Hitless in 14 times at bat, Bobby Brown snapped his slump with a tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning, giving the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox. Brown's blow enabled Luis Tiant to win for the first time since June 20. The veteran righthander yielded five hits in seven innings before Rich Gossage came in to finish the game for his 29th save of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Stapleton 2b,3b       4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Lefebvre rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .239
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .296      Murcer dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .273
Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .289      Gamble lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Piniella ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Hancock cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .262        Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Hobson dh             2   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Gedman ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Hoffman 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Walker ph,2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .800      Brown cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   8   1     1   5             Totals               30   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 50,505
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Yankees 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 2
Doubles: Burleson (27)
Home Runs: Brown (12)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (10), Rice (7), Randolph (28)
Caught Stealing: Hancock (1), Walker (1)
GIDP: Perez (24)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(9-8)            6.1   7   2   2   4   1   1  29   3.67
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.12
Stanley                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.62
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   2   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(7-9)            7     5   1   1   1   4   0  25   4.64
Gossage SV(29)          2     3   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.83
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled; Stapleton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Fisk made an out to shortstop; Rice flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled; Lefebvre made an out to
shortstop; Murcer struck out; Randolph stole second; Gamble
walked; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Hancock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dent grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
singled; Oates singled [Rodriguez to second]; Brown lined into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson was called out on strikes; Hoffman singled;
Burleson lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hoffman
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph walked; Lefebvre walked [Randolph to
second]; Murcer singled [Randolph scored, Lefebvre to third];
Gamble reached on a fielder's choice [Lefebvre out at home
(first to catcher), Murcer to second]; Spencer forced Gamble
(first to shortstop) [Murcer to third]; Dent made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton lined to center; Fisk singled; Fisk stole
second; Rice singled [Fisk scored]; Rice stole second; Perez
struck out; Hancock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Oates grounded out
(first unassisted); Brown grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
flied out to left; Hoffman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to center; Lefebvre lined to
right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to right; Stapleton grounded out
(third to first); Fisk walked; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble flied out to left; Spencer walked; Dent
flied out to left; Rodriguez singled [Spencer to second]; Oates
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez made an out to second; Hancock singled; Evans
struck out; Hancock was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown homered; Randolph lined to second; Lefebvre
singled; BURGMEIER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Murcer made an out
to third; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Piniella flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GOSSAGE
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); GEDMAN BATTED FOR HOBSON; Gedman
struck out; WALKER BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Walker singled; Walker
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STAPLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); WATSON BATTED FOR SPENCER;
STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Watson grounded out
(third to first); Dent was called out on strikes; Rodriguez made
an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stapleton
singled; Fisk flied out to left; Rice singled [Stapleton to
third]; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Yankees 2.