Homers by Jim Rice and Butch Hobson triggered the Red Sox to a 6-2 triumph over the Orioles. Rice's clout came in the first inning and followed a two-out walk to Fred Lynn. Hobson blasted a solo smash in the second. The Red Sox added three insurance markers in the eighth, one on a single by Rick Burleson and two on a double by Lynn. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Red Sox      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   6 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .327
Belanger ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .157      Burleson ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Singleton lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .328      Lynn cf               4   1   1   2     1   0   .298
Murray 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .301      Rice dh               5   1   2   2     0   2   .344
May dh                4   0   1   1     0   2   .305      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   2   0     2   0   .289
Roenicke rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     1   2   .289
Dauer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Garcia 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Evans rf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .228
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Allenson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Skaggs c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     2   5             Totals               34   6  11   6     8   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 27,610
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 12
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Garcia, Yastrzemski
Doubles: Lynn (6)
Home Runs: Rice (6), Hobson (4)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (3)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (4)
GIDP: Scott (11)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(3-2)            2.1   5   3   3   2   1   2  14   3.89
Stewart                 5     4   2   2   5   3   0  23   3.92
Stanhouse               0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.58
Totals                  8    11   6   6   8   5   2  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(4-2)          6.1   8   2   1   2   3   0  27   3.45
Drago SV(4)             2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.89
Totals                  9     9   2   1   2   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Skaggs (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McNally, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Dick Clegg, 3B - Lester Pratt


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
walked; Singleton singled to center [Belanger to third]; Murray
singled to right [Belanger scored, Singleton to third]; May was
called out on strikes; Roenicke forced Murray (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Burleson flied out to left;
Lynn walked; Rice homered [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
singled to center; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson homered; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Evans struck out; Allenson singled to left; Remy singled
to shortstop [Allenson to second]; Burleson flied out to center;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice singled
to center; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; STEWART REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Rice was picked off second but was safe on an
error by Garcia [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson
struck out; Scott walked; Evans grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray walked; May grounded out (third to first)
[Murray to second]; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dauer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Allenson flied out to left; Remy walked; Burleson
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Remy to second]; Lynn popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Skaggs
grounded out (third to first); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled to center;
Skaggs allowed a passed ball [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson
flied out to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Scott flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger reached on an error by Yastrzemski;
Singleton singled to center [Belanger to second]; Murray forced
Singleton (first to shortstop) [Belanger to third]; May singled
to center [Belanger scored (unearned), Murray to second];
Roenicke singled to left [Murray out at home (left to catcher),
May to second]; Dauer flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans walked; Allenson forced Evans (first to
shortstop); Remy forced Allenson (second to shortstop); Burleson
singled to second [Remy to third]; Burleson stole second; Lynn
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Garcia singled to right; Skaggs singled to center
[Garcia out at third (center to third)]; DRAGO REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); Bumbry lined to shortstop; Belanger singled to left
[Skaggs to second]; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled to right;
Hobson walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hobson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); May was
called out on strikes; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans walked; Allenson flied out to right; Remy
singled to center [Evans to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED STEWART
(PITCHING); Burleson singled to center [Evans scored, Remy to
third]; Lynn doubled to right [Remy scored, Burleson scored];
Rice popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally;
Hobson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer struck out; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR GARCIA;
Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR
SKAGGS; Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.
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