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CAL  8
SEA  1
 NYY  7
@CHW  3
 CLE 11
BOS 10
(11)		 CLE  3
BOS  0
 KCR  6
TOR  5
 BAL  9
@MIL  5
 OAK  2
MIN  1
 TEX 11
DET  3
 SDP 10
@ATL  3
 LAD  7
@CIN  6
 HOU  6
SFG  4
 MON  5
STL  0
 PHI  4
CHC  1
 NYM  2
@PIT  1
Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 39,384

 Tuesday, July 31, 1979, 10:25PM
Time of Game: 2:38
Red Sox
0
62-40
Lost 3
2nd, 7½ GB
 
                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
W: Len Barker (1-4), L: Joel Finch (0-3), S: Sid Monge (13)
 Indians
3
53-52
Won 10
6th, 18 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Poquette CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .518              3   0   
  R Burleson PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .686              0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .745              3   0   
C Yastrzemski DH              3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .872              0   0   2B
J Rice LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .319  .948              3   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .795              5   0   
B Hobson 3B-2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .761              2   2   
D Evans RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .845              4   0   
L Wolfe 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .794              3   3   
  F Lynn PH-CF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .329 1.041              0   0   
S Papi SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .390              0   2   
  J Dwyer PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .783              0   0   
  G Allenson 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .591              1   0   

J Finch P                                                                     0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                               0   1
Totals                       29   0   2   0    4   5                         24   8
Batting Events
2B: C Yastrzemski (21, off L Barker).
TB: C Yastrzemski 2; F Lynn.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Hobson-L Wolfe-B Watson.
E: D Evans (4).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .235  .687              3   0   GDP
R Manning CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .647              3   0   
B Bonds RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .847              3   0   2B
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .793              8   1   
C Johnson DH                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .861              0   0   
  R Pruitt PH                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .696              0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .843              0   2   2B
R Hassey C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .575              5   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .590              2   1   
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .219  .530              2   3   

L Barker P                                                                    1   1
  S Monge P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       37   3  14   0    0   3                         27   8
Batting Events
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.

Pitching Stats

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
J Finch, L (0-3)               3.2   8   3   3    0   1   0   5.35   19     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 2· 8     34    -     0.98  -0.14
T Burgmeier                    4.1   6   0   0    0   2   0   2.24   18     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 6          2-0    0.38   0.08
Totals                         8    14   3   3    0   3   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·13· 2·14          2-0 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker, W (1-4)              7.1   2   0   0    3   4   0   5.53   27     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 3· 2     75    -     0.88   0.24
S Monge, S (13)                1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.16    6     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          3-0    1.85   0.21
Totals                         9     2   0   0    4   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 3· 2          3-0
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 1-- R 14% 70% 0-0 CLE T. Harrah J. Finch Single to RF; Johnson Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Harrah to 2B
b4 1 -2- R 9% 80% 1-0 CLE R. Hassey J. Finch Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Hassey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 1 123 O 9% 88% 0-3 BOS R. Burleson S. Monge Flyball: SS
t8 2 123 O 9% 97% 0-3 BOS C. Fisk S. Monge Strikeout
b4 2 -2- R 7% 84% 2-0 CLE T. Veryzer J. Finch Single to CF; Hassey Scores

Play By Play

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

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