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Harvard jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning when Dave Singleton led off with a single to right, moved to second on Rick Pearce's sacrifice bunt, and scored on a 325-foot double to left field by Mark Bingham...
Harvard drew first blood and looked well on its way to its thirteenth straight triumph in the second inning when Charlie Santos-Buch led off with a bunt attempt that Columbia third baseman Ed Backus muffed. Santos-Buch moved to third when Tommy Joyce's grounder found its way between Bart Purcell's legs, and then loped home on Rich Trembowicz's single to left to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead...
Third baseman Saunders was the guilty party of the first part, taking a grounder at third and bouncing his throw to second on the ground and off Cronin's head into the outfield. With the score now 4-2, Petkunas got in the act by fielding a sacrifice bunt and throwing late to first base, allowing another Engineer to make his way home...
Which he did, inducing, after a sacrifice bunt had moved Songin into scoring position with just one out, Kevin MacDonald to pop to short, and striking out Brian McCann to save the game for Clifford and the Crimson...
Cesar Geronimo led off the tenth inning with a single. He was followed by bunting specialist Ed Armbrister who was pinch hitting for Cincy pitcher Rawly Eastwick. Armbrister laid down a bunt in front of home plate, but when Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk tried to make a throw to second to get Geronimo, he ran into Armbrister. As a result, Fisk's throw went over shortstop Rick Burleson's head and into centerfield. A heated argument between Sox manager Darrell Johnson and home plate umpire Barnett ensued, but the appeal did not succeed...