Chuck Rainey permitted just four hits over 7 2/3 innings in his first major league start and was the winner as the Red Sox defeated the Brewers, 5-3. Four unearned runs in the fifth inning proved decisive.

With two out and Rick Burleson on third, Jim Rice reached first and Burleson scored on a throwing error by Robin Yount. Carl Yastrzemski drew a base on balls and George Scott cracked a two-bagger to score Rice. Yastrzemski and Scott then scored on a single by Jack Brohamer. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Thursday, April 19, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Brewers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  3
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Remy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .182      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     1   0   .275
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .465      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .311      Rice dh               4   2   0   0     0   1   .294
Oglivie dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .120      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   2   0     1   0   .333
Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Scott 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .243
Yount ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Brohamer 3b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .345
Thomas cf             2   0   0   0     1   2   .161      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Moore c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Allenson c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     2   7             Totals               35   5  10   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 20,485
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Red Sox 9
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Cooper, Yount, Cleveland
Doubles: Molitor (2), Yastrzemski (4), Burleson (2), Scott 2 (2)
Home Runs: Cooper (4)
GIDP: Yount (1), Rice (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (1,by Rainey)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(0-1)           4.2   9   4   0   3   1   0  26   4.22
Cleveland               3.1   1   1   0   0   1   0  12   5.14
Totals                  8    10   5   0   3   2   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey W(1-0)           7.2   4   3   3   2   5   1  30   3.38
Drago SV(2)             1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   7   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Rainey (1)
Wild Pitches: Drago (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McNally, 1B - Dick Clegg, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Richard LaPierre


BREWERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Richard LaPierre; Molitor
flied out to center; Bando was hit by a pitch; Cooper homered
[Bando scored]; Hisle flied out to left; Oglivie struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to left; Burleson singled to right; Lynn
singled to center [Burleson to third]; Rice grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to right; Yount grounded out
(third to first); Thomas walked; Moore singled to center [Thomas
to second]; Molitor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Scott flied out to
center; Brohamer singled to right [Yastrzemski to second]; Evans
forced Brohamer (pitcher to second) [Yastrzemski to third];
Allenson walked [Evans to second]; Remy grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando popped to pitcher; Cooper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson walked; Lynn forced Burleson (first to
shortstop); Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski doubled
to right [Lynn to third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; Lezcano
lined to left; Yount walked; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Evans made an out to
shortstop; Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Molitor grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
doubled to right; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson
to third]; Rice reached on an error by Yount [Burleson scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Scott
doubled to left [Rice scored (unearned), Yastrzemski to third];
Brohamer singled to right [Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Scott
scored (unearned)]; Evans singled to pitcher [Brohamer to
second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Allenson struck
out; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle
grounded out (second to first); Oglivie flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy flied out to center; On a bunt Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Lynn made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano struck out; Yount flied out to right;
Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice reached on an error by Cooper; Rice was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Cleveland [Rice to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Rice to
third]; Scott doubled to center [Rice scored (unearned)];
Brohamer flied out to right; Evans flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Moore flied out to center; Molitor doubled to left;
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper singled to
center [Molitor scored]; DRAGO REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Drago
threw a wild pitch [Cooper to second]; Hisle struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson made an out to first; Remy flied out to
center; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie was called out on strikes; Lezcano singled
to left; Yount grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 5.

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