Chuck Rainey pitched his first major league shutout and Stan Papi knocked in a run with a double in the third inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Blue Jays. Papi, whose two-bagger followed a single by Jerry Remy, was playing for the first time this season, coming off the disabled list to fill in for Rick Burleson, who was serving the first day of a three-day suspension for a fracas with an umpire May 16. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .348      Ainge 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .389
Papi ss               4   0   2   1     0   1   .500      Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .278
Rice lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .340      Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Fisk dh               3   0   0   0     0   2   .077      Woods lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Allenson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Gomez ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     0   5             Totals               29   0   6   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 33,556
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 5
DP: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Gomez
Doubles: Papi (1)
Caught Stealing: Remy (5), Bailor (2), Bosetti (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey W(3-2)           9     6   0   0   3   4   0  32   3.80
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   4   0  32

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-4)        9     7   1   1   0   5   0  32   3.15
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   5   0  32

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Papi made an
out to shortstop; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Bailor
singled to shortstop; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk flied out to left; Hobson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty walked; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to
second]; Woods grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carty to third,
Mayberry to second]; Bosetti popped to first in foul territory;
Cerone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans lined to left; Allenson flied out to left;
Remy singled to center; Papi doubled to left [Remy scored]; Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to right; Ainge grounded out (first
unassisted) [Gomez to second]; Bailor hit into a double play to
right [Gomez out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Fisk struck out; Hobson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell walked; Carty singled to left [Howell to
second]; Mayberry struck out; Woods forced Carty (shortstop to
second) [Howell to third]; Bosetti grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to left; Allenson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez
singled to right; Ainge was called out on strikes; Bailor
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Papi was called out on strikes; Lynn flied to right
in foul territory; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell walked; Carty flied out to center;
Mayberry lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howell
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk struck out;
Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods singled to right; On a bunt Bosetti forced
Woods (pitcher to shortstop); Cerone flied out to center;
Bosetti was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays
0.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans reached on an error by Gomez; Evans was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Allenson grounded out
(second to first); Remy singled to shortstop; Remy was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Ainge
struck out; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Papi singled to shortstop; Lynn flied into a double
play (left to second) [Papi out at second]; Stan Papi missed
2B on his way back to 1B; out on appeal; Rice singled to
left; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty grounded out
(second to first); Mayberry lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.