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Texas Rangers 3 Boston Red Sox 9

June 5,1979

Visiting Team

Texas Rangers (30-23)

Home Team

Boston Red Sox (31-20)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Fenway Park

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

27,670

Time of Game

2:22

Umpires

[HP]: Ted Hendry [1B]: Fred Spenn [2B]: Larry Barnett [3B]: Jim Evans

Texas Rangers 3 Boston Red Sox 9

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1st inning: 9/9D **Dwight Evans robbed John Grubb of a HR**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Texas Rangers	TEX	30-23		0	0	0		0	1	0		0	1	1			3	11	1		4	6	9	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Boston Red Sox	BOS	31-20		3	1	2		1	0	0		1	1	x			9	12	1		1	1	2	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Texas Rangers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Johnny Grubb	lf	30.305	L	5	1	3	1		0	0	.320		41	722
2	Buddy Bell	3b	27.282	R	4	0	2	0		0	1	.274		53	1039
3	Al Oliver	cf	32.234	L	4	0	0	0		0	0	.305		53	1488
4	Richie Zisk	rf	30.119	R	4	0	1	1		0	1	.236		48	907
5	Pat Putnam	1b	25.184	L	4	0	1	0		0	0	.267		42	73
6	John Ellis	dh	30.288	R	4	0	2	0		0	1	.270		38	714
7	Jim Sundberg	c	28.018	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.222		52	775
8	Bump Wills	2b	26.313	B	4	1	1	0		0	1	.244		53	362
9	Larvell Blanks	ss	29.128	R	3	0	0	0		0	0	.263		21	493
	Oscar Gamble	ph	29.167	L	1	0	1	1		0	0	.364		21	1041
Totals

2B: Johnny Grubb (7)

RBI: Johnny Grubb (21), Richie Zisk (21), Oscar Gamble (9)

Boston Red Sox - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Rick Burleson	ss	28.037	R	5	0	0	0		0	1	.245		48	770
2	Larry Wolfe	2b	26.095	R	3	1	0	0		2	2	.150		13	109
3	Fred Lynn	cf	27.122	L	4	2	1	2		1	0	.307		51	621
4	Jim Rice	lf	26.089	R	5	1	2	2		0	2	.327		51	695
5	Carlton Fisk	dh	31.161	R	5	2	3	0		0	0	.234		13	868
6	Carl Yastrzemski	1b	39.287	L	3	2	2	3		1	1	.287		50	2765
7	Butch Hobson	3b	27.292	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.252		39	423
8	Dwight Evans	rf	27.214	R	3	1	2	0		1	0	.247		51	815
9	Gary Allenson	c	24.121	R	3	0	1	1		0	1	.223		40	40
Totals

2B: Jim Rice (11), Dwight Evans (7), Gary Allenson (3)

3B: Carlton Fisk (1)

HR: Fred Lynn (15), Jim Rice (9), Carl Yastrzemski (9)

RBI: Fred Lynn 2 (47), Jim Rice 2 (36), Carl Yastrzemski 3 (34), Gary Allenson (6)

SF: Gary Allenson (1)

GDP: Fred Lynn (3)

Texas Rangers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jon Matlack	L	L 3-3	1.0	5	3	3	1	1	1		3.81	1.25		8	246
2	Doc Medich	R		6.0	6	4	4	3	6	1		8.84	1.91		8	206
3	Sparky Lyle	L		1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1		4.50	1.14		26	706
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jon Matlack (0-0-0), Doc Medich (0-0-0), Sparky Lyle (0-0-0)

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Dennis Eckersley	R	W 5-3	9.0	11	3	3	0	5	0		3.21	1.31		12	150
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dennis Eckersley (0-0-0)