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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 5, 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 September 5, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 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 | September 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,644 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Rich Garcia |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Center Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Brad Gulden | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 5, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. John
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. John
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. John
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. John
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Stanley
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Stanley
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. John
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. John
Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple. Watson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poquette vs. John
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hobson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. John
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. John
Allenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. John
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allenson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. John
Evans 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: ---
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Stanley
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. John
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. John
Rice 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. John
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gulden vs. Stanley
Gulden 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: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. John
Hobson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gulden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. John
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. John
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allenson vs. John
Allenson strikes out. There goes Poquette. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Sizemore. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burleson vs. John
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Stanley
Randolph 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stanley
Gamble 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. John
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. John
Fisk 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. John
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. John
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Stanley
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gulden vs. Stanley
Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. John
Hobson 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. John
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. John
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. John
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. John
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. John
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stanley
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a fly ball towards center. Poquette settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Poquette. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. John
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. John
Rice 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. John
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John juggles the ball. That's an error on John. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. John
Hobson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. John
Poquette 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 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Stanley
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gulden vs. Stanley
Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stanley
Roy White pinch hits for Bucky Dent.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Stanley
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. John
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Sizemore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. John
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. John
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. John
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. John
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stanley
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Stanley
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Stanley
Nettles hits a line drive into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1979 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 0 2 0 Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 5 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Fisk C, dh 5 0 1 0 Gamble O, lf 4 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 0
Watson B, 1b 4 2 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 2 2 3 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Poquette T, cf 4 0 2 1 Spencer J, dh 3 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 2 1 Gulden B, c 3 0 0 0
Allenson G, c 4 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0
White R, ph 1 0 1 0
Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 12 5 33 0 7 0
Boston 020 000 021 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (L) 9.0 12 5 3 0 2
E -- Poquette T 2, John T
DP -- Boston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 6
2B -- Evans D
3B -- Hobson B
HR -- Hobson B, Sizemore T
SB -- Sizemore T, Poquette T
T -- 2:05
A -- 38644
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