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CHW
@CAL		8
9
DET
@CLE		9
3
KCR
@MIN		3
8
BOS
@NYY		5
0
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@OAK		1
6
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@SEA		0
1
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@ATL		5
3		 
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@CHC		4
3
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@CIN		5
6
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@HOU		3
4		 
(10)
PIT
@STL		7
5		 
(11)
Wednesday, September 5, 1979 8:10PM
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 38,644, Time of Game: 2:05
Red Sox
5
79-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
 at Yankees
0
75-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 15 GB
W: Bob Stanley (14-9)
L: Tommy John (18-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    5 12  2
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 .281 .691 -0.059 0.72 0.021 -0.081 -0.5 2 6
Dwight Evans RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .833 -0.015 0.61 0.049 -0.064 -0.5 2 0 2B
Carlton Fisk DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .748 -0.053 0.51 0.012 -0.065 -1.0
Jim Rice LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .978 -0.069 0.67 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 2 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .306 .839 0.004 0.67 0.044 -0.040 0.0 12 2
Butch Hobson 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .264 .810 0.226 0.84 0.262 -0.035 2.9 1 0 HR,3B
Tom Poquette CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .282 .682 0.053 0.71 0.068 -0.015 0.6 3 0 SB
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .247 .641 -0.030 0.61 0.036 -0.066 0.5 1 6 HR,SB,GDP
Gary Allenson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 .568 -0.041 0.62 0.010 -0.051 -0.8 2 0
Bob Stanley P 2 3
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 0 2 .308 .846 0.016 0.64 0.502 -0.486 0.4 27 17
2B: D Evans (20, off T John).
3B: B Hobson (7, off T John).
HR: T Sizemore (3, off T John; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Hobson (25, off T John; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: B Hobson 7; T Sizemore 5; R Burleson 2; T Poquette 2; D Evans 2; B Watson; G Allenson; C Fisk.
GIDP: T Sizemore (11).
RBI: B Hobson 3 (82); T Poquette (19); T Sizemore (28).
2-out RBI: B Hobson 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Sizemore-R Burleson-B Watson 2.
E: T Poquette 2 (4).
Baserunning
SB: T Sizemore (4, 2nd base off T John/B Gulden); T Poquette (2, 3rd base off T John/B Gulden).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Murcer CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .743 -0.012 0.67 0.035 -0.047 -0.1 0 0
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .757 -0.082 0.83 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 5 3
Oscar Gamble LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .352 1.037 -0.090 0.90 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 1 0
Reggie Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .898 -0.061 0.60 0.001 -0.062 -0.4 0 0
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 .766 0.069 0.73 0.094 -0.025 0.7 18 1
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .706 0.004 1.24 0.082 -0.077 -0.4 0 7
Jim Spencer DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .931 -0.136 1.29 0.029 -0.166 -0.9 GDP
Brad Gulden C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .452 -0.129 1.32 0.000 -0.129 -1.4 2 1 GDP
Bucky Dent SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .575 -0.054 1.06 0.000 -0.054 -0.4 0 8
   Roy White PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .546 0.007 0.17 0.007 0.000 0.1
   Fred Stanley SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .592 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tommy John P 1 1
Team Totals 33 0 7 0 0 2 .212 .424 -0.484 0.91 0.248 -0.732 -4.6 27 21
TB: C Chambliss 2; R White; R Jackson; G Nettles; B Murcer; J Spencer.
GIDP: B Gulden (1); J Spencer (11).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Nettles-W Randolph-C Chambliss.
E: T John ().

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Stanley, W (14-9) 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 4.03 33 75 0.484 0.91 4.6
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 33 75 0.484 0.64 4.6

