Fred Lynn, who leads the major leagues in homers, cracked his 10th of the season and Jim Rice drove in four runs to lead the attack of the Red Sox in an 11-4 victory over the Mariners. Lynn's drive opened the scoring in the first inning.

Rice singled for one of four runs in the third and smashed a homer with two men on base in the eighth. Carl Yastrzemski and Dwight Evans each contributed two RBIs. Mario Mendoza drove in three runs for the Mariners with a single and a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 11, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 5, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Mariners     0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Red Sox      1  0  4    0  1  0    2  3  x  -  11 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Remy 2b               4   1   0   0     1   1   .302
B. Stein 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Bochte 1b             5   0   4   0     0   0   .348      Lynn cf               4   2   2   1     1   1   .292
Roberts rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Rice lf               4   3   3   4     1   0   .333
Horton dh             5   0   1   0     0   4   .284      Yastrzemski dh        5   1   1   2     0   0   .289
R. Jones cf           1   2   0   0     3   0   .277      Scott 1b              4   2   3   1     1   0   .242
Stinson c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .241      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .214
Hale lf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .125      Evans rf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .218
Mendoza ss            3   0   1   3     0   0   .247      Montgomery c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .483
O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vasquez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     4   7             Totals               37  11  14  11     5   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 25,714
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Red Sox 7
DP: Mariners 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Roberts
Doubles: Bochte (6), Stinson (2), Yastrzemski (7), Scott (6)
Triples: Evans (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (10), Rice (3)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (8), Cruz (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Mendoza (2)
GIDP: Mendoza (4), Hobson (3), Scott (7)
Hit by Pitch: B. Stein (1,by Drago)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones L(0-2)         2.2   6   5   5   3   0   1  16   5.67
Montague                2.1   3   1   1   1   0   0  11   3.21
Rawley                  2.1   4   4   4   1   3   0  12   6.75
Vasquez                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   5.27
Totals                  8    14  11  11   5   3   2  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-1)        6     8   4   4   4   4   0  29   3.41
Drago SV(3)             3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   1.93
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   7   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Drago (1)
Wild Pitches: Drago (3)

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dick Clegg, 2B - Lester Pratt, 3B - Clarence Merritt


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); B. Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte singled to center;
Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Burleson lined to right;
Lynn homered; Rice walked; Yastrzemski popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; R. Jones walked [Horton to
second]; Stinson made an out to third; Hale struck out; Mendoza
forced R. Jones (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled; Hobson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at second]; Evans
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox
1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Cruz was picked off first
(pitcher to first); B. Stein flied out to right; Bochte grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery singled to right; Remy walked
[Montgomery to second]; Burleson flied out to right; Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Montgomery to third, Remy to
second]; Rice singled to second [Montgomery scored, Remy to
third]; Yastrzemski doubled to right [Remy scored, Rice scored];
Scott singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson walked
[Scott to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); Evans
forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 5.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts singled to third; Horton struck out; R.
Jones walked [Roberts to second]; Stinson walked [Roberts to
third, R. Jones to second]; Hale struck out; Mendoza singled to
right [Roberts scored, R. Jones scored, Stinson to third]; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery singled to right; Remy grounded out
(first unassisted) [Montgomery to second]; Burleson made an out
to third; Lynn was walked intentionally; Rice grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 5.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein grounded out (second to first); Bochte
doubled; Roberts made an out to shortstop; Horton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Scott doubled to
right; Hobson singled [Scott scored]; Evans grounded out (third
to first) [Hobson to second]; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones walked; R. Jones stole second; Stinson
doubled [R. Jones scored]; Hale singled [Stinson to third];
Mendoza hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stinson scored]; Cruz
forced Hale (second to shortstop); Cruz stole second; B. Stein
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
4, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: RAWLEY REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Remy lined to
left; Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bochte
singled; Roberts grounded out (second to first) [Bochte to
second]; Drago threw a wild pitch [Bochte to third]; Horton
struck out; R. Jones popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski lined to right;
Scott walked [Rice to second]; Hobson flied out to right [Rice
to third]; Evans tripled to center [Rice scored, Scott scored];
Montgomery struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red
Sox 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Stinson singled to center; Hale struck out;
Mendoza grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy was called out on strikes; Burleson singled to
left; Lynn singled to left [Burleson to second]; VASQUEZ
REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Rice homered [Burleson scored, Lynn
scored]; Mariners Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 2B
umpire Lester Pratt arguing a pickoff call at 2B on Rick
Burleson; Yastrzemski reached on an error by Roberts; Scott
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski
out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 11.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Stein
was hit by a pitch; Bochte singled to center [B. Stein to
second]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Stein to
third, Bochte to second]; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 11.
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