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CAL
@CHW		8
4
NYY
@CLE		4
8
BAL
@DET		7
5		 
(16)
OAK
@MIL		4
8
KCR
@MIN		7
4
SEA
@TEX		1
2
BOS
@TOR		6
7
CIN
@LAD		3
1
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@NYM		8
10
CHC
@PHI		4
1
HOU
@SDP		9
0
ATL
@SFG		5
4
Saturday, May 26, 1979, 1:35PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 31,590, Time of Game: 2:22
Red Sox
6
25-17
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
7
12-33
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Tom Buskey (1-0)
L: Bill Campbell (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  2    6 10  1
Blue Jays       0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  3    7 13  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Remy 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 .344 .769 0.323 1.75 0.363 -0.040 1.7 4 0 2B
Rick Burleson SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 .259 .648 0.050 1.69 0.216 -0.166 -0.3 3 1
Fred Lynn CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .289 1.013 -0.177 1.26 0.000 -0.177 -1.5 3 0
Jim Rice LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .335 .936 -0.056 1.00 0.026 -0.082 -0.4 2 0
Carlton Fisk DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .100 .200 -0.078 0.98 0.018 -0.096 -0.5
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .295 .904 0.072 0.85 0.096 -0.024 0.9 6 1
Butch Hobson 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .259 .787 0.035 1.28 0.163 -0.128 0.9 0 3 HR,GDP
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 .764 -0.029 1.07 0.049 -0.078 -0.2 4 0
Mike O'Berry C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .286 -0.042 0.81 0.000 -0.042 -0.5 2 0
   Larry Wolfe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .506 0.068 2.30 0.068 0.000 0.4
   Gary Allenson C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .229 .598 0.196 3.23 0.196 0.000 0.8 0 1
Dennis Eckersley P 0 1
   Bill Campbell P 2 1
Team Totals 35 6 10 6 4 10 .286 .759 0.362 1.37 1.195 -0.833 1.3 26 8
2B: J Remy (6, off T Underwood).
HR: B Hobson (5, off T Underwood; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Hobson 4; J Remy 3; C Yastrzemski 2; J Rice; R Burleson; G Allenson; D Evans; C Fisk.
GIDP: B Hobson (7).
RBI: B Hobson 3 (21); R Burleson 2 (17); J Remy (18).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
E: D Eckersley (2).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 .709 0.150 0.90 0.208 -0.058 0.5 0 3 3B,HBP
Bob Bailor RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .602 -0.073 1.01 0.071 -0.144 -1.1 3 0
Roy Howell 3B 5 1 1 3 0 0 .282 .751 0.755 1.46 0.906 -0.151 1.5 0 4 HR
Rico Carty DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .255 .724 -0.090 0.91 0.006 -0.096 -0.4
John Mayberry 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .282 .838 0.046 0.85 0.100 -0.054 0.7 7 1 HR
Al Woods LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .675 -0.017 0.82 0.036 -0.053 -0.3 1 0
Rick Bosetti CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .228 .559 0.057 0.88 0.097 -0.040 0.5 2 1
Danny Ainge 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.033 -0.077 0.87 0.014 -0.091 -0.6 4 1
Rick Cerone C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .209 .624 0.111 0.88 0.145 -0.034 1.7 10 0
Tom Underwood P 0 0
   Tom Buskey P 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 13 7 0 2 .342 .912 0.862 0.96 1.583 -0.721 2.4 27 10
3B: A Griffin (5, off D Eckersley).
HR: J Mayberry (4, off D Eckersley; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Howell (3, off B Campbell; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: A Griffin (1, by D Eckersley).
TB: J Mayberry 5; A Griffin 4; R Howell 4; B Bailor 2; R Cerone 2; R Carty; R Bosetti; A Woods; D Ainge.
RBI: R Howell 3 (26); R Cerone 2 (19); J Mayberry (23); R Bosetti (20).
2-out RBI: R Howell 3; R Cerone 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Griffin-D Ainge-J Mayberry.