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (18-7) 9 12 5 3 0 2 2 2.96 39 49 -0.016 0.64 -0.4
Team Totals 9 12 5 3 0 2 2 3.00 39 49 -0.016 0.91 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 38,644.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         New York Yankees
1 Rick Burleson SS 1 Bobby Murcer CF
2 Dwight Evans RF 2 Willie Randolph 2B
3 Carlton Fisk DH 3 Oscar Gamble LF
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Reggie Jackson RF
5 Bob Watson 1B 5 Chris Chambliss 1B
6 Butch Hobson 3B 6 Graig Nettles 3B
7 Tom Poquette CF 7 Jim Spencer DH
8 Ted Sizemore 2B 8 Brad Gulden C
9 Gary Allenson C 9 Bucky Dent SS
Bob Stanley P Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-2 0 12- OO NYY J. Spencer B. Stanley 15% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Chambliss to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- R BOS B. Hobson T. John 15% 69% Triple to CF; Watson Scores
t8 2-0 2 1-- RR BOS B. Hobson T. John 11% 96% Home Run; Watson Scores/unER; Hobson Scores/unER
b5 0-2 0 1-- NYY G. Nettles B. Stanley -8% 58% Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
t2 2-0 0 1-- OO BOS T. Sizemore T. John -6% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson T. John -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Evans T. John -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS C. Fisk T. John 1% 47% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Rice T. John -2% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Murcer B. Stanley -3% 42% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O NYY W. Randolph B. Stanley 3% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O NYY O. Gamble B. Stanley 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Jackson B. Stanley 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Watson T. John 4% 54% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- R BOS B. Hobson T. John 15% 69% Triple to CF; Watson Scores
t2 1-0 0 --3 R BOS T. Poquette T. John 4% 72% Single to LF; Hobson Scores
t2 2-0 0 1-- OO BOS T. Sizemore T. John -6% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- BOS G. Allenson T. John 1% 68% Single to CF
t2 2-0 2 1-- BOS R. Burleson T. John 2% 70% Single to CF; Allenson to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O BOS D. Evans T. John -4% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O NYY C. Chambliss B. Stanley 3% 68% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Stanley 2% 70% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-2 2 --- O NYY J. Spencer B. Stanley 1% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk T. John -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice T. John -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O BOS B. Watson T. John -1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O NYY B. Gulden B. Stanley 3% 70% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Stanley 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Stanley 1% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson T. John -2% 71% Groundout: C-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- BOS T. Poquette T. John 2% 73% Single to RF
t4 2-0 1 1-- BOS T. Sizemore T. John 3% 76% Single to LF; Poquette to 2B
t4 2-0 1 12- O BOS G. Allenson T. John -2% 74% Strikeout, Poquette Steals 3B, Sizemore Steals 2B
t4 2-0 2 -23 O BOS R. Burleson T. John -5% 69% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Stanley 3% 72% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 1 --- O NYY O. Gamble B. Stanley 2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O NYY R. Jackson B. Stanley 1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 --- BOS D. Evans T. John 5% 80% Double to LF
t5 2-0 0 -2- O BOS C. Fisk T. John -3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O BOS J. Rice T. John -2% 74% Groundout: P-1B; Evans to 3B
t5 2-0 2 --3 O BOS B. Watson T. John -3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- NYY C. Chambliss B. Stanley -5% 66% Single to RF
b5 0-2 0 1-- NYY G. Nettles B. Stanley -8% 58% Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
b5 0-2 0 12- OO NYY J. Spencer B. Stanley 15% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Chambliss to 3B
b5 0-2 2 --3 O NYY B. Gulden B. Stanley 5% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson T. John -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- O BOS T. Poquette T. John -1% 75% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2-0 2 --- O BOS T. Sizemore T. John -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
b6 0-2 0 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Stanley 4% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Stanley 2% 80% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 0-2 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Stanley 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
t7 2-0 0 --- O BOS G. Allenson T. John -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson T. John -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- O BOS D. Evans T. John -1% 78% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
b7 0-2 0 --- O NYY O. Gamble B. Stanley 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-2 1 --- O NYY R. Jackson B. Stanley 3% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- NYY C. Chambliss B. Stanley -4% 81% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Chambliss to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
b7 0-2 2 --3 O NYY G. Nettles B. Stanley 6% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
t8 2-0 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk T. John -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice T. John -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-0 2 --- BOS B. Watson T. John 1% 85% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t8 2-0 2 1-- RR BOS B. Hobson T. John 11% 96% Home Run; Watson Scores/unER; Hobson Scores/unER
t8 4-0 2 --- O BOS T. Poquette T. John -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
b8 0-4 0 --- NYY J. Spencer B. Stanley -3% 93% Single to CF
b8 0-4 0 1-- OO NYY B. Gulden B. Stanley 5% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
Roy White pinch hits for Bucky Dent (SS) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 --- NYY R. White B. Stanley -1% 97% Single to RF
b8 0-4 2 1-- O NYY B. Murcer B. Stanley 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
Fred Stanley replaces Roy White (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- R BOS T. Sizemore T. John 1% 99% Home Run
t9 5-0 0 --- O BOS G. Allenson T. John -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-0 1 --- BOS R. Burleson T. John 0% 99% Single to 3B
t9 5-0 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans T. John -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 5-0 2 1-- O BOS C. Fisk T. John -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
b9 0-5 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Stanley 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-5 1 --- O NYY O. Gamble B. Stanley 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 0-5 2 --- NYY R. Jackson B. Stanley -0% 100% Single to RF
b9 0-5 2 1-- NYY C. Chambliss B. Stanley -0% 100% Single to RF; Jackson to 3B
b9 0-5 2 1-3 O NYY G. Nettles B. Stanley 0% 100% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.

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