Homers by Eddie Murray in the fourth inning and Gary Roenicke in the seventh carried the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox, whose only run came on a circuit clout by Jim Rice. Carl Yastrzemski rapped three singles to boost the Red Sox superstar's career total to 2,998. He also moved into 12th place, ahead of Ted Williams, on the major leagues' all-time list for total bases with 4,885. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .279 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Garcia ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Fisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Papi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Singleton lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .340 Murray 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Rice dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .324 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .274 Roenicke rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 May dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Remy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .276 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allenson c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Berry c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 2 2 4 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 33,222 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 7 DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 2 Doubles: May (13), Bumbry (24), Dempsey (21), Watson (17) Home Runs: Murray (22), Roenicke (24), Rice (35) GIDP: Singleton (14), Watson (9), Rice (14) Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Stewart) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 5 5 1 1 1 3 1 20 2.99 Stewart W(8-5) 3.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 13 3.39 Stanhouse SV(17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.05 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 5 1 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rainey L(5-5) 8.2 9 2 2 2 3 2 35 4.10 Drago 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.91 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 4 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Stewart (5) Balks: Stewart (1) Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Garcia grounded out (third to first) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Sizemore singled to right; Lynn struck out; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Roenicke grounded out (third to first); May doubled to left; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry doubled; Garcia singled to right [Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Allenson flied out to left; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray homered; DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke was called out on strikes; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Lynn flied out to left; Rice homered; Yastrzemski singled to right; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to center; Dempsey doubled; Bumbry singled to center [Dempsey to third]; Garcia lined into a double play (second to second to first) [Bumbry out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to right; Evans struck out; Allenson walked; Burleson singled to shortstop [Allenson to second]; On a bunt Sizemore forced Allenson (pitcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray popped to shortstop; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: STEWART REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Lynn popped to second; Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke homered; May grounded out (third to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey walked; Bumbry forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Watson flied out to center; Hobson walked; Evans was hit by a pitch [Hobson to second]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Stewart balked [Hobson to third, Evans to second]; Poquette struck out; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING C ); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Lowenstein flied out to left; Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); FISK BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 9TH: PAPI REPLACED FISK (PLAYING 2B); DeCinces was called out on strikes; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); May walked; Dauer singled to left [May to third]; DRAGO REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Dempsey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski singled to left [Yastrzemski out at second (left to second)]; Watson doubled; STANHOUSE REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); REMY RAN FOR WATSON; Hobson flied out to left; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

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