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captaincarl · 05-30-2009, 05:38 AM

July 31, August 1 vs Chicago

July 31
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Boston 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 x - 14 19 0
Stone, Willoughby (4), Proly (5) and Nordhagen
Torrez and Fisk
WP: Torrez (9-7) LP: Stone (5-5)
HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (16), Lynn (22), Hancock (1), Hobson (12)

Carl Yastrzemski went 4-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs to lead the attack as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Chicago White Sox, 14-2. Fred Lynn drove in three runs with Carlton Fisk and Garry Hancock each driving in a pair of runs. Other runs were drove in by Rick Burleson, Jim Rice and Butch Hobson. An RBI double by Rusty Torres and a sac fly by Bobby Bonds accounted for the White Sox runs.

August 1
Chicago 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 - 7 9 0
Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Waits, Willoughby (8), Kucek (8) and Nahorodny
Lee, Hunter (9) and Fisk
WP: Waits (5-6) LP: Lee (6-10) SV: Kucek (2)
HR - CHI: Johnson (16), Torres (8), Nordhagen (11)

Wayne Nordhagen went 3-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox to split the 2-game series. Lamar Johnson and Greg Pryor each drove in a pair of runs with Rusty Torres also driving in a run for the pale hose. Carlton Fisk scored on a double play ground out and Fred Lynn scored on a wild pitch to account for the Boston runs. Carlton Fisk also stretched his hitting streak to 8 games.

August 2,3 @ New York

August 2
Boston 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 9 13 2
New York 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Eckersley and Fisk
Figueroa, Eastwick (9) and Johnson
WP: Eckersley (11-8) LP: Figueroa (9-6)
HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (17), Scott (12)

Dennis Eckersley (11-8) went the distance, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, to hurl the Boston Red Sox to a 9-2 win over the New York Yankees in the first game of a 2-game set. Carl Yastrzemski hit a 3-run home run and George Scott had a 2-run homer for Boston. Jim Rice stayed hot as he drove in 3 runs with Frank Duffy also driving in one for the Red Sox. Jim Spencer and Graig Nettles each drove in a run for the Yankees.

August 3
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
New York 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Tiant and Fisk
Bibby, Tidrow (9) and Johnson
WP: Tiant (12-7) LP: Bibby (13-6)
HR - NY: Jackson (24), Nettles (18)

Luis Tiant (12-7) allowed two runs on 6 hits in going the distance as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees, 4-2, to sweep the 2-game series and pull to within 2 games of the division leading Yankees. Carlton Fisk hit a 2-run double following RBI singles by Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski to break a 2-2 tie. Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles each had solo homers to provide the Yankees' runs.

August 4,5,6 @ Milwaukee

August 4
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0
Torrez, Stanley (4) and Fisk
Augustine and M.May
WP: Augustine (12-8) LP: Torrez (9-8)
HR - MIL: Davis (8), M.May (10), D.May (4)

Jerry Augustine only allowed 3 hits in going the distance as the Milwaukee Brewers shut out the Boston Red Sox, 5-0, in the first game of the 3-game series. Milt May blasted a 3-run home run with Dick Davis and Dave May each hitting solo home runs off of Red Sox starter Mike Torrez (9-8) for the Brewers.

August 5
Boston 0 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 - 11 20 1
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 3
Lee and Montgomery
Haas, Rodriguez (4), Crawford (6), Farmer (8) and Nolan
WP: Lee (7-10) LP: Haas (6-11)
HR - Rice 2 (23), Hobson 2 (14)

Jim Rice continued his hot hitting, going 5-5 with a pair of home runs and 3 RBIs, to lead the 20-hit Boston attack as the Red Sox destroyed the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-1. Butch Hobson belted 2 HRs and drove in 4 runs while Carl Yastrzemski drove in a pair of runs and both Bob Montgomery and Garry Hancock each drove in a run for the Red Sox. Robin Yount accounted for the lone Milwaukee run with an RBI double.

August 6
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 8 0
Eckersley, Drago (8) and Fisk
Replogle and M.May
WP: Replogle (11-4) LP: Drago (3-2)
HR - MIL: Cooper (16)

Dave May drove in Danny Goodwin from second base in the bottom of the ninth to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of the 3-game set. Cecil Cooper tied the game in the bottom of the 8th with a solo home run for the other Brewers' run. Fred Kendall drove in the only Boston run with a ground out in the 4th to give the Red Sox the lead. Andy Replogle (11-4) was the player of the game for allowing only one run and 5 hits in hurling a complete game.

