5/20/1979, NYA79-Bos79, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1979 Yankees           3  1  0  0  0  1  0  4  0     9 11  0     4  0
1979 Red Sox           3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1     5 14  1    11  0
 
Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Rivers            cf  5  1  2  0  .347    Remy              2b  5  0  1  0  .315
Randolph          2b  4  2  1  0  .277    Burleson          ss  5  2  3  0  .282
Munson            c   4  1  1  0  .264    Lynn              cf  5  2  3  2  .362
Nettles           3b  5  1  1  3  .273    Rice              dh  4  1  1  0  .409
Jackson           rf  4  1  2  1  .270    Yastrzemski       lf  5  0  2  1  .298
Chambliss         1b  4  2  2  2  .248    Hobson            3b  5  0  3  2  .275
White             lf  4  0  0  0  .267    Scott             1b  4  0  1  0  .222
Spencer           dh  4  1  2  3  .356    Evans             rf  4  0  0  0  .234
Dent              ss  4  0  0  0  .181    Allenson          c   4  0  0  0  .191
                     38  9 11  9                               41  5 14  5
 
Yankees (15-24)                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
John                             4.1 10  4  4  1  2  68  44  2.36
Clay             W 2-2           1.2  0  0  0  0  1  17  10  3.38
Kaat             H 2             2.2  4  1  1  1  3  48  33  7.20
Tidrow           S 3             0.1  0  0  0  0  0   3   3  7.94
                                 9.0 14  5  5  2  6 136  90 
 
Red Sox (28-10)                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Eckersley        L 6-2           6.0  6  5  5  1  3  85  54  3.80
Burgmeier                        1.2  4  4  4  1  1  38  26  4.91
Wright                           1.1  1  0  0  0  0  14   8 12.38
                                 9.0 11  9  9  2  4 137  88 
 
E-Lynn. 2B-Munson(7), Chambliss(4), Hobson 2(6). 3B-Rice(3). HR-Nettles(6), 
Chambliss(4), Spencer(6), Lynn(10). RBI-Nettles 3(24), Jackson(28), 
Chambliss 2(15), Spencer 3(18), Lynn 2(39), Yastrzemski(30), Hobson 2(25). 
SB-Randolph(7), Jackson(5). K-Munson, Chambliss 2, White, Remy, Burleson, 
Lynn, Rice, Allenson 2. BB-Randolph, Munson, Rice, Scott. 
GWRBI: Chambliss
Temperature: 61, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 8 MPH.
Attendance: 33,257
Game Time: 2:37
5/20/1979, NYA79-Bos79, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1979 Yankees           3  1  0  0  0  1  0  4  0     9 11  0     4  0
1979 Red Sox           3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1     5 14  1    11  0
 
 
Yankees              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Rivers            cf 1>S            S          5>53           8          9>8         
Randolph          2b   W.1-2        43.1-2       63         8>S            53        
Munson            c    k            53           7            SB2          D         
                                                              W                      
Nettles           3b   HR.2-H;1-H 3>63         6>7            8.2-3        3/g       
Jackson           rf   S            8            4/L          S.3-H;1-2              
Chambliss         1b   k            k            HR           D.2-H;1-3              
White             lf   SB2        4>9            53           k                      
                       43                                                            
Spencer           dh 2>HR           9          7>Burgmeier    note 1                 
                                                 7                                   
Dent              ss   9            8            63           Wright                 
                                                              2/fl                   
 
 1: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(e8/th) 
 
 
Red Sox              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Remy              2b 1>8            k            S            63           43        
Burleson          ss   S            S            k            13         9>S         
Lynn              cf   HR.1-H       S.1-3      5>S          7>Kaat         k         
                                                              43                     
Rice              dh   T            64/f         W.1-2        k            8         
Yastrzemski       lf   S.3-H      3>43           note 1       63           S.1-2     
Hobson            3b   8            8            S.3-H;1-2  8>D            D.2-H;1-3 
Scott             1b   S.1-2        63           Clay         W            Tidrow    
                                                 63.2-3;1-2                7         
Evans             rf   3          4>3            8            9.2-3                  
Allenson          c  2>5/L          8          6>k            k                      
 
