A six-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Angels. Singles by Jerry Remy, Rick Burleson and Fred Lynn produced the first Bosox run and, after Jim Rice flied out, Angel right fielder Don Baylor dropped Carl Yastrzemski's fly ball, allowing Burleson to score. Following a walk to George Scott, Butch Hobson lined a two-bagger to left-center, clearing the bases. The final run of the inning came in when Remy singled home Hobson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, California Angels 4
Game Played on Monday, May       7, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Red Sox      6  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lansford 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .293      Remy 2b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .298
Ford cf,rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .324      Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .299
Carew 1b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .343      Lynn cf               3   3   1   1     2   0   .295
Baylor rf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Rice dh               4   1   3   2     1   0   .347
  R. Miller cf        2   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Yastrzemski lf        1   1   0   1     1   0   .274
Aikens dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .310        Dwyer lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Rudi lf               4   1   1   3     0   1   .231      Scott 1b              2   1   0   1     1   0   .248
Downing c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .333      Hobson 3b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .213
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .214
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .056      Allenson c            3   0   2   0     1   1   .217
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     5   7             Totals               32   9  11   9     7   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 23,319
Left on Base: Angels 7, Red Sox 8
DP: Angels 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Baylor, Campaneris
Doubles: Hobson (1), Evans (3)
Triples: Rice (2)
Home Runs: Rudi (4), Downing (2), Rice (4)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1), Scott (1)
GIDP: Scott (8), Dwyer (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(4-2)             0.2   4   6   4   2   1   0   9   3.49
Barr                    4.1   6   2   2   3   1   1  20   4.45
Barlow                  3     1   1   1   2   1   0  12   6.30
Totals                  8    11   9   7   7   3   1  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(3-1)           9     7   4   4   5   7   2  38   4.38
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   7   2  38

Umpires: HP - Lester Pratt, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jim McNally, 3B - Clarence Merritt


ANGELS 1ST: Lansford flied out to right; Ford was called out on
strikes; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Burleson singled to center
[Remy to second]; Lynn singled to left [Remy scored, Burleson to
second]; Rice lined to right [Burleson to third]; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Baylor on a sacrifice fly [Burleson
scored (RBI), Lynn to second]; Scott walked [Lynn to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson doubled to center [Lynn scored,
Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Scott scored]; Evans struck out;
Allenson walked; BARR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Remy singled to
center [Hobson scored (unearned), Allenson to third]; Burleson
forced Remy (shortstop to second); 6 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 6.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Aikens popped to left; Baylor was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Rice singled to center [Lynn to
second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (pitcher to shortstop) [Lynn to
third]; Scott lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn
scored]; Hobson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris walked; Lansford
forced Campaneris (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans doubled to right; Allenson was credited with
a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Evans out at
third (third unassisted)]; Remy flied out to center; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew walked;
Baylor popped to left; Aikens singled to right [Carew to
second]; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: R. MILLER REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING CF); FORD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lynn lined to left; Rice
homered; Yastrzemski walked; Scott grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing walked; Grich was called out on strikes;
Campaneris forced Downing (shortstop to second); Lansford forced
Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Evans
walked; Allenson singled to left [Evans to second]; Remy popped
to left; Burleson forced Allenson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 6TH: DWYER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; R. Miller
singled to left [Carew to second]; Aikens popped to catcher in
foul territory; Rudi homered [Carew scored, R. Miller scored];
Downing homered; Grich grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: BARLOW REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Lynn walked; Rice
tripled to right [Lynn scored]; Dwyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Scott grounded out (third to first); Hobson flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 7TH: Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lansford struck out; Ford singled to left; Carew forced Ford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox
9.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Allenson was
called out on strikes; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller singled; Aikens flied out to right; Rudi
flied out to right; Downing singled to right [R. Miller to
second]; Grich forced Downing (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson reached on an error by Campaneris
[Burleson to second]; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted)
[Burleson to third]; Rice walked; Dwyer grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 9TH: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Lansford
struck out; Ford popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 9.