Scattering seven hits, Bob Stanley pitched the Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Yankees. The Red Sox picked up two runs in the second inning on a single by Bob Watson, triple by Butch Hobson and single by Tom Poquette. Hobson connected for a two-run homer in the eighth and Ted Sizemore added a solo round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



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


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Evans rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Fisk dh               5   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Gamble lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .352
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Watson 1b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .306      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Hobson 3b             4   2   2   3     0   0   .264      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Poquette cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .282      Spencer dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .247      Gulden c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Allenson c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .206      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .205
                                                            Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     0   2             Totals               33   0   7   0     0   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 38,644
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Yankees 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Poquette 2, John
Doubles: Evans (20)
Triples: Hobson (7)
Home Runs: Hobson (25), Sizemore (1)
Stolen Bases: Poquette (2), Sizemore (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (3), Spencer (11), Gulden (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(14-9)         9     7   0   0   0   2   0  33   4.03
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   2   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(18-7)            9    12   5   3   0   2   2  39   2.96
Totals                  9    12   5   3   0   2   2  39

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop
to first); Fisk singled to center; Rice forced Fisk (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Murcer singled to left; Randolph forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); Gamble flied out to center; Jackson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Watson singled to left; Hobson tripled to center
[Watson scored]; Poquette singled to left [Hobson scored];
Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Poquette out at second]; Allenson singled to center; Burleson
singled to center [Allenson to third]; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles popped to
third in foul territory; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gulden flied out to left; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson grounded out (catcher to first); Poquette
singled to right; Sizemore singled to left [Poquette to second];
Allenson struck out while Poquette stole third and Sizemore
stole second; Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph flied out to right; Gamble grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans doubled to left; Fisk grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rice grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans to
third]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled to right; Nettles singled to
right [Chambliss to second]; Spencer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss to third, Nettles out
at second]; Gulden grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
0.

RED SOX 7TH: Allenson grounded out (third to first); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Evans made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss reached on an error
by Poquette [Chambliss to third (error by Poquette)]; Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson reached on an error by John;
Hobson homered (unearned) [Watson scored (unearned)]; Poquette
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Spencer singled to center; Gulden grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Spencer out at
second]; WHITE BATTED FOR DENT; White singled to right; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Sizemore
homered; Allenson grounded out (third to first); Burleson
singled to third; Evans flied out to left; Fisk forced Burleson
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble
flied out to right; Jackson singled to right; Chambliss singled
to right [Jackson to third]; Nettles lined to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.