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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1980-09-09 Β· Night game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· Att: 5182 Β· night Β· 3:04

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Dennis Eckersley earned the win and Tom Burgmeier picked up the save.

Line score

123456789RHE
BOS01000200148
CLE002100000310

W: Dennis Eckersley   L: Victor Cruz   SV: Tom Burgmeier

Umpires β€” HP: Derryl Cousins Β· 1B: Marty Springstead Β· 2B: Joe Brinkman Β· 3B: Durwood Merrill Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Burleson401011
Dave Stapleton511000
Carlton Fisk311010
Jim Rice402000
Tony Perez210110
Dwight Evans402101
Butch Hobson100101
Glenn Hoffman300000
Sam Bowen200000
Jim Dwyer110010
Garry Hancock201100

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Miguel Dilone401000
Jorge Orta311111
Mike Hargrove312110
Joe Charboneau400002
Toby Harrah300010
Ron Hassey402100
Alan Bannister400001
Rick Manning413000
Tom Veryzer401000

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dennis Eckersley8.01034
Tom Burgmeier1.0000

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ross Grimsley5.1432
Victor Cruz3.1411
Sandy Wihtol0.1000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Rick Burleson: W
  • Dave Stapleton: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Carlton Fisk: 63

Bot 1

  • Miguel Dilone: 8
  • Jorge Orta: S8
  • Mike Hargrove: S7.1-2
  • Joe Charboneau: K
  • Toby Harrah: W.2-3;1-2
  • Ron Hassey: 9

Top 2

  • Jim Rice: 53
  • Tony Perez: W
  • Dwight Evans: D7.1-3
  • Butch Hobson: 9/SF.3-H
  • Glenn Hoffman: 43

Bot 2

  • Alan Bannister: 8
  • Rick Manning: D8
  • Tom Veryzer: 63.2-3
  • Miguel Dilone: 6

Top 3

  • Sam Bowen: 53
  • Rick Burleson: K/C
  • Dave Stapleton: 9/L

Bot 3

  • Jorge Orta: W
  • Mike Hargrove: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
  • Mike Hargrove: S8.3-H
  • Joe Charboneau: 8
  • Toby Harrah: 9
  • Ron Hassey: D7.1-H
  • Alan Bannister: K

Top 4

  • Carlton Fisk: S7
  • Jim Rice: 7
  • Tony Perez: 64(1)/FO
  • Dwight Evans: 43

Bot 4

  • Rick Manning: S8
  • Tom Veryzer: S.1-2
  • Miguel Dilone: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Jorge Orta: 8/SF.3-H
  • Mike Hargrove: IW
  • Joe Charboneau: K

Top 5

  • Butch Hobson: K
  • Glenn Hoffman: 43
  • Sam Bowen: 8

Bot 5

  • Toby Harrah: 8
  • Ron Hassey: 3
  • Alan Bannister: 8/L

Top 6

  • Rick Burleson: 63
  • Dave Stapleton: S7
  • Carlton Fisk: W.1-2
  • Jim Rice: S.2-3;1-2
  • Tony Perez: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
  • Dwight Evans: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Jim Dwyer: 9

Bot 6

  • Rick Manning: S8
  • Tom Veryzer: CS2(24)
  • Tom Veryzer: 43
  • Miguel Dilone: D7
  • Jorge Orta: K

Top 7

  • Glenn Hoffman: 8
  • Garry Hancock: 3/FL
  • Rick Burleson: 53

Bot 7

  • Mike Hargrove: 8
  • Joe Charboneau: 7
  • Toby Harrah: 53

Top 8

  • Dave Stapleton: 63
  • Carlton Fisk: 53
  • Jim Rice: S7
  • Tony Perez: 3/FL

Bot 8

  • Ron Hassey: S8
  • Alan Bannister: 3/FL
  • Rick Manning: CS2(24)
  • Rick Manning: 8

Top 9

  • Dwight Evans: K
  • Jim Dwyer: W
  • Glenn Hoffman: 23/SH.1-2
  • Garry Hancock: S9.2-H
  • Rick Burleson: S8.1-2
  • Dave Stapleton: 46(1)/FO

Bot 9

  • Tom Veryzer: 9
  • Miguel Dilone: 53
  • Jorge Orta: 63

Notes & reviews

  • Indians Manager Dave Garcia ejected by 2B umpire Joe Brinkman