| Winning their fifth straight game, the Red Sox thumped the Mariners, 7-1. A sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson produced a second-inning run and Larry Wolfe connected for a two-run homer in the fifth after a single by Burleson. In the sixth stanza, Dwight Evans doubled and came home on a double by Burleson. Butch Hobson homered in the eighth when the Red Sox closed out their scoring. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Thursday, July 19, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Mariners 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Red Sox 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 x - 7 11 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Milbourne 2b,ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .295 Burleson ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .283 R. Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Wolfe 2b 3 1 1 2 2 1 .232 Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .322 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 Poquette pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Meyer 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .315 Rice lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .325 Paciorek rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .324 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .281 Roberts lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Yastrzemski dh 4 1 0 0 1 0 .281 Cox c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Stinson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .245 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Evans rf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .270 Simpson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Stein 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Stein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 7 Totals 34 7 11 7 7 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 32,207 Left on Base: Mariners 5, Red Sox 11 DP: Mariners 0, Red Sox 2 Doubles: Fisk (11), Evans (14), Burleson (19), Lynn (27) Triples: Roberts (4) Home Runs: Wolfe (3), Hobson (13) Stolen Bases: Paciorek (2) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (5) GIDP: Bochte 2 (15) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(5-8) 7 8 5 5 6 4 2 35 4.33 R. Stein 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 7.50 Totals 8 11 7 7 7 4 2 42 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(10-5) 9 6 1 1 2 7 0 33 3.14 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 7 0 33 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Russ Goetz MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled to right; R. Jones flied out to left; Bochte flied out to right; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Wolfe walked; Lynn walked [Wolfe to second]; Rice flied out to center; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer made an out to shortstop; Paciorek walked; Roberts flied out to center; Paciorek stole second; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk doubled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans walked; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Wolfe struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza struck out; Milbourne singled to first; R. Jones walked [Milbourne to second]; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice struck out; Watson singled to third; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Meyer singled; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first) [Meyer to second]; Roberts tripled [Meyer scored]; Cox made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk lined to left; Hobson lined to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza flied out to left; Milbourne flied out to center; R. Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled; Wolfe homered [Burleson scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice singled; Watson flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Horton struck out; Meyer singled; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Hobson flied out to center; Evans doubled; Burleson doubled to left [Evans scored]; Wolfe walked; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 7TH: Roberts flied out to center; STINSON BATTED FOR COX; Stinson popped to third in foul territory; SIMPSON BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Simpson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); B. STEIN REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING 2B); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson walked; Yastrzemski made an out to third; Fisk forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne singled; R. Jones forced Milbourne (second to shortstop); Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Hobson homered; R. STEIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Evans walked; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Evans to second]; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to third]; Lynn doubled [Evans scored]; POQUETTE RAN FOR LYNN; Rice singled [Poquette scored]; Watson singled to right [Rice to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 7. MARINERS 9TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Horton struck out; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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