 1: 46/f.2-3;B-1 
 
 
Yankees          IN OUT ER                  Red Sox          IN OUT ER                  
John             A1  C6  4                  Eckersley        A1  C7  5 L 6-2            
Clay             C7  D2  0 W 2-2            Burgmeier        C8  D8  4                  
Kaat             D3  E6  1 H 2              Wright           D9  E4  0                  
Tidrow           E7  E7  0 S 3                                                          
5/20/1979, NYA79-Bos79, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1979 Yankees           3  1  0  0  0  1  0  4  0     9 11  0     4  0
1979 Red Sox           3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1     5 14  1    11  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Yankees batting
 0-0  0 --- 20  Rivers lined a single between first and second (BBX)
 0-0  0 1-- 32  Randolph walked, Rivers to second (1CB>FFBB>B)
 0-0  0 12- 22  Munson struck out (BBC2>F>FS)
 0-0  1 12- 31  Nettles homered deep to right, Rivers scored, Randolph 
                  scored (BBCBX)
 3-0  1 --- 00  Jackson lined a single between third and short (X)
 3-0  1 1-- 02  Chambliss struck out (FCS)
 3-0  2 1-- 00  Jackson stole second (>C)
 3-0  2 -2- 21  White grounded out to second (>C.BBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Red Sox batting
 3-0  0 --- 01  Remy flied out to center (CX)
 3-0  1 --- 10  Burleson grounded a single between first and second (BX)
 3-0  1 1-- 21  Lynn homered deep down the right field line, Burleson 
                  scored (BBFX)
 3-2  1 --- 01  Rice tripled deep to left center (FX)
 3-2  1 --3 02  Yastrzemski grounded a single between third and short, 
                  Rice scored (CSX)
 3-3  1 1-- 12  Hobson flied out to center (FBSX)
 3-3  2 1-- 01  Scott grounded a single between third and short, 
                  Yastrzemski to second (CX)
 3-3  2 12- 00  Evans popped out to first (X)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Yankees batting
 3-3  0 --- 01  Spencer homered very deep to right (FX)
 4-3  0 --- 11  Dent flied out to right (CBX)
 4-3  1 --- 11  Rivers lined a single up the middle (CBX)
 4-3  1 1-- 11  Randolph grounded out to second, Rivers to second (CB1>X)
 4-3  2 -2- 10  Munson grounded out to third (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Red Sox batting
 4-3  0 --- 21  Allenson lined out to third (BFBX)
 4-3  1 --- 12  Remy struck out (CFBS)
 4-3  2 --- 10  Burleson grounded a single up the middle (BX)
 4-3  2 1-- 11  Lynn lined a single up the middle, Burleson to third (BSX)
 4-3  2 1-3 20  Rice grounded to short, forcing Lynn at second (BBX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Yankees batting
 4-3  0 --- 10  Nettles grounded out to short (BX)
 4-3  1 --- 12  Jackson flied out to center (CBFX)
 4-3  2 --- 22  Chambliss struck out (BBFFS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Red Sox batting
 4-3  0 --- 02  Yastrzemski grounded out to second (SFFX)
 4-3  1 --- 01  Hobson flied out to center (CX)
 4-3  2 --- 10  Scott grounded out to short (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Yankees batting
 4-3  0 --- 11  White flied out to right (FBX)
 4-3  1 --- 00  Spencer flied out to right (X)
 4-3  2 --- 32  Dent flied out to center (CCFBBBFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Red Sox batting
 4-3  0 --- 00  Evans popped out to first (X)
 4-3  1 --- 21  Allenson flied out to center (BBSX)
 4-3  2 --- 10  Remy lined a single between third and short (BX)
 4-3  2 1-- 32  Burleson struck out (CBFBB>S)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Yankees batting
 4-3  0 --- 12  Rivers grounded out to third (CFBX)
