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A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 9-8 triumph over the Angels. The Angels had taken a 8-7 lead in the top of the frame on a two-run homer by Brian Downing. Boston Red Sox 9, California Angels 8Game Played on Wednesday, May 9, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway ParkAngels 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 - 8 17 1
Red Sox 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 - 9 11 1
Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
R. Miller cf 6 1 3 1 0 1 .283 Remy 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .293
Ford rf 6 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Burleson ss 4 2 2 0 1 1 .296
Carew 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .336 Lynn cf 5 3 3 5 0 1 .301
Baylor dh 4 0 3 1 1 0 .313 Rice dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .340
Rudi lf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .246 Yastrzemski lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .282
Downing c 5 1 1 2 0 1 .324 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .236
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .302 Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .234
Grich 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Duffy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 .160 Dwyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207
Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montgomery c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .455
LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 45 8 17 8 2 8 Totals 36 9 11 9 4 9
Time of Game: 3:19 Attendance: 24,815
Left on Base: Angels 12, Red Sox 7
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Clear, Scott
Doubles: Ford (5), Baylor (6), R. Miller (6)
Triples: Rudi (2)
Home Runs: Downing (3), Hobson (1), Lynn 2 (13), Yastrzemski (6)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (4), Campaneris (2), Remy (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Montgomery (1)
Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Frost 5 6 4 4 0 3 2 21 3.91
Clear 2 4 3 3 3 3 1 14 2.81
LaRoche L(2-4) 1.1 1 2 2 1 3 1 6 6.92
Totals 8.1 11 9 9 4 9 4 41
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Renko 5.2 9 4 3 1 6 0 28 2.97
Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.75
Drago 2 7 4 4 0 0 1 13 3.20
Campbell W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.48
Totals 9 17 8 7 2 8 1 47
Umpires: HP - Clarence Merritt, 1B - Dick Clegg, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Jim McNally
ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller lined to center; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew singled to left; Baylor singled to
left [Carew to third]; Rudi singled to left [Carew scored,
Baylor to second]; Downing struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Burleson singled to third; Lynn flied out to center; Rice lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0.
ANGELS 2ND: Lansford flied out to right; Grich was called out on
strikes; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1,
Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson
flied out to center; Scott popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0.
ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller reached on an error by Scott; Ford doubled
to center [R. Miller to third]; Carew singled to left [R. Miller
scored (unearned), Ford to third]; Baylor doubled to center
[Ford scored, Carew to third]; Rudi struck out; Downing reached
on a fielder's choice [Carew out at home (third to catcher),
Baylor to third]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
singled to right; Remy grounded out (first unassisted)
[Montgomery to second]; Burleson reached on a fielder's choice
[Montgomery out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 0.
ANGELS 4TH: Grich struck out; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3,
Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 4TH: Lynn singled to first; Rice flied out to center;
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Hobson homered [Lynn
scored]; Scott flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Red Sox 2.
ANGELS 5TH: Ford lined to right; Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first); Baylor walked; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Montgomery struck out;
Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 2.
ANGELS 6TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford
singled to center; Lansford stole second; Grich grounded out
(third to first) [Lansford to third]; Campaneris singled to left
[Lansford scored]; R. Miller singled to center [Campaneris to
third]; WRIGHT REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Ford struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to left; Lynn homered [Burleson
scored]; CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski singled to second [Rice to second]; Hobson lined to
left; Scott walked [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Evans
struck out; Montgomery struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels
4, Red Sox 4.
ANGELS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Baylor singled to left; Rudi singled to left
[Baylor to second]; Downing forced Baylor (third unassisted)
[Rudi to second]; Butch Hobson dove for the ball and
attempted to tag Don Baylor; 3B umpire Jim McNally ruled Baylor
safe but 2B umpire John Shulock ran to 3B and overruled McNally;
Shulock ruled that Baylor had left the baseline in trying to
avoid Hobson's tag; Angels Manager Jim Fregosi ejected by
Shulock; Lansford singled to left [Rudi scored, Downing to
second]; Grich forced Lansford (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 4.
RED SOX 7TH: Remy singled to center; Remy stole second; Burleson
walked; Lynn homered [Remy scored, Burleson scored]; Rice struck
out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Hobson flied
out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 7.
ANGELS 8TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole
second; R. Miller doubled to center [Campaneris scored]; Ford
flied out to right [R. Miller to third]; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Angels 6, Red Sox 7.
RED SOX 8TH: Scott walked; DUFFY RAN FOR SCOTT; On a bunt Evans
reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy to second (error by
Clear)]; LAROCHE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Montgomery out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Duffy to third, Evans to
second]; Remy struck out; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. Angels 6, Red Sox 7.
ANGELS 9TH: DWYER REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING 1B); Rudi tripled to
left; Downing homered [Rudi scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Lansford struck out; Grich flied out to center;
Campaneris walked; R. Miller singled to right [Campaneris to
second]; Ford forced R. Miller (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 7.
RED SOX 9TH: Lynn struck out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski homered
[Rice scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 9.
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