Raising his record to 9-0, Tommy John pitched the Yankees to a 2-0 victory over the Red Sox. The veteran lefty allowed only two hits -- a bunt single by Jerry Remy and a two-out double by Fred Lynn in the fourth inning. The Yankee runs came on homers by Reggie Jackson in the fourth and Graig Nettles in the ninth. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .325
Randolph 2b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .260        Wolfe ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .316      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .302      Rice dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .233      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     0   3   .283
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Spencer dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Allenson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                          Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   8             Totals               28   0   2   0     0   5

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 33,932
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Red Sox 1
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Nettles, Scott
Doubles: Rivers (5), Chambliss (4), Lynn (9)
Home Runs: Jackson (8), Nettles (8)
GIDP: Munson (4), Wolfe (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(9-0)             9     2   0   0   0   5   0  28   1.60
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   5   0  28

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(4-3)        9     6   2   2   2   8   2  35   3.28
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   8   2  35

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to second; Randolph walked;
Munson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy singled to second; Remy was picked
off first (catcher to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lynn lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to right; Jackson flied out to
center; Chambliss singled to right; White grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer struck out; Dent flied out to left; Rivers
doubled to right; Randolph walked; Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to right; Jackson homered;
Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); White grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy struck out; Burleson lined to right; Lynn
doubled to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer struck out; Dent was called out on strikes;
Rivers singled to center; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Hobson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scott popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson struck out; Nettles grounded out (first to
pitcher); Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Allenson flied
out to center; Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss doubled to left; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer lined to third; Dent made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
flied out to left; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Randolph
popped to first in foul territory; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Hobson grounded out (second
to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles homered; Jackson struck out; Chambliss
reached on an error by Scott; White flied out to right; Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson
reached on an error by Nettles; WOLFE BATTED FOR REMY; Wolfe
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Allenson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red
Sox 0.
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