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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 30, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 30, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 50,253 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 30, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Tiant
Remy bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Tiant
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Tiant
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Stanley
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Stanley
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Tiant
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Tiant
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Tiant
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Yastrzemski scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Tiant
Hobson hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Tiant
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montgomery vs. Tiant
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Stanley
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Tiant
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Tiant
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Tiant
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Stanley
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Stanley
Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Dent reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Stanley
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Tiant
Rice hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Tiant
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Tiant
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Tiant
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Tiant
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Stanley
Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Munson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Stanley
Piniella bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piniella for the out. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Tiant
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tiant, and towards Dent, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Tiant
Remy hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Tiant
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Stanley
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Stanley
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Tiant
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Tiant
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Tiant
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Stanley
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Stanley
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Tiant
Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Tiant
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Tiant
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montgomery vs. Tiant
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Stanley
Jack Brohamer now playing third base.
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Tiant
Remy bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Remy for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Tiant
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Tiant
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Stanley
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Juan Beniquez.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Stanley
Roy White pinch runs for Jim Spencer.
Dent bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Stanley
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy misplays the ball. That's an error on Remy. White scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Stanley
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Tiant
Bobby Murcer now playing center field. Lou Piniella now playing right field. Roy White now playing left field.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Tiant
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Tiant
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Tiant
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Stanley
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/30/1979 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0
Rice J, lf 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf-rf 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 2 3 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Watson B, dh 4 0 3 2 Jackson R, dh 4 0 0 0
Dwyer J, pr 0 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 2 1 1 0
Brohamer J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 2 0 0 0 White R, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Montgomery B, c 3 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 1 1
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33 3 8 3 31 2 5 1
Boston 020 000 001 -- 3
New York 001 000 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (W) 9.0 5 2 1 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L) 9.0 8 3 3 1 2
E -- Remy J
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 4, New York 4
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Beniquez J, Dent B, Hobson B, Munson T, Watson B
HR -- Yastrzemski C
SH -- Piniella L, Dent B
T -- 2:03
A -- 50253
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