MLB News

Monthly Awards

American League
Boston's Jim Rice was named the AL Player of the Month for July as he posted a .400 batting average with 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 28 runs.
Milwaukee's Jim Palmer was awarded the AL's Player of the Month for July after posting a 5-1 record with an ERA of 2.92 over 52.1 innings with 30 strikeouts.
Texas's Bill Sample was named the AL Rookie of the Month for July after he hit .299 with 2 home runs, 13 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

National League
Philadelphia's Bob Boon was voted Player of the Month for July after batting .419 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
Los Angeles's Tommy John was named Player of the Month for July after posting a 4-1 record with 31 strikeouts in 6 starts, putting up a 1.26 ERA in 50 innings.
Atlanta's Bob Horner was named Rookie of the Month after batting .288, slapping 30 hits in 104 at bats with 4 home runs, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored.

Weekly Awards
Boston's Jim Rice was named AL Player of the Week after he ripped 14 hits in 31 at bats, compiling a .452 average with 2 home runs and 8 RBIs.
San Diego's Dave Winfield was voted NL Player of the Week after racking up 12 hits in 22 at bats with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs last week in 5 games.

Milestones & Achievements
7/31 - Houston's J.R. Richard shuts out Giants
7/31 - California's Merv Rettenmund gets 5 hits
8/04 - Milwaukee's Jerry Augustine tosses shutout against Boston
8/05 - Pittsburgh's John Candelaria shuts out Philadelphia
8/05 - Boston's Jim Rice slams 5 hits
8/05 - San Diego's Ray Knight blisters Cincinnati for 6 hits
8/05 - San Diego's Dave Winfield sensational, 5-6
8/06 - Montreal's Tony Perez gets 2000th hit

Injury News
8/02 - San Francisco's Jack Clark is expected to miss 5-6 weeks with a fractured foot
8/02 - Seattle's Mike Parrott is out 1-2 weeks with a damaged meniscus
8/06 - St.Louis's Garry Templeton strained his achilles tendon and is expected to miss 5 weeks
8/06 - San Francisco's Bob Knepper suffered a herniated disc and is expected to miss 8 weeks

Other Red Sox News

We lost Fred Lynn for 4 games due to a fractured hand after diving for a ball in the game this past Friday against the Brewers.

We finalized a deal with starting pitcher Dennis Eckersley that will extend his stay in Boston at least 2 years and will pay out $2,758,000.

