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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians
1979-07-31 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 39384 · night, rain, wet · 2:38
Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 3–0. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 4th. Len Barker earned the win and Sid Monge picked up the save. Tom Veryzer went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
W: Len Barker L: Joel Finch SV: Sid Monge
Umpires — HP: Nick Bremigan · 1B: Steve Palermo · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Rich Garcia · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Poquette | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Rice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Butch Hobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Papi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Lynn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Dwyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Burleson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Hargrove | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Manning | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Bonds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andre Thornton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Harrah | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Hassey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Duane Kuiper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Pruitt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joel Finch | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Len Barker | 7.1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
 Sid Monge | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Poquette: 3/G
- Carlton Fisk: 7/7D
- Carl Yastrzemski: D8
- Jim Rice: K
Bot 1
- Mike Hargrove: K
- Rick Manning: 43
- Bobby Bonds: D8
- Andre Thornton: 63
Top 2
- Bob Watson: 9
- Butch Hobson: 9/L
- Dwight Evans: 6/L
Bot 2
- Cliff Johnson: 8
- Toby Harrah: 9
- Ron Hassey: 63
Top 3
- Larry Wolfe: 7
- Stan Papi: 8
- Tom Poquette: 31
Bot 3
- Duane Kuiper: 7/P
- Tom Veryzer: S9
- Mike Hargrove: S8.1-2
- Rick Manning: 8/8D
- Bobby Bonds: 5/L
Top 4
- Carlton Fisk: K/C
- Carl Yastrzemski: 13
- Jim Rice: 53
Bot 4
- Andre Thornton: 5/L
- Cliff Johnson: S6
- Toby Harrah: S9.1-H(E9/TH)(NR);B-2
- Ron Hassey: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Duane Kuiper: 8
- Tom Veryzer: S8.2-H
- Mike Hargrove: S9.1-2
- Rick Manning: K/C
Top 5
- Bob Watson: 9/L
- Butch Hobson: 63
- Dwight Evans: 43
Bot 5
- Bobby Bonds: K
- Andre Thornton: S8
- Ron Pruitt: S8.1-2
- Toby Harrah: 9
- Ron Hassey: 7
Top 6
- Larry Wolfe: 53
- Stan Papi: 63
- Tom Poquette: 3/G
Bot 6
- Duane Kuiper: 4
- Tom Veryzer: S9
- Mike Hargrove: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Carlton Fisk: K/C
- Carl Yastrzemski: 7
- Jim Rice: W
- Bob Watson: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Rick Manning: S8
- Bobby Bonds: 54(1)/FO
- Andre Thornton: 9
- Ron Pruitt: 43
Top 8
- Butch Hobson: W
- Dwight Evans: K/C
- Fred Lynn: S8.1-2
- Jim Dwyer: WP.2-3;1-2
- Jim Dwyer: W
- Rick Burleson: 6
- Carlton Fisk: K
Bot 8
- Toby Harrah: D7
- Ron Hassey: FC1/BG.2X3(15)
- Duane Kuiper: S9.1-2
- Tom Veryzer: 9
- Mike Hargrove: 7
Top 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: W
- Jim Rice: 8/8D
- Bob Watson: 4
- Butch Hobson: 8
Notes & reviews
- 57 minute by rain delay between games