Red Sox 2-3 Yankees (Sep 3, 1979)

BOS

NYY

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

5

0

6

1

0

7

0

2

8

0

1

9

0

X

R

2

3

H

3

6

E

2

1

W: L. Tiant

L: M. Torrez

S: R. Gossage

BOS

Team Stats

NYY

1

HR

1

2

R

3

H

6

1

SB

0

LOB

.097

AVG

.194

.125

OBP

.242

.258

SLG

.323

3.38

ERA

2.00

2

K

5

2

BB

1

Current Series

Red Sox

6

Yankees

10

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

2

Yankees

3

Game 2

Final

Red Sox

5

Yankees

0

Game 3

Final

1979 AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game Summary

The New York Yankees squeaked out a win over the Boston Red Sox, 3 to 2, on September 4, 1979.

Game Info

September 3, 1979

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Poquette T. Poquette CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Rice J. Rice DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Sizemore T. Sizemore 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Allenson G. Allenson C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike O'Berry M. O'Berry C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	3	2	1	1	1	5

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Murcer B. Murcer CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0	0
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer J. Spencer DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Gulden B. Gulden C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	3	6	2	1	2	2

Batting

2B: T. Poquette, J. Rice

HR: B. Hobson

TB: B. Hobson 4, T. Poquette 2, J. Rice 2

RBI: B. Hobson, J. Rice

Baserunning

SB: G. Allenson

Batting

2B: W. Randolph

HR: C. Chambliss

TB: C. Chambliss 5, R. Jackson, B. Murcer 2, W. Randolph 2

RBI: C. Chambliss 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Torrez M. Torrez (L)	8.0	6	3	3	2	2	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	6	3	3	2	2	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	8.0	3	2	2	1	5	1	2.25
Rich Gossage R. Gossage (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	3	2	2	1	5	1

Batters faced: M. Torrez 33

Batters faced: R. Gossage 3, L. Tiant 29

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Poquette T. Poquette CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Rice J. Rice DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Sizemore T. Sizemore 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Allenson G. Allenson C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike O'Berry M. O'Berry C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	3	2	1	1	1	5

Batting

2B: T. Poquette, J. Rice

HR: B. Hobson

TB: B. Hobson 4, T. Poquette 2, J. Rice 2

RBI: B. Hobson, J. Rice

Baserunning

SB: G. Allenson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Torrez M. Torrez (L)	8.0	6	3	3	2	2	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	6	3	3	2	2	1

Batters faced: M. Torrez 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Murcer B. Murcer CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0	0
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer J. Spencer DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Gulden B. Gulden C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	3	6	2	1	2	2

Batting

2B: W. Randolph

HR: C. Chambliss

TB: C. Chambliss 5, R. Jackson, B. Murcer 2, W. Randolph 2

RBI: C. Chambliss 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	8.0	3	2	2	1	5	1	2.25
Rich Gossage R. Gossage (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	3	2	2	1	5	1

Batters faced: R. Gossage 3, L. Tiant 29

78-57 BOS

NYY 75-60

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL East

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