05-30-2009, 05:38 AM	#84
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	July 31, August 1 vs Chicago July 31 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Boston 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 x - 14 19 0 Stone, Willoughby (4), Proly (5) and Nordhagen Torrez and Fisk WP: Torrez (9-7) LP: Stone (5-5) HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (16), Lynn (22), Hancock (1), Hobson (12) Carl Yastrzemski went 4-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs to lead the attack as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Chicago White Sox, 14-2. Fred Lynn drove in three runs with Carlton Fisk and Garry Hancock each driving in a pair of runs. Other runs were drove in by Rick Burleson, Jim Rice and Butch Hobson. An RBI double by Rusty Torres and a sac fly by Bobby Bonds accounted for the White Sox runs. August 1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 - 7 9 0 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Waits, Willoughby (8), Kucek (8) and Nahorodny Lee, Hunter (9) and Fisk WP: Waits (5-6) LP: Lee (6-10) SV: Kucek (2) HR - CHI: Johnson (16), Torres (8), Nordhagen (11) Wayne Nordhagen went 3-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox to split the 2-game series. Lamar Johnson and Greg Pryor each drove in a pair of runs with Rusty Torres also driving in a run for the pale hose. Carlton Fisk scored on a double play ground out and Fred Lynn scored on a wild pitch to account for the Boston runs. Carlton Fisk also stretched his hitting streak to 8 games. August 2,3 @ New York August 2 Boston 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 9 13 2 New York 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Eckersley and Fisk Figueroa, Eastwick (9) and Johnson WP: Eckersley (11-8) LP: Figueroa (9-6) HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (17), Scott (12) Dennis Eckersley (11-8) went the distance, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, to hurl the Boston Red Sox to a 9-2 win over the New York Yankees in the first game of a 2-game set. Carl Yastrzemski hit a 3-run home run and George Scott had a 2-run homer for Boston. Jim Rice stayed hot as he drove in 3 runs with Frank Duffy also driving in one for the Red Sox. Jim Spencer and Graig Nettles each drove in a run for the Yankees. August 3 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 New York 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Tiant and Fisk Bibby, Tidrow (9) and Johnson WP: Tiant (12-7) LP: Bibby (13-6) HR - NY: Jackson (24), Nettles (18) Luis Tiant (12-7) allowed two runs on 6 hits in going the distance as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees, 4-2, to sweep the 2-game series and pull to within 2 games of the division leading Yankees. Carlton Fisk hit a 2-run double following RBI singles by Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski to break a 2-2 tie. Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles each had solo homers to provide the Yankees' runs. August 4,5,6 @ Milwaukee August 4 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Milwaukee 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Torrez, Stanley (4) and Fisk Augustine and M.May WP: Augustine (12-8) LP: Torrez (9-8) HR - MIL: Davis (8), M.May (10), D.May (4) Jerry Augustine only allowed 3 hits in going the distance as the Milwaukee Brewers shut out the Boston Red Sox, 5-0, in the first game of the 3-game series. Milt May blasted a 3-run home run with Dick Davis and Dave May each hitting solo home runs off of Red Sox starter Mike Torrez (9-8) for the Brewers. August 5 Boston 0 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 - 11 20 1 Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 Lee and Montgomery Haas, Rodriguez (4), Crawford (6), Farmer (8) and Nolan WP: Lee (7-10) LP: Haas (6-11) HR - Rice 2 (23), Hobson 2 (14) Jim Rice continued his hot hitting, going 5-5 with a pair of home runs and 3 RBIs, to lead the 20-hit Boston attack as the Red Sox destroyed the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-1. Butch Hobson belted 2 HRs and drove in 4 runs while Carl Yastrzemski drove in a pair of runs and both Bob Montgomery and Garry Hancock each drove in a run for the Red Sox. Robin Yount accounted for the lone Milwaukee run with an RBI double. August 6 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 8 0 Eckersley, Drago (8) and Fisk Replogle and M.May WP: Replogle (11-4) LP: Drago (3-2) HR - MIL: Cooper (16) Dave May drove in Danny Goodwin from second base in the bottom of the ninth to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of the 3-game set. Cecil Cooper tied the game in the bottom of the 8th with a solo home run for the other Brewers' run. Fred Kendall drove in the only Boston run with a ground out in the 4th to give the Red Sox the lead. Andy Replogle (11-4) was the player of the game for allowing only one run and 5 hits in hurling a complete game. MLB News Monthly Awards American League Boston's Jim Rice was named the AL Player of the Month for July as he posted a .400 batting average with 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 28 runs. Milwaukee's Jim Palmer was awarded the AL's Player of the Month for July after posting a 5-1 record with an ERA of 2.92 over 52.1 innings with 30 strikeouts. Texas's Bill Sample was named the AL Rookie of the Month for July after he hit .299 with 2 home runs, 13 RBIs and 24 runs scored. National League Philadelphia's Bob Boon was voted Player of the Month for July after batting .419 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Los Angeles's Tommy John was named Player of the Month for July after posting a 4-1 record with 31 strikeouts in 6 starts, putting up a 1.26 ERA in 50 innings. Atlanta's Bob Horner was named Rookie of the Month after batting .288, slapping 30 hits in 104 at bats with 4 home runs, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored. Weekly Awards Boston's Jim Rice was named AL Player of the Week after he ripped 14 hits in 31 at bats, compiling a .452 average with 2 home runs and 8 RBIs. San Diego's Dave Winfield was voted NL Player of the Week after racking up 12 hits in 22 at bats with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs last week in 5 games. Milestones & Achievements 7/31 - Houston's J.R. Richard shuts out Giants 7/31 - California's Merv Rettenmund gets 5 hits 8/04 - Milwaukee's Jerry Augustine tosses shutout against Boston 8/05 - Pittsburgh's John Candelaria shuts out Philadelphia 8/05 - Boston's Jim Rice slams 5 hits 8/05 - San Diego's Ray Knight blisters Cincinnati for 6 hits 8/05 - San Diego's Dave Winfield sensational, 5-6 8/06 - Montreal's Tony Perez gets 2000th hit Injury News 8/02 - San Francisco's Jack Clark is expected to miss 5-6 weeks with a fractured foot 8/02 - Seattle's Mike Parrott is out 1-2 weeks with a damaged meniscus 8/06 - St.Louis's Garry Templeton strained his achilles tendon and is expected to miss 5 weeks 8/06 - San Francisco's Bob Knepper suffered a herniated disc and is expected to miss 8 weeks Other Red Sox News We lost Fred Lynn for 4 games due to a fractured hand after diving for a ball in the game this past Friday against the Brewers. We finalized a deal with starting pitcher Dennis Eckersley that will extend his stay in Boston at least 2 years and will pay out $2,758,000.