 4-3  1 --- 01  Randolph grounded out to short (CX)
 4-3  2 --- 01  Munson popped out to left (SX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Red Sox batting
 4-3  0 --- 01  Lynn lined a single to shallow right (CX)
 4-3  0 1-- 30  Rice walked, Lynn to second (BBBB)
 4-3  0 12- 00  Yastrzemski grounded to second, forcing Rice at second, 
                  Lynn to third, Yastrzemski to first (X)
 4-3  1 1-3 21  Hobson singled to shallow center, Lynn scored, 
                  Yastrzemski to second (BBC>X)
                Clay now pitching
 4-4  1 12- 10  Scott grounded out to short, Yastrzemski to third, Hobson 
                  to second (BX)
 4-4  2 -23 12  Evans flied out to center (CBCX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Yankees batting
 4-4  0 --- 32  Nettles flied out to left (BSBCBX)
 4-4  1 --- 01  Jackson lined out to second (CX)
 4-4  2 --- 10  Chambliss homered deep to left center (BX)
 5-4  2 --- 10  White grounded out to third (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Red Sox batting
 5-4  0 --- 32  Allenson struck out (BCBSBFC)
 5-4  1 --- 10  Remy grounded out to short (BX)
 5-4  2 --- 10  Burleson grounded out to the mound (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Yankees batting
                Burgmeier now pitching
 5-4  0 --- 00  Spencer flied out to left (X)
 5-4  1 --- 00  Dent grounded out to short (X)
 5-4  2 --- 10  Rivers flied out to center (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Red Sox batting
                Kaat now pitching
 5-4  0 --- 22  Lynn grounded out to second (BBCSFX)
 5-4  1 --- 02  Rice struck out (SCS)
 5-4  2 --- 12  Yastrzemski grounded out to short (BCCX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Yankees batting
 5-4  0 --- 01  Randolph lined a single to right center (FX)
 5-4  0 1-- 00  Randolph stole second (1>C)
 5-4  0 -2- 32  Munson walked (1>C.CBBFBFFFB)
 5-4  0 12- 21  Nettles flied out to center, Randolph to third (CBBX)
 5-4  1 1-3 11  Jackson lined a single to shallow center, Randolph 
                  scored, Munson to second (CBX)
 6-4  1 12- 22  Chambliss doubled deep to left, Munson scored, Jackson to 
                  third (CCBFBX)
 7-4  1 -23 22  White struck out (CBFBFS)
 7-4  2 -23 02  Spencer grounded a single up the middle, Jackson scored, 
                  Chambliss scored, Spencer to second on an error by the 
                  center fielder Lynn (FCX)
                Wright now pitching
 9-4  2 -2- 00  Dent popped out to the catcher (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Red Sox batting
 9-4  0 --- 11  Hobson doubled deep to center (CBX)
 9-4  0 -2- 32  Scott walked (BBCBFB)
 9-4  0 12- 00  Evans flied out to right, Hobson to third (X)
 9-4  1 1-3 02  Allenson struck out (FCS)
 9-4  2 1-3 11  Remy grounded out to second (BCX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Yankees batting
 9-4  0 --- 11  Rivers flied out to center (CBX)
 9-4  1 --- 00  Randolph grounded out to third (X)
 9-4  2 --- 32  Munson lined a double to right center (CBFBBX)
 9-4  2 -2- 20  Nettles grounded out to first (BBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Red Sox batting
 9-4  0 --- 12  Burleson reached on an infield single to second (CFBX)
 9-4  0 1-- 12  Lynn struck out (CBSS)
 9-4  1 1-- 01  Rice flied out to center (SX)
 9-4  2 1-- 31  Yastrzemski lined a single to shallow left, Burleson to 
                  second (BFBBX)
 9-4  2 12- 12  Hobson grounded a double down the third base line, 
                  Burleson scored, Yastrzemski to third (CCBX)
                Tidrow now pitching
 9-5  2 -23 02  Scott flied out to left (CSX)