Word: stanleys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Fred Lynn singled across a run in the first and two more in the second inning before he tripled home another pair in the eighth. The infield came up with some sparkling acrodynamics, and bullpen ace Bob Stanley (15-2) and reliever Dick Drago allowed only three hits in the shutout. Stanley picked...
Southpaw reliever Andy Hassler pitched 2 1/3 innings of strong relief before giving way to Bob Stanley--the Sox bullpen ace at 14-2--who picked up his tenth save...
Detroit picked up all its runs on home run blasts--John Wockenfuss's two-runner in the second, the amazing Rusty Staub's solo shot in the fifth (both off starter Bobby Sprowl), and Steve Kemp's upper-deck ozone ball in the eighth (off Bob Stanley...
...Kemp changed things at that point, and the ballgame boiled down to a pitcher's duel. Boston's Stanley and Detroit's Steve Baker both looked sharp out of the bullpen, so the outcome hinged on which of the two would falter first...
Hassler saved Stanley with his rally-quashing stint, but Baker suffered a worse fate. A leadoff walk to Butch Hobson and a hit-and-run single by pinch-hitter (for George Scott) Jack Brohamer sent Baker to the showers after five innings of near-perfect work. With John Hiller on the mound for Detroit, Jason Thompson nearly killed the rally by gunning pinch-runner Frank Duffy at the plate with one out, but Mr. Remy coolly stroked his game-winning single to centerfield moments later...