A seven-run explosion in the second inning propelled the Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Orioles. All runs in big frame came after two were out. A double by Butch Hobson, walk to George Scott and single by Dwight Evans produced the first tally. Run-scoring singles by Gary Allenson, Jerry Remy and Rick Burleson then preceded a three-run homer by Fred Lynn that capped the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  7  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  1
Orioles      0  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .329      Bumbry cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Burleson ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .137
Lynn cf               4   1   1   3     0   2   .301        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .336        Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Hobson 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .271      Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .324
Scott 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .231      Murray 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .285
Evans rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .244      Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .351
Allenson c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .224      May dh                4   1   2   1     0   2   .328
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .287
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith 2b              4   1   2   3     0   1   .262
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .283
                                                            Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   7     1   6             Totals               35   5   9   5     2   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 35,971
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Rice
Doubles: Hobson (6), Rice (8), May (5)
Home Runs: Lynn (14), Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(3-1)            5.1   6   5   5   2   4   1  24   4.20
Drago                   1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.76
Campbell SV(3)          2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.30
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   8   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(6-3)         1.2   6   7   7   1   1   1  12   4.21
Stewart                 7.1   4   0   0   0   5   0  25   2.89
Totals                  9    10   7   7   1   6   1  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Burleson flied out to
center; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
left; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Hobson doubled to right; Scott walked; Evans
singled to right [Hobson scored, Scott to third]; Allenson
singled to shortstop [Scott scored, Evans to third]; Remy
singled to left [Evans scored, Allenson to second]; Burleson
singled to left [Allenson scored, Remy to second]; Lynn homered
[Remy scored, Burleson scored]; STEWART REPLACED FLANAGAN
(PITCHING); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R, 6 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein was called out on strikes; May singled to center;
Dauer singled to right [May to second]; Smith homered [May
scored, Dauer scored]; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Hobson
was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry struck out; Belanger flied out to right;
Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles
3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Allenson flied
out to right; Remy singled to center; Remy was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
singled to center; May struck out; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson lined to second; Lynn struck out; Rice
doubled to center; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith flied out to right; Dempsey walked; Bumbry
flied out to right; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to center; Murray walked
[Singleton to second]; Lowenstein flied out to center; May
doubled to right [Singleton scored, Murray to third]; DRAGO
REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Dauer hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Murray scored, May to third]; Smith was called out on strikes;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Allenson singled to center; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Allenson to second]; Burleson grounded
out (second to first) [Allenson to third]; Lynn made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey singled to center; Bumbry struck out; KELLY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly singled to center [Dempsey to
second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Singleton struck
out; Murray lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Orioles 5.

RED SOX 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; Hobson singled
to right; Scott forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); May was
called out on strikes; Dauer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Allenson was called
out on strikes; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Smith singled to left [Smith to third (error by
Rice)]; HARLOW BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Harlow made an out to third;
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.