A five-run uprising in the sixth inning carried the Blue Jays to a 5-3 triumph over the Red Sox. The Jays' rally was helped by two errors on the part of Sox first baseman Bob Watson. A double by Rick Cerone drove in one run and a double by Dave McKay plated two more. A single by Alfredo Griffin chased McKay home and a triple by Al Woods scored Griffin. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5 15  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Burleson ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Woods lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .279      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .253      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .335
Velez dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Solaita 1b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .267      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Bosetti cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Cannon rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .216      Hobson 3b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .254
  Bailor rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Evans rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .279
Cerone c              4   1   3   1     0   0   .233      Allenson c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .196
McKay 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .216        Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Gomez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239        O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisk ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .269
                                                          Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  15   5     1   4             Totals               34   3   8   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 18,929
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 7
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Griffin (20), Cerone 2 (26), McKay (9), Sizemore (4), Hobson (26), Rice (39)
Triples: Woods (4)
Home Runs: Hobson (27)
GIDP: Howell (11), Griffin (10)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(8-7)            9     8   3   3   3   2   1  37   4.14
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   2   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(16-11)        5.2  11   5   0   1   2   0  29   3.82
Burgmeier               3.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  13   2.55
Totals                  9    15   5   0   1   4   0  42

Passed Balls: Allenson (12)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Russ Goetz


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin doubled; Woods reached on a fielder's
choice [Griffin out at third (shortstop to third)]; Howell flied
out to right; Velez singled [Woods to third]; Solaita flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Sizemore doubled [Burleson
scored]; Lynn lined into a double play (third to second)
[Sizemore out at second]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Cannon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone singled; McKay
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to left; Watson grounded out
(second to first); Hobson doubled; Evans was walked
intentionally; Allenson forced Hobson (shortstop to third); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied out to left; Woods grounded out
(second to first); Howell walked; Velez singled [Howell to
third]; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled to
third; Rice forced Lynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannon
struck out; Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson homered; Evans flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay singled; Griffin made an out to shortstop;
Woods singled [McKay to second]; Howell grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Woods out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Allenson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez flied out to right; Solaita reached on an
error by Watson (assist by Sizemore); Bosetti flied out to
right; Cannon singled [Solaita to second]; Cerone doubled
[Solaita scored (unearned), Cannon to third]; McKay doubled
[Cannon scored (unearned), Cerone scored (unearned)]; Griffin
singled [McKay scored (unearned)]; Allenson allowed a passed
ball [Griffin to second]; Woods tripled [Griffin scored
(unearned)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Howell was
called out on strikes; 5 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
doubled; Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Watson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red
Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Solaita
singled; Bosetti flied out to right; Cannon grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans singled;
POQUETTE BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Poquette forced Evans (pitcher to
shortstop); Burleson forced Poquette (second unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING C ); Cerone
doubled; McKay reached on a fielder's choice [Cerone out at
third (first to third)]; Griffin grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Woods flied out to center; Howell singled; Velez
flied out to right; Solaita singled [Howell to third]; Bosetti
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: BAILOR REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING RF); Yastrzemski
walked; Watson lined to first; Hobson forced Yastrzemski (third
to second); Evans singled [Hobson to second]; Dave McKay was
injured on the play; GOMEZ REPLACED MCKAY (PLAYING 2B); FISK
BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Fisk singled [Hobson scored, Evans to
third]; Burleson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Red Sox 3.