Final
TEX 5 — BOS 4
9/1/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197909010
Complete available game record for TEX at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bump Wills | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Mahlberg | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Berry | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Kern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Darwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergie Jenkins | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Stanley | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Darwin | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Berry | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Darwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Mahlberg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D8.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;1-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S6 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-H(E1)(UR)(NR);B-2 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/G/FO | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | E4/G.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8.1-H | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53/BG | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S/BG.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/G/FO | 5–4 |