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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Rainey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Freisleben |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 15,644 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: George Maloney 3B: Bill Deegan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Papi | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Joe Cannon | Right Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Tony Solaita | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Tim Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Bob Davis | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 17, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Freisleben
Papi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Papi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Freisleben
Brohamer bunts towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. Papi moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Freisleben
Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Freisleben
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Rainey
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Rainey
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Rainey
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solaita vs. Rainey
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. Griffin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Freisleben
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Freisleben
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Freisleben
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Rainey
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rainey
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKay moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Rainey
Davis bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. McKay scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Rainey
Griffin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cannon vs. Rainey
Cannon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Freisleben
Allenson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Freisleben
Mike O'Berry pinch runs for Gary Allenson.
Papi bunts towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Freisleben
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Freisleben
Lynn hits a line drive into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Freisleben
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Freisleben
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Bob Watson.
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Grilli
Steve Grilli now pitching.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Rainey
Jim Dwyer now playing first base. Mike O'Berry now catching.
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Rainey
Solaita hits a popup towards short. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Grilli
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Grilli
Evans bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Berry vs. Grilli
O'Berry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Papi vs. Grilli
Papi hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Rainey
McKay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rainey
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Rainey
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Grilli
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Grilli
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Grilli
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Rainey
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Rainey
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Rainey
Woods hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Woods reaches second base with a double. Cannon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Solaita vs. Rainey
Solaita hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cannon tags and scores. Woods tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Rainey covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Garvin
Jerry Garvin now pitching.
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Garvin
Poquette bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Garvin
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Garvin
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Rainey
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rainey
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Rainey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Garvin
O'Berry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Garvin
Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Garvin
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Rainey
Griffin bunts towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Rainey covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Rainey
Cannon 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 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Rainey
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Garvin
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Garvin
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Garvin
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Rainey
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Rainey covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rainey
Mayberry hits a line drive towards short. Papi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Rainey
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Rainey
McKay 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 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Buskey
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Buskey
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Berry vs. Buskey
O'Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rainey
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Rainey
Otto Velez pinch hits for Bob Davis.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Campbell
Pedro Hernandez pinch runs for Otto Velez. Bill Campbell now pitching.
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Campbell
Rico Carty pinch hits for Joe Cannon.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1979, game 2 -- Boston at Toronto (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Papi S, ss 3 1 1 0 Griffin A, ss 4 1 1 0
Brohamer J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Cannon J, rf 4 1 1 0
Lynn F, dh 4 1 1 2 Carty R, ph 1 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 4 1 2 3 Woods A, lf 4 0 1 0
Watson B, 1b 1 0 0 0 Solaita T, dh 3 0 0 1
Dwyer J, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Poquette T, cf 4 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 McKay D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Johnson T, 3b 3 0 2 0
Allenson G, c 0 0 0 0 Davis B, c 2 0 0 1
O'Berry M, pr-c 3 1 0 0 Velez O, ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez P, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 6 5 34 3 8 2
Boston 203 000 000 -- 5
Toronto 110 010 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey C (W) 8.1 8 3 2 1 1
Campbell B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben D (L) 2.2 5 5 5 1 0
Grilli S 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Garvin J 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Buskey T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Watson B, Hobson B, Griffin A
DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Toronto 8
2B -- Papi S, Woods A, Johnson T
HR -- Lynn F, Rice J
SH -- Brohamer J, Davis B, Papi S, Evans D
SF -- Solaita T
HBP -- by Rainey C (Griffin A), by Freisleben D (Allenson G)
T -- 2:12
A -- 15644
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