Outfield Assists: R Bosetti (R Burleson at 2nd base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B Bailor (1st base by D Eckersley).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley 6.1 10 4 3 0 2 1 3.38 29 41 -0.255 0.69 -1.3
Bill Campbell, L (2-2) 2.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.50 10 1 0 -0.607 1.81 -1.1
Team Totals 8.2 13 7 6 0 2 2 6.23 39 41 1 0 -0.862 1.37 -2.4

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Underwood 8.1 9 6 6 4 9 1 5.37 37 46 -0.039 1.24 -0.2
Tom Buskey, W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.32 2 2 2 -0.323 2.92 -1.1
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 4 10 1 6.00 39 46 2 2 -0.362 0.96 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: T Buskey (2).
HBP: D Eckersley (1; A Griffin).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Eckersley (3; B Bailor, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 31,590.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Jerry Remy 2B 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 Rick Burleson SS 2 Bob Bailor RF
3 Fred Lynn CF 3 Roy Howell 3B
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Rico Carty DH
5 Carlton Fisk DH 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Carl Yastrzemski 1B 6 Al Woods LF
7 Butch Hobson 3B 7 Rick Bosetti CF
8 Dwight Evans RF 8 Danny Ainge 2B
9 Mike O'Berry C 9 Rick Cerone C
Dennis Eckersley P Tom Underwood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-6 2 12- RRR TOR R. Howell B. Campbell 91% 100% Home Run; Griffin Scores; Bailor Scores
t7 3-4 1 12- R BOS J. Remy T. Underwood -26% 35% Double to LF; Evans Scores; Wolfe to 3B
t9 4-4 1 -23 RRO BOS R. Burleson T. Buskey -19% 9% Single to CF; Allenson Scores; Remy Scores; Burleson out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
b7 4-4 0 --- TOR A. Griffin D. Eckersley 17% 76% Triple
t7 0-4 1 1-3 RRR BOS B. Hobson T. Underwood -16% 73% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Yastrzemski 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, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Remy T. Underwood 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS R. Burleson T. Underwood -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS F. Lynn T. Underwood 3% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- BOS J. Rice T. Underwood -3% 50% Single to RF; Burleson to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O BOS C. Fisk T. Underwood 5% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin D. Eckersley -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- TOR B. Bailor D. Eckersley 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O TOR R. Howell D. Eckersley -4% 51% Bailor Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- O TOR R. Howell D. Eckersley -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Underwood 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson T. Underwood 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Evans T. Underwood 1% 55% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Carty D. Eckersley -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- TOR J. Mayberry D. Eckersley 3% 55% Single to RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- TOR A. Woods D. Eckersley 4% 59% Single to CF; Mayberry to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- R TOR R. Bosetti D. Eckersley 10% 69% Single to CF; Mayberry Scores; Woods to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- O TOR D. Ainge D. Eckersley -4% 65% Flyball: 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- R TOR R. Cerone D. Eckersley 10% 75% Single to CF; Woods Scores; Bosetti to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 O TOR A. Griffin D. Eckersley -4% 71% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- O BOS M. O'Berry T. Underwood 3% 74% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O BOS J. Remy T. Underwood 2% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson T. Underwood 1% 76% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O TOR B. Bailor D. Eckersley -2% 75% Lineout: LF
b3 2-0 1 --- O TOR R. Howell D. Eckersley -1% 74% Lineout: SS
b3 2-0 2 --- O TOR R. Carty D. Eckersley -1% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn T. Underwood 3% 75% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- O BOS J. Rice T. Underwood 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- O BOS C. Fisk T. Underwood 1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- R TOR J. Mayberry D. Eckersley 7% 86% Home Run
b4 3-0 0 --- O TOR A. Woods D. Eckersley -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-0 1 --- O TOR R. Bosetti D. Eckersley -1% 84% Popfly: RF
