Homers by Fred Lynn, Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice powered the Red Sox to a 9-3 victory over the Rangers. After Lynn hit his homer with a man on base in the first inning, the Red Sox added a run when Carlton Fisk tripled and Yastrzemski singled. Yastrzemski belted a two-run homer in the third and Rice clouted a solo blast in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  1  -   3 11  1
Red Sox      3  1  2    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   9 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .320      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .274      Wolfe 2b              3   1   0   0     2   2   .150
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Lynn cf               4   2   1   2     1   0   .307
Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .236      Rice lf               5   1   2   2     0   2   .327
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Fisk dh               5   2   3   0     0   0   .234
J. Ellis dh           4   0   2   0     0   1   .270      Yastrzemski 1b        3   2   2   3     1   1   .287
  Sample pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .262      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Evans rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .247
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .244      Allenson c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .223
Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .364
  Norman pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     0   5             Totals               35   9  12   8     5   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 27,670
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 8
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Medich, Eckersley
Doubles: Grubb (7), Allenson (3), Evans (7), Rice (11)
Triples: Fisk (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (15), Yastrzemski (9), Rice (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Allenson (1)
GIDP: Lynn (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(3-3)          1     5   4   3   1   1   1   9   3.81
Medich                  6     6   4   4   3   6   1  28   8.84
Lyle                    1     1   1   1   1   0   1   4   4.50
Totals                  8    12   9   8   5   7   3  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(5-3)        9    11   3   3   0   5   0  37   3.21
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   5   0  37

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


RANGERS 1ST: Grubb flied out to right; Dwight Evans robbed
John Grubb of a HR; Bell singled to center; Oliver forced
Bell (second unassisted); Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Wolfe walked; Lynn homered
[Wolfe scored]; Rice flied out to center; Fisk tripled to right;
Yastrzemski singled to center [Fisk scored]; Hobson flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to left; J. Ellis was called out
on strikes; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled to center; Allenson doubled to left
[Evans to third]; MEDICH REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Burleson
reached on an error by Medich [Evans scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Wolfe made an out to second; Lynn lined to center; Rice
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks made
an out to first; Grubb singled to third; Bell made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk singled to center; Yastrzemski homered [Fisk
scored]; Hobson flied out to center; Evans doubled to right;
Allenson grounded out (third to first); Burleson made an out to
first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Zisk flied out to
center; Putnam singled to left; J. Ellis singled to left [Putnam
to third, J. Ellis to second (on throw to 3b)]; Sundberg lined
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Wolfe struck out; Lynn walked; Rice doubled to
center [Lynn scored]; Fisk singled to shortstop [Rice stayed at
second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to left; Wills was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Eckersley [Wills to second]; Blanks
flied out to left; Grubb singled to center [Wills scored]; Bell
singled to center [Grubb to third, Bell out at second (center to
second to first to shortstop)]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Allenson was
called out on strikes; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to right; Putnam grounded out
(second to first); J. Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Wolfe struck out; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg struck out; Wills struck out; Blanks flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
walked; Hobson singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans
walked [Hobson to second]; Allenson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Yastrzemski scored]; Burleson forced Hobson (third unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb doubled to left; Bell struck out; Oliver
grounded out (second to first) [Grubb to third]; Zisk singled to
right [Grubb scored]; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Wolfe walked; Lynn
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wolfe out at second]; Rice homered; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox
9.

RANGERS 9TH: J. Ellis singled to left; SAMPLE RAN FOR J. ELLIS;
Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sample to second];
Wills grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sample to third]; GAMBLE
BATTED FOR BLANKS; Gamble singled to left [Sample scored];
NORMAN RAN FOR GAMBLE; Grubb flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 9.