Carl Yastrzemski collected his 3,000th career hit -- an eighth-inning single -- to highlight a 9-2 victory by the Red Sox over the Yankees. A homer by Jim Rice gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the first inning and they added three runs apiece in the fourth and fifth. Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway ParkYankees 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 2 Red Sox 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 x - 9 15 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Murcer cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Burleson ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .284 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Gamble lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .339 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Jackson rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Dwyer pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Rice lf 5 2 3 2 0 1 .327 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Fisk dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 .270 Spencer dh 3 1 2 1 0 1 .295 Hobson 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .259 Narron c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .154 Poquette cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .282 Dent ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Evans rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .281 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Berry c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .231 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 6 2 1 3 Totals 37 9 15 8 3 5 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 34,336 Left on Base: Yankees 3, Red Sox 8 DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 2 Errors: Murcer, Randolph Doubles: Jackson (21), Hobson (23), Rice (34) Triples: Spencer (3) Home Runs: Rice (37) Sacrifice Flies: Narron (1), Burleson (8) GIDP: Randolph (22), Jackson (16) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(2-9) 4 9 7 6 2 2 1 23 5.29 Beattie 4 6 2 2 1 3 0 18 5.10 Totals 8 15 9 8 3 5 1 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rainey W(6-5) 9 6 2 2 1 3 0 32 3.89 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 3 0 32 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Rocky Roe YANKEES 1ST: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph struck out; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski walked; Rice homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Fisk struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to left; Spencer singled to center [Jackson scored]; Narron grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson singled to pitcher; Poquette singled to center [Hobson to second]; Evans walked [Hobson to third, Poquette to second]; O'Berry forced Hobson (third to catcher) [Poquette to third, Evans to second]; Burleson struck out; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled to right; Randolph grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Rice flied out to right; Fisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. YANKEES 4TH: Gamble walked; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson doubled to left; Poquette singled to center [Hobson scored]; Evans flied out to left; O'Berry singled to left [Poquette to third]; Burleson lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Poquette scored]; Sizemore singled to center [O'Berry scored (error by Murcer) (unearned) (no RBI), Sizemore to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 5. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles lined to shortstop; Spencer struck out; Narron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Rice doubled to left; Fisk singled to center [Rice to third]; BEATTIE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Hobson forced Fisk (shortstop to second) [Rice scored (RBI), Hobson to second (error by Randolph)]; Poquette was called out on strikes; Evans walked; O'Berry singled to left [Hobson scored, Evans to third]; Burleson singled to right [Evans scored, O'Berry to third]; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8. YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice struck out; Fisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8. YANKEES 7TH: Gamble flied out to left; Jackson singled to center; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson struck out; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); Evans singled to third; O'Berry forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8. YANKEES 8TH: Spencer tripled to right; Narron hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spencer scored]; Dent singled to left; Murcer flied out to left; Randolph was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to left; Yastrzemski singled to right; Carl Yastrzemski's 3000th hit (15th player); first AL player with both 3000 hits and 400 home runs; game delayed 15 minutes while Yaz made short speech and was congratulated by both teams; DWYER RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Rice singled to left [Dwyer to second]; Fisk singled to left [Dwyer scored, Rice out at third (shortstop to pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9. YANKEES 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gamble flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9. |
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