOS S. Papi L. Barker 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O BOS T. Poquette L. Barker 1% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tom Burgmeier facing 8-9-1
b6 3-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper T. Burgmeier -1% 90% Flyball: 2B
b6 3-0 1 --- CLE T. Veryzer T. Burgmeier 1% 91% Single to RF
b6 3-0 1 1-- OO CLE M. Hargrove T. Burgmeier -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Len Barker facing 2-3-4
t7 0-3 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk L. Barker 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-3 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski L. Barker 2% 93% Flyball: LF
t7 0-3 2 --- BOS J. Rice L. Barker -1% 92% Walk
t7 0-3 2 1-- O BOS B. Watson L. Barker 2% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tom Burgmeier facing 2-3-4
b7 3-0 0 --- CLE R. Manning T. Burgmeier 1% 95% Single to CF
b7 3-0 0 1-- O CLE B. Bonds T. Burgmeier -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 3-0 1 1-- O CLE A. Thornton T. Burgmeier -1% 93% Flyball: RF
b7 3-0 2 1-- O CLE R. Pruitt T. Burgmeier -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Len Barker facing 6-7-8
t8 0-3 0 --- BOS B. Hobson L. Barker -4% 88% Walk
t8 0-3 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans L. Barker 4% 92% Strikeout Looking
Fred Lynn pinch hits for Larry Wolfe (2B) batting 8th
t8 0-3 1 1-- BOS F. Lynn L. Barker -5% 88% Single to CF; Hobson to 2B
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Stan Papi (SS) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 12- BOS J. Dwyer L. Barker -4% 84% Wild Pitch; Hobson to 3B; Lynn to 2B
t8 0-3 1 -23 BOS J. Dwyer L. Barker -4% 79% Walk
Sid Monge replaces Len Barker pitching
Rick Burleson pinch hits for Tom Poquette (CF) batting 1st
t8 0-3 1 123 O BOS R. Burleson S. Monge 9% 89% Flyball: SS
t8 0-3 2 123 O BOS C. Fisk S. Monge 9% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
Butch Hobson moves from 3B to 2B
Gary Allenson replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
Rick Burleson moves from PH to SS
Fred Lynn moves from PH to CF
b8 3-0 0 --- CLE T. Harrah T. Burgmeier 1% 98% Double to LF
b8 3-0 0 -2- O CLE R. Hassey T. Burgmeier -1% 97% Fielder's Choice P; Harrah out at 3B/P-3B
b8 3-0 1 1-- CLE D. Kuiper T. Burgmeier 0% 98% Single to RF; Hassey to 2B
b8 3-0 1 12- O CLE T. Veryzer T. Burgmeier -1% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 3-0 2 12- O CLE M. Hargrove T. Burgmeier -1% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Sid Monge facing 3-4-5
t9 0-3 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Monge -4% 93% Walk
t9 0-3 0 1-- O BOS J. Rice S. Monge 4% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 0-3 1 1-- O BOS B. Watson S. Monge 3% 99% Flyball: 2B
t9 0-3 2 1-- O BOS B. Hobson S. Monge 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

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