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Thursday July 19, 1979
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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.



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