Two-run homers by Fred Lynn and Carl Yastrzemski highlighted an 8-4 triumph by the Red Sox over the Blue Jays. After the Jays scored twice in the top of vfirst inning, Lynn tied the score when he followed Tom Poquette's single with his 19th homer.

Poquette's sacrifice fly in the third frame gave the Sox the lead for good. The Sox erupted for four runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Lynn, a sacrifice fly by Jim Rice and Yaz's two-run shot. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 24, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  5  0
Red Sox      2  0  1    1  4  0    0  0  x  -   8 12  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .274      Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .312
Gomez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .373      Poquette rf           3   2   2   1     1   0   .220
Bosetti cf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .260      Lynn cf               4   2   3   3     0   0   .323
Carty dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .277      Rice dh               3   0   0   1     0   0   .322
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   3     0   1   .288      Yastrzemski lf        4   2   3   2     0   1   .304
Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Hobson 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .259
Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Papi ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cannon rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .038      Allenson c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .214
Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   5   3     2   6             Totals               34   8  12   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 33,560
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Mayberry (13), Carty (14), Allenson (5), Lynn 2 (22), Hobson (10), Yastrzemski (15)
Home Runs: Mayberry (12), Lynn (19), Yastrzemski (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (4), Rice (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(4-8)          4.1  10   8   8   0   1   2  23   6.54
Miller                  2.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  12   5.23
Willis                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   8.44
Totals                  8    12   8   8   2   3   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(8-4)           9     5   4   3   2   6   1  34   4.66
Totals                  9     5   4   3   2   6   1  34

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin walked; Gomez walked [Griffin to second];
Bosetti forced Gomez (second to shortstop) [Griffin to third];
Carty lined to third [Griffin scored (error by Hobson) (no RBI),
Bosetti to third]; Mayberry doubled [Bosetti scored (unearned)];
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Poquette singled; Lynn
homered [Poquette scored]; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone flied out to center; Ainge grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cannon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
grounded out (third to first); Papi grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin popped to third in foul territory; Gomez
struck out; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson doubled; Remy grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Allenson to third]; Poquette hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Allenson scored]; Lynn doubled; Rice grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty doubled; Mayberry flied out to center;
Woods flied out to right [Carty to third]; On a bunt Cerone
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled; Watson flied out to right
[Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson doubled [Yastrzemski scored];
Papi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hobson to third];
Allenson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge was called out on strikes; Cannon popped to
center; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy singled to second; Poquette singled [Remy to
third]; Lynn doubled [Remy scored, Poquette to third]; Rice hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Poquette scored, Lynn to third];
Yastrzemski homered [Lynn scored]; MILLER REPLACED HUFFMAN
(PITCHING); Watson grounded out (third to first); Hobson singled
to shortstop; Papi made an out to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher);
Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Carty singled; Mayberry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Allenson struck out; Remy walked; Poquette walked
[Remy to second]; Lynn flied out to right [Remy to third,
Poquette to second]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; Cerone
was called out on strikes; Ainge grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski doubled; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Hobson struck out; Papi made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cannon grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Allenson popped
to left; Remy flied out to left; Poquette flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti was called out on strikes; Carty singled
to shortstop; Mayberry homered [Carty scored]; Woods flied out
to center; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 8.

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