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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 27, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 27, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Rainey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 33,556 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Larry Barnett |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Stan Papi | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 27, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jefferson
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Jefferson
Papi hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jefferson
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Rainey
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Rainey
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Rainey
There goes Bailor. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Papi applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rainey
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jefferson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jefferson, and towards Ainge, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Jefferson
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Rainey
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Rainey
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. Carty moves to third. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Rainey
Cerone 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jefferson
Evans hits a line drive into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Jefferson
Allenson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jefferson
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Jefferson
Papi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Papi reaches second base with a double. Remy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Jefferson
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Rainey
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Rainey
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ainge for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Rainey
Bailor hits a fly ball towards right. Evans catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jefferson
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Jefferson
Hobson hits a line drive into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rainey
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Rainey
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Rainey
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jefferson
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Jefferson
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jefferson
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Rainey
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Rainey
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Rainey
Ainge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Rainey
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Jefferson
Papi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jefferson
Lynn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jefferson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rainey
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Rainey
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a line drive towards short. Papi catches it and throws to first to double up Howell. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Jefferson
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Rainey
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti bunts towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Rainey
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Rainey
Rainey fires to first and has Bosetti trapped. There's the throw to Papi who tags Bosetti for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jefferson
Evans hits a popup towards short. Gomez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gomez. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Jefferson
Jefferson fires to first and picks off Evans. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Jefferson
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jefferson
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Jefferson
Jefferson fires to first and has Remy trapped. There's the throw to Ainge who tags Remy for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Rainey
Gomez 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Rainey
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Rainey
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Jefferson
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Jefferson
Lynn hits a fly ball towards left. Woods catches it and throws to second to double up Papi, who tagged up and tried to advance to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jefferson
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rainey
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Rainey
Carty 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Lynn 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 5/27/1979 -- Boston at Toronto (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Ainge D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Papi S, ss 4 0 2 1 Bailor B, rf 4 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 4 0 2 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fisk C, dh 3 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 3 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0
Allenson G, c 3 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 29 0 6 0
Boston 001 000 000 -- 1
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey C (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson J (L) 9.0 7 1 1 0 5
E -- Gomez L
DP -- Boston 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Toronto 5
2B -- Papi S
CS -- Bailor B, Bosetti R, Remy J
T -- 2:02
A -- 33556
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