May 16, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BAL by 6 · BOS by 2 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 102 | 57 | .642 | — |
2MI Brewers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 |
3BO Red 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 |
| ABAl BumbryCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KSKen SingletonLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLee MayDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| RDRich Dauer3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKiko Garcia2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LHLarry HarlowRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Bumbry 2, Singleton 2, Skaggs
3B: Roenicke
RBI: Bumbry 2, Belanger 2, Singleton 2, May, Dauer, Skaggs 2
CS: Garcia
LOB: 18
DM Dennis MartinezW | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| TSTim StoddardS | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 59 |
| JRJerry Remy2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LWