Firing a five-hitter, Tommy John became the league's first 12-game winner as the Yankees triumphed over the Red Sox, 7-2. Jim Spencer hit a solo homer for the Yankees in the fifth inning and Reggie Jackson smacked a bases-empty round-tripper in the sixth stanza. The Bronx Bombers tallied four times in the seventh frame on an RBI triple by Willie Randolph, squeeze bunt by Bobby Murcer and two-run single by Lou Piniella. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  1
Yankees      0  0  1    0  1  1    4  0  x  -   7 12  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Randolph 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Wolfe 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .244      Murcer cf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .258
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .297
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .274
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Piniella lf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .317
Fisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .247      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Spencer dh            2   1   1   1     1   0   .278
Allenson c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .218        White pr,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Finch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     2   1             Totals               35   7  12   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 51,211
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Yankees 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Finch, Randolph, Nettles
Doubles: Evans (11), Munson (17)
Triples: Rice (4), Randolph (7)
Home Runs: Spencer (8), Jackson (12)
GIDP: Nettles (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Finch L(0-1)            5.1   5   3   3   1   3   2  23   3.22
Campbell                1     3   3   3   1   0   0   6   3.82
Drago                   0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.98
Burgmeier               1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.50
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   3   2  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(12-3)            9     5   2   1   2   1   0  34   2.36
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   1   0  34

Passed Balls: Munson (5)
Wild Pitches: Campbell (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to right; Wolfe grounded out (second
to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph made an out to second; Murcer lined to
left; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Watson singled
to right; Fisk grounded out (third to first) [Watson to second];
Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella
singled to right; Nettles struck out; Chambliss walked [Piniella
to second]; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Allenson
singled to right; Burleson singled to left [Allenson to second];
Munson allowed a passed ball [Allenson to third, Burleson to
second]; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Allenson
scored (unearned)]; Lynn walked; Rice lined to left; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent lined to pitcher; Randolph flied out to
center; Murcer singled to left; Munson doubled to left [Murcer
scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied
out to center; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Nettles lined to
second; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Allenson
lined to third; Burleson reached on an error by Nettles
[Burleson out at second (left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer homered; Dent grounded out (shortstop to
first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Wolfe flied out to right; Lynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice reached on an error by Randolph [Rice
to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
homered; Piniella reached on an error by Finch; CAMPBELL
REPLACED FINCH (PITCHING); Campbell threw a wild pitch [Piniella
to second]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Piniella to
third]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson
walked; Evans doubled to center [Hobson to third]; Allenson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hobson scored]; Burleson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer walked; WHITE RAN FOR SPENCER; Dent singled
to right [White out at third (right to third)]; Randolph tripled
to center [Dent scored]; Murcer singled to first [Randolph
scored]; DRAGO REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Munson singled to
left [Murcer to third, Munson to second (on throw to 3b)];
Jackson was walked intentionally; Piniella singled to left
[Murcer scored, Munson scored, Jackson to second]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Nettles grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Piniella out at second]; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 7.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wolfe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to right; Rice tripled
to center [Rice out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to center; White lined to
shortstop; Dent singled to right; Randolph singled to left [Dent
to second]; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Watson flied out to center; Fisk flied out to
right; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Yankees 7.