The Yankees edged the Red Sox, 3-2, with the winning run coming home on an error by Ted Sizemore. The score was 1-1 in the eighth inning when Willie Randolph drilled a one-out double. New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2Game Played on Tuesday, September 4, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IRed Sox 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 2 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 3 6 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Murcer cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Poquette cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Gamble lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .359 Rice dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .327 Piniella lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Jackson rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .307 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .277 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Spencer dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Allenson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Gulden c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .172 Fisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 O'Berry c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 3 2 1 5 Totals 31 3 6 2 2 2 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 37,259 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Yankees 6 DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 0 Errors: Hobson, Sizemore, Nettles Doubles: Poquette (5), Rice (32), Randolph (14) Home Runs: Hobson (24), Chambliss (16) Stolen Bases: Allenson (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(14-10) 8 6 3 3 2 2 1 33 4.65 Totals 8 6 3 3 2 2 1 33 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(11-8) 8 3 2 2 1 5 1 29 4.01 Gossage SV(13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.87 Totals 9 3 2 2 1 5 1 32 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Murcer lined to third; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss lined to left; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson homered; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Allenson reached on an error by Nettles; Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Allenson stole second; Evans walked; Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to right; Gulden flied out to center; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to left; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to center; Randolph popped to third in foul territory; Gamble struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson lined to center; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Allenson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to left; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Evans lined to center; Poquette doubled to right; Rice doubled to right [Poquette scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Gulden flied out to left; Dent grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled to right; Randolph reached on an error by Hobson [Murcer to third, Randolph to second]; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. RED SOX 7TH: Watson was called out on strikes; Hobson flied out to center; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to center; Chambliss homered [Jackson scored]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Gulden walked; Dent was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 8TH: FISK BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Fisk flied out to left; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Murcer grounded out (second to first); Randolph doubled to left; Gamble walked; Jackson forced Gamble (shortstop to second) [Randolph scored (error by Sizemore) (no RBI)]; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. RED SOX 9TH: PINIELLA REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); GOSSAGE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Poquette flied out to center; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. |
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