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.

Yankee starter Catfish Hunter, making his final career appearance in Fenway Park, received a standing ovation although kayoed in the fifth. Yaz became the 15th player to reach the 3,000-hit plateau and the first American Leaguer to get 3,000 hits and 400 homers. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      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.