b4 3-0 2 --- TOR D. Ainge D. Eckersley 1% 85% Single to LF
b4 3-0 2 1-- TOR R. Cerone D. Eckersley 1% 85% Ainge Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Ainge to 3B
b4 3-0 2 --3 R TOR R. Cerone D. Eckersley 5% 90% Single to CF; Ainge Scores/unER
b4 4-0 2 1-- TOR A. Griffin D. Eckersley 1% 91% Hit By Pitch; Cerone to 2B
b4 4-0 2 12- O TOR B. Bailor D. Eckersley -1% 89% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 6-7-8
t5 0-4 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Underwood -3% 86% Walk
t5 0-4 0 1-- OO BOS B. Hobson T. Underwood 6% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- O BOS D. Evans T. Underwood 1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
b5 4-0 0 --- O TOR R. Howell D. Eckersley -1% 92% Flyball: CF
b5 4-0 1 --- TOR R. Carty D. Eckersley 1% 93% Single to 2B
b5 4-0 1 1-- O TOR J. Mayberry D. Eckersley -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b5 4-0 2 1-- O TOR A. Woods D. Eckersley -1% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
t6 0-4 0 --- O BOS M. O'Berry T. Underwood 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-4 1 --- BOS J. Remy T. Underwood -2% 91% Single to RF
t6 0-4 1 1-- O BOS R. Burleson T. Underwood 2% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-4 2 1-- O BOS F. Lynn T. Underwood 1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
b6 4-0 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti D. Eckersley -0% 95% Lineout: SS
b6 4-0 1 --- O TOR D. Ainge D. Eckersley -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 2 --- O TOR R. Cerone D. Eckersley -0% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t7 0-4 0 --- O BOS J. Rice T. Underwood 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- BOS C. Fisk T. Underwood -2% 94% Single to LF
t7 0-4 1 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Underwood -4% 90% Single to RF; Fisk to 3B
t7 0-4 1 1-3 RRR BOS B. Hobson T. Underwood -16% 73% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
t7 3-4 1 --- BOS D. Evans T. Underwood -5% 69% Single to SS
Larry Wolfe pinch hits for Mike O'Berry (C) batting 9th
t7 3-4 1 1-- BOS L. Wolfe T. Underwood -7% 62% Walk; Evans to 2B
t7 3-4 1 12- R BOS J. Remy T. Underwood -26% 35% Double to LF; Evans Scores; Wolfe to 3B
t7 4-4 1 -23 O BOS R. Burleson T. Underwood 13% 49% Strikeout
t7 4-4 2 -23 O BOS F. Lynn T. Underwood 10% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
Gary Allenson replaces Larry Wolfe (PH) playing C batting 9th
b7 4-4 0 --- TOR A. Griffin D. Eckersley 17% 76% Triple
b7 4-4 0 --3 O TOR B. Bailor D. Eckersley -7% 69% Flyball: SS
Bill Campbell replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
b7 4-4 1 --3 O TOR R. Howell B. Campbell -12% 56% Fielder's Choice 1B; Griffin out at Hm/1B-C-3B-P; Howell to 2B
b7 4-4 2 -2- O TOR R. Carty B. Campbell -6% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t8 4-4 0 --- O BOS J. Rice T. Underwood 5% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 4-4 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk T. Underwood 4% 58% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-4 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Underwood -3% 56% Single to RF
t8 4-4 2 1-- O BOS B. Hobson T. Underwood 5% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
b8 4-4 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry B. Campbell -5% 56% Lineout: 2B
b8 4-4 1 --- O TOR A. Woods B. Campbell -4% 53% Lineout: P
b8 4-4 2 --- O TOR R. Bosetti B. Campbell -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t9 4-4 0 --- O BOS D. Evans T. Underwood 6% 56% Lineout: LF
t9 4-4 1 --- BOS G. Allenson T. Underwood -6% 50% Single to CF
t9 4-4 1 1-- BOS J. Remy T. Underwood -8% 42% Walk; Allenson to 2B
Tom Buskey replaces Tom Underwood pitching
t9 4-4 1 12- BOS R. Burleson T. Buskey -14% 28% Wild Pitch; Allenson to 3B; Remy to 2B
t9 4-4 1 -23 RRO BOS R. Burleson T. Buskey -19% 9% Single to CF; Allenson Scores; Remy Scores; Burleson out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
t9 6-4 2 --- O BOS F. Lynn T. Buskey 0% 10% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 8-9-1
b9 4-6 0 --- O TOR D. Ainge B. Campbell -5% 5% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 4-6 1 --- O TOR R. Cerone B. Campbell -3% 2% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 4-6 2 --- TOR A. Griffin B. Campbell 3% 5% Single to RF
b9 4-6 2 1-- TOR B. Bailor B. Campbell 5% 9% Single to 2B; Griffin to 2B
b9 4-6 2 12- RRR TOR R. Howell B. Campbell 91% 100% Home Run; Griffin Scores; Bailor Scores
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 7.

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