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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 1, 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 July 1, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 1, 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 | July 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 51,246 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Russ Goetz |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jack Brohamer | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Narron | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 1, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Hunter
Remy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Remy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Hunter
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph catches it. Remy is tagging up. There's the throw, and Remy is out at the plate. That's a double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Hunter
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
Butch Hobson now playing third base. Jack Brohamer now playing second base.
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Eckersley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hunter
Rice is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hunter
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Hunter
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Hunter
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Hunter
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Hunter
Montgomery hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Eckersley
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Eckersley
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Narron vs. Eckersley
Narron strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Eckersley
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Hunter
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hunter
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Hunter
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hunter
Rice takes first base on ball four. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Hunter
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Eckersley fires to first and picks off Randolph. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hunter
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Hunter
Brohamer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hunter
Evans 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: ---
Montgomery vs. Hunter
Montgomery hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Eckersley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Eckersley
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Eckersley
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Hunter
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hunter
Burleson 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Hunter
Lynn 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hunter
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Eckersley
Narron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Eckersley
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hunter
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hunter
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Hunter
Brohamer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hunter
Evans takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Davis
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Montgomery moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Davis
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Eckersley
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Eckersley
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Eckersley
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Davis
Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Davis
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Davis
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Eckersley
Narron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Eckersley
Dent hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Burgmeier
Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Davis
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Davis
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Davis
Evans takes first base on ball four. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Kaat
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Bob Montgomery. Jim Kaat now pitching. Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Kaat
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Jim Dwyer now playing first base. Gary Allenson now catching.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Dwyer. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Chambliss bunts towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Brohamer covering, for the out. Nettles moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Burgmeier
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Rainey
Thurman Munson pinch hits for Bobby Murcer. Chuck Rainey now pitching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Kaat
Juan Beniquez now playing center field.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Kaat
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Kaat
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/1/1979 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 1 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 1 1 2
Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 2 1
Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 1 1 1 Jackson R, rf 4 1 2 1
Rice J, lf 3 1 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 5 0 1 1 Spencer J, dh 3 1 1 1
Watson B, 1b 3 1 2 0 Piniella L, ph 0 0 0 0
Dwyer J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 1 0
Brohamer J, 3b-2b 4 1 1 1 Munson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 2 1 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 0 0 0 0
Montgomery B, c 3 0 1 1 Narron J, c 2 2 1 1
Poquette T, ph 0 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
Fisk C, ph 1 0 0 0
Allenson G, c 0 0 0 0
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35 5 9 5 31 6 9 6
Boston 010 112 000 -- 5
New York 100 121 10x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 6.1 8 6 6 1 5
Burgmeier T 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Rainey C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C 5.2 6 5 5 3 3
Davis R (W) 1.2 3 0 0 1 2
Kaat J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Dwyer J
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 4
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Burleson R
3B -- Remy J
HR -- Randolph W, Brohamer J, Spencer J, Lynn F, White R, Jackson R, Narron J
SH -- Chambliss C
HBP -- by Hunter C (Rice J)
PB -- Narron J
T -- 2:30
A -- 51246
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