After two were out in the ninth inning, Alfredo Griffin and Bob Bailor singled and Roy Howell followed with a homer to lift the Blue Jays to a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox. A homer by John Mayberry and pair of run-scoring singles by Rick Cerone paced the Blue Jays to an early 4-0 lead before the Red Sox rallied to tie the score in the seventh with the aid of a three-run homer by Butch Hobson.

The Red Sox then went ahead in the top half of the ninth with a pair of tallies on a single by Gary Allenson, pass to Jerry Remy and two-out single by Rick Burleson, but Bill Campbell failed to hold the lead after apparently having the victory wrapped up. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Saturday, May 26, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  2  -   6 10  1
Blue Jays    0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   7 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   2   1     1   2   .344      Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Burleson ss           4   0   1   2     1   1   .259      Bailor rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .246
Lynn cf               5   0   0   0     0   3   .289      Howell 3b             5   1   1   3     0   0   .282
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .335      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .255
Fisk dh               4   1   1   0     0   2   .100      Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .282
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   2   0     1   0   .295      Woods lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .259      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .228
Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Ainge 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .500
O'Berry c             2   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Cerone c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .209
  Wolfe ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allenson c          1   1   1   0     0   0   .229        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     4  10             Totals               38   7  13   7     0   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 31,590
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Eckersley
Doubles: Remy (6)
Triples: Griffin (5)
Home Runs: Hobson (5), Mayberry (4), Howell (3)
GIDP: Hobson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Eckersley)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               6.1  10   4   3   0   2   1  29   3.38
Campbell L(2-2)         2.1   3   3   3   0   0   1  10   3.50
Totals                  8.2  13   7   6   0   2   2  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               8.1   9   6   6   4   9   1  37   5.37
Buskey W(1-0)           0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.32
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4  10   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (1)
Wild Pitches: Buskey (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


RED SOX 1ST: Remy was called out on strikes; Burleson walked;
Lynn struck out; Rice singled to right [Burleson to third]; Fisk
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to right; Bailor singled;
Bailor was picked off first (pitcher to first); Howell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); Evans lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty struck out; Mayberry singled to right;
Woods singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Bosetti singled to
center [Mayberry scored, Woods to second]; Ainge made an out to
second; Cerone singled to center [Woods scored, Bosetti to
third]; Griffin made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 3RD: O'Berry struck out; Remy struck out; Burleson flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor lined to left; Howell lined to shortstop;
Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn struck out; Rice grounded out (third to
first); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry homered; Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); Bosetti popped to right; Ainge singled to left;
Ainge was picked off first but was safe on an error by Eckersley
[Ainge to third]; Cerone singled to center [Ainge scored
(unearned)]; Griffin was hit by a pitch [Cerone to second];
Bailor made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Hobson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty singled to
second; Mayberry flied out to right; Woods flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 6TH: O'Berry was called out on strikes; Remy singled to
right; Burleson forced Remy (shortstop to second); Lynn grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti lined to shortstop; Ainge grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk singled to
left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Fisk to third]; Hobson
homered [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Evans singled to
shortstop; WOLFE BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Wolfe walked [Evans to
second]; Remy doubled to left [Evans scored, Wolfe to third];
Burleson struck out; Lynn flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: ALLENSON REPLACED WOLFE (PLAYING C ); Griffin
tripled; Bailor made an out to shortstop; CAMPBELL REPLACED
ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Howell reached on a fielder's choice
[Griffin out at home (first to catcher to third to pitcher),
Howell to second]; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice flied out to right; Fisk was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski singled to right; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry lined to second; Woods lined to pitcher;
Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans lined to left; Allenson singled to center;
Remy walked [Allenson to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Buskey threw a wild pitch [Allenson to third, Remy
to second]; Burleson singled to center [Allenson scored, Remy
scored, Burleson out at second (center to first to second)];
Lynn struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Cerone
grounded out (third to first); Griffin singled to right; Bailor
singled to second [Griffin to second]; Howell homered [Griffin
scored, Bailor scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue
Jays 7.

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