The Red Sox and Blue Jays split a doubleheader, the Jays winning the opener, 5-4, and the Sox winning the nightcap, 5-3. The Jays won the first game with a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning. Rick Bosetti and Joe Cannon hit one-out singles and Rick Cerone then doubled to the wall in left-center, tying the game. Fred Lynn's throw to the plate was handled by catcher Mike O'Berry, who threw to second in an attempt to nail Cerone. The ball sailed into center field and Cerone raced home with the winning run.

Jim Rice belted a three-run homer and Lynn added a two-run blast to account for all the Sox runs in the second game. Lynn's blast came in the first inning and Rice drilled a 3-2 pitch into the seats in the third frame, following Gary Allenson's being hit by a pitch and Jack Brohamer's drawing a walk. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1
Blue Jays    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  8  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Brohamer 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Bailor rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .225
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .337      Howell 3b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Rice lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .327        McKay 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Yastrzemski dh        3   2   2   0     1   0   .271      Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .256      Bosetti cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Evans rf              2   0   1   1     2   0   .280      Cannon lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .214
O'Berry c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Cerone c              4   2   2   2     0   1   .231
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez 2b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .239
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edge p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     5   3             Totals               32   5   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: O'Berry, Gomez 2
Doubles: Bosetti (35), Gomez (6), Cerone (24)
Home Runs: Hobson (26)
Stolen Bases: Evans (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailor (4)
GIDP: O'Berry (3)
Hit by Pitch: Howell (5,by Eckersley)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               7     5   2   2   1   3   0  28   3.07
Drago L(9-6)            1.1   3   3   2   0   1   0   7   2.99
Totals                  8.1   8   5   4   1   4   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Edge                    7.1   7   4   3   5   3   1  35   4.40
Jefferson W(2-10)       1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.86
Totals                  9     8   4   3   5   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (5)
Wild Pitches: Edge 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - George Maloney


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Brohamer singled to
right; Edge threw a wild pitch [Brohamer to second]; Lynn
grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer to third]; Rice singled
to left [Brohamer scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to
second]; Watson forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to right; Bailor made an out to
shortstop; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
walked; O'Berry flied out to right; Evans stole second; Burleson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
left; Bosetti doubled to center; Cannon popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone singled to right; Gomez doubled to left
[Cerone to third]; Griffin popped to third in foul territory;
Bailor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cerone scored]; Howell was
hit by a pitch; Carty singled to left [Gomez scored, Howell to
third]; Mayberry flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Watson struck out;
Hobson homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Evans flied out to right;
O'Berry flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Cannon
lined to shortstop; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 5TH: MCKAY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); Lynn walked; Rice forced Lynn (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez walked; Griffin flied out to left; Bailor
grounded out (third to first) [Gomez to second]; McKay grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue
Jays 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hobson walked; Evans walked [Hobson to
second]; O'Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry singled to
right; Bosetti flied out to right; Cannon was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson reached on an error by Gomez; Brohamer
singled to right [Burleson to second]; Edge threw a wild pitch
[Burleson to third, Brohamer to second]; Lynn lined into a
double play (shortstop unassisted) [Brohamer out at second];
Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
flied out to right; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski walked; Watson reached on an error by
Gomez [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson lined to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans singled to center [Yastrzemski
scored (unearned), Watson to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED EDGE
(PITCHING); O'Berry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bailor
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay struck out; Carty
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Lynn singled to left; Rice
forced Lynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Bosetti singled to
left; Cannon singled to right [Bosetti to second]; Cerone
doubled to center [Bosetti scored (RBI), Cannon scored (RBI),
Cerone scored (error by O'Berry) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 5.