Fred Lynn drove in two runs with a homer and another with a sacrifice fly and Carl Yastrzemski added a homer as the Red Sox defeated the Mariners, 5-3. Lynn's round-tripper followed a single by Rick Burleson in first inning. Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 3Game Played on Friday, May 4, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway ParkMariners 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 Red Sox 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 x - 5 8 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .215 Remy 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .314 Meyer lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Burleson ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .301 Bochte 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .321 Lynn cf 2 1 1 3 1 0 .282 Roberts rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .280 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Horton dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Yastrzemski dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .294 R. Jones cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .280 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Stinson c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .218 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 B. Stein 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Allenson c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Milbourne ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montgomery c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .480 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 5 3 3 6 Totals 29 5 8 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 21,903 Left on Base: Mariners 5, Red Sox 4 DP: Mariners 2, Red Sox 0 Errors: Cruz, Scott Doubles: Remy (2) Home Runs: Horton (4), R. Jones (3), Lynn (9), Yastrzemski (5) Stolen Bases: Cruz (12) Caught Stealing: B. Stein (1) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (1), Lynn (1) GIDP: Dwyer (2), Scott (6) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott L(1-3) 6 6 4 4 0 2 2 24 4.15 Parrott 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 9 3.12 Totals 8 8 5 4 2 2 2 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(2-1) 9 5 3 3 3 6 2 35 2.64 Totals 9 5 3 3 3 6 2 35 Umpires: HP - Jim McNally, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dick Clegg, 3B - Lester Pratt MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer made an out to shortstop; Bochte walked; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (third to first); Burleson singled to left; Lynn homered [Burleson scored]; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Scott forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 2ND: Horton homered; R. Jones homered; Stinson struck out; B. Stein singled to right; Mendoza struck out; B. Stein was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans lined to third; Allenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Remy doubled to left; Burleson singled to right [Remy to third]; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored]; Rice popped to center; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to right; Horton grounded out (first to pitcher); R. Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson was called out on strikes; B. Stein grounded out (third to first); Mendoza made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Allenson popped to third in foul territory; Remy flied out to right; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Meyer flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Bochte walked; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; Horton singled to third [Bochte to second]; R. Jones walked [Bochte to third, Horton to second]; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski homered; Scott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 7TH: B. Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne flied out to center; On a bunt Cruz reached on an error by Scott; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PARROTT REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Hobson singled to center; Evans flied out to center; DWYER BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Dwyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hobson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 8TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); Bochte was called out on strikes; Roberts flied out to right; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Remy to second]; Lynn was walked intentionally; Rice reached on an error by Cruz [Remy scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 5. MARINERS 9TH: R. Jones grounded out (second to first); Stinson flied out to center; B. Stein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 5. |
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