Newcomer Bob Watson smashed a three-run homer in the second inning, Fred Lynn homered with one aboard in the fourth, and Jim Rice homered twice in a game for the 18th time in his career as the Red Sox pummeled the Blue Jays, 12-1. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Friday, June      22, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0
Red Sox      0  3  4    2  2  1    0  0  x  -  12 15  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Remy 2b               1   2   1   0     2   0   .313
Cannon rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .056        Wolfe ph,2b         2   0   1   2     0   1   .263
  Bailor rf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .230      Burleson ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Bosetti cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .261        Papi ph,ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Lynn cf               5   1   3   3     0   0   .321
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .284      Rice lf               5   3   3   2     0   0   .325
Woods lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Yastrzemski 1b        2   2   1   0     1   0   .294
  Velez ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   2   .225        Dwyer 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Ainge 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Watson dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .259
Gomez 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .395      Evans rf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Cerone c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .198        Poquette pr,rf      2   0   1   1     1   0   .209
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brohamer ph,3b      2   1   1   0     0   0   .281
  Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Allenson c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .210
                                                          Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   9   0     2   8             Totals               36  12  15  11     5   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 31,089
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 5
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Wolfe
Doubles: Bosetti (12), Cerone (9), Yastrzemski (14), Lynn 2 (20), Wolfe (1)
Home Runs: Watson (2), Lynn (18), Rice 2 (17)
Caught Stealing: Remy (8), Poquette (1)
GIDP: Griffin (4), Hobson (8)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(1-7)        2.1   5   5   5   2   0   2  12   4.85
Miller                  2.2   8   6   6   2   1   1  17   5.58
Lemongello              3     2   1   1   1   1   1  12   6.63
Totals                  8    15  12  12   5   2   4  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey W(5-4)           5     5   0   0   1   3   0  20   4.10
Burgmeier SV(2)         4     4   1   0   1   5   0  18   1.67
Totals                  9     9   1   0   2   8   0  38

Wild Pitches: Miller (2)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Cannon lined to first;
Bosetti singled to third; Carty forced Bosetti (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled; Burleson flied out to center; Remy
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lynn flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Woods grounded out (second
to first); Ainge flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second];
Watson homered [Rice scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Evans singled;
POQUETTE RAN FOR EVANS; Hobson flied out to left; Poquette was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gomez
singled; Cerone singled [Gomez to second]; Griffin grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gomez to third,
Cerone out at second]; Cannon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy walked; Burleson flied out to center; Lynn
homered [Remy scored]; MILLER REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
Rice homered; Yastrzemski doubled; Watson singled [Yastrzemski
to third]; Poquette singled [Yastrzemski scored, Watson to
second]; Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Poquette out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Red Sox 7.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
walked; Mayberry flied out to center; Woods singled [Carty to
second]; Ainge forced Woods (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Allenson struck out; Remy walked; Burleson walked
[Remy to second]; Lynn doubled [Remy scored, Burleson to third];
Miller threw a wild pitch [Burleson scored, Lynn to third]; Rice
popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox
9.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: DWYER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Gomez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone grounded out (third to
first); Griffin singled to second; On a bunt Cannon grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox
9.

RED SOX 5TH: Watson lined to center; Poquette flied out to
right; BROHAMER BATTED FOR HOBSON; Brohamer singled; Allenson
singled [Brohamer to second]; WOLFE BATTED FOR REMY; Wolfe
doubled [Brohamer scored, Allenson scored]; PAPI BATTED FOR
BURLESON; Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 11.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PAPI STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
BURGMEIER REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Bosetti doubled; Carty was
called out on strikes; Mayberry struck out; VELEZ BATTED FOR
WOODS; Velez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 6TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAILOR REPLACED
CANNON (PLAYING RF); LEMONGELLO REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Lynn
flied out to center; Rice homered; Dwyer flied out to center;
Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Red Sox 12.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
flied out to center; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 12.

RED SOX 7TH: Poquette walked; Brohamer flied out to right;
Allenson made an out to shortstop; Wolfe was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 12.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin made an out to second; Bailor singled to
shortstop; Bosetti walked [Bailor to second]; Carty reached on
an error by Wolfe [Bailor scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bosetti to
third]; Mayberry struck out; Velez was called out on strikes; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 12.

RED SOX 8TH: Papi grounded out (third to first); Lynn doubled;
Rice flied out to right; Dwyer made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 12.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge flied out to right; Gomez singled; Cerone
doubled [Gomez to third]; Griffin flied out to right; Bailor
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox
12.