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Red Sox
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 5, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 5, 1979 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lary Sorensen |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Greg Kosc |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gantner | Second Baseman |
| Don Money | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Gorman Thomas | DH |
| Robin Yount | Shortstop |
| Jim Wohlford | Center Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 5, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Sorensen
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sorensen
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Sorensen covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Sorensen
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Sorensen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Eckersley
Gantner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Gantner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Money vs. Eckersley
Money bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. Gantner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gantner tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Eckersley
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Sorensen
Rice hits a line drive towards short. Yount reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Sorensen
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Money settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Sorensen
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Sorensen
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Eckersley
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Eckersley
There goes Oglivie. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Oglivie steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Eckersley
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yount vs. Eckersley
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wohlford vs. Eckersley
Wohlford strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Sorensen
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Sorensen
Brohamer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Sorensen
Burleson hits a line drive towards right. Lezcano catches it and throws to first to double up Brohamer. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Eckersley
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Eckersley
Gantner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer misplays the ball. That's an error on Brohamer. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Eckersley
Money hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gantner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gantner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Eckersley
Lezcano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sorensen
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Sorensen
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Sorensen
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Sorensen
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Eckersley
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Eckersley
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Eckersley
Yount hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette who is chasing the ball. Yount reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wohlford vs. Eckersley
Wohlford hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Sorensen
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Sorensen
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Sorensen
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Sorensen
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hobson scores. Dwyer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Sorensen
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dwyer scores. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Sorensen
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Sorensen
Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Sorensen
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Mitchell
Paul Mitchell now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Eckersley
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Eckersley
Gantner bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gantner for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Eckersley
Money hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Hobson, and towards Burleson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Mitchell
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Mitchell
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Mitchell
Dwyer hits a popup towards third. Money settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Mitchell
There goes Poquette. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Poquette steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Mitchell
Brohamer hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper hits a popup into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Eckersley
Lezcano strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Eckersley
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Mitchell
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Mitchell
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Mitchell
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Mitchell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Eckersley
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yount vs. Eckersley
Yount hits a popup into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Eckersley
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Eckersley
Charlie Moore pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantner vs. Eckersley
Gantner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mitchell
Charlie Moore now catching.
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Mitchell
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball towards right. Lezcano settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lezcano. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Mitchell
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Mitchell
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Mitchell
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Eckersley
Dwight Evans now playing right field.
Money strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Eckersley
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Mitchell
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Mitchell
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Mitchell
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Eckersley
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Eckersley
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yount vs. Eckersley
Yount hits a line drive towards third. Hobson catches it and throws to first to double up Oglivie. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1979, game 1 -- Boston at Milwaukee (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 1 1 1 Gantner J, 2b 4 2 1 0
Fisk C, c 5 0 0 0 Money D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 1 1 3 Cooper C, 1b 3 0 1 2
Rice J, lf 3 1 2 0 Lezcano S, rf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 0 0 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 2 0
Poquette T, rf 4 0 3 0 Thomas G, dh 4 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 0 0 0 0 Yount R, ss 4 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 1 Wohlford J, cf 3 0 1 0
Dwyer J, dh 3 1 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0
Brohamer J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Moore C, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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35 7 10 6 32 2 7 2
Boston 000 050 020 -- 7
Milwaukee 101 000 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 9.0 7 2 1 0 6
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen L (L) 4.2 7 5 5 2 1
Mitchell P 4.1 3 2 1 0 0
E -- Brohamer J, Lezcano S
DP -- Boston 1, Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Boston 4, Milwaukee 5
2B -- Gantner J, Rice J
3B -- Yount R
HR -- Lynn F
SB -- Oglivie B, Poquette T
SH -- Money D
SF -- Cooper C, Hobson B
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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