April 17, 1979 · 3:33 AM EST
RF2-3H-ABHR · 2B · 4 RBI · 1 RTop hitterFLFred Lynn
CF2-5H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP0.1IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.1IP2 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead MIL by 2 · BOS by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 102 | 57 | .642 | — |
| 2MIBrewers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 |
5DE Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.0 |
6CL Guardians | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 |
2B: Cooper, Hisle, Lezcano
HR: Lezcano
RBI: Hisle, Lezcano 4
CS: Yount
LOB: 14
| JRJerry Remy2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJack Brohamer3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FDFrank Duffy1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LWLarry Wolfe3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
3B: Allenson
HR: Lynn, Yastrzemski
RBI: Lynn 3, Rice, Yastrzemski, Evans
SB: Remy
CS: Remy
LOB: 19
The Red Sox edged the Brewers 6-5 at Fenway Park.
Tom Burgmeier got the win and Reggie Cleveland took the loss. Fred Lynn went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Sixto Lezcano went 2-for-3 for the Brewers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
