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Thursday September 20, 1979
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Tony Solaita and Rick Cerone cracked two-run homers and Roy Howell contributed a solo shot as the Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox, 6-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Balor Moore. Jim Rice homered for the Red Sox runs. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   6 10  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Papi 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Woods lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .281
Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .337      Velez rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .289
Rice lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .328        Bailor rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Fisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Solaita dh            4   1   1   2     0   2   .266
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Dwyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Howell 3b             3   2   1   1     0   0   .252
O'Berry c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Cerone c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .230
  Wolfe ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .253      McKay 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .214
  Allenson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Finch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     2   2             Totals               33   6  10   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 13,201
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Bosetti, Moore
Doubles: Woods 2 (23), McKay (8)
Home Runs: Rice (39), Howell (14), Solaita (1), Cerone (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (16)
GIDP: Evans (14)
Hit by Pitch: Howell (6,by Burgmeier)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(10-9)           4.2   6   4   4   2   3   2  22   4.12
Burgmeier               1     3   2   2   0   1   1   7   2.66
Finch                   2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   5.19
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   5   3  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(5-6)            9     4   2   2   2   2   1  33   4.43
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   2   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi
flied out to right; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Woods
doubled to left; Velez walked; Solaita struck out; Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to center; Fisk flied out to right;
Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti made an out to first; Howell homered;
Cerone lined to pitcher; McKay singled to right; Griffin
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans lined to center; Dwyer flied to right in foul
territory; O'Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods made an out to second; Velez walked;
Solaita struck out; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Papi
grounded out (second to first); Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti struck out; Howell flied out to left;
Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice reached on an error by Bosetti; Moore dropped
a foul fly hit by Fisk for an error; Fisk singled to left [Rice
to second]; Hobson flied out to right [Rice to third]; Evans
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fisk out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay doubled; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [McKay to third]; Woods doubled [McKay
scored]; Velez flied out to left; Solaita homered [Woods
scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Mayberry struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Dwyer popped to first in foul territory; O'Berry
walked; Burleson flied out to right; Papi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Howell
was hit by a pitch; Cerone homered [Howell scored]; McKay flied
out to center; Griffin singled to right; Woods singled to right
[Griffin to third]; FINCH REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Velez
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 7TH: BAILOR REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING RF); Lynn singled to
center; Rice homered [Lynn scored]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hobson flied out to left; Evans singled to left;
Dwyer was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; Bosetti singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Howell
forced Bosetti (shortstop to second) [Mayberry to third]; Cerone
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 8TH: WOLFE BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Wolfe walked; Burleson
struck out; Papi flied out to right; Lynn grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ALLENSON REPLACED WOLFE (PLAYING C ); McKay
struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); Woods
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Hobson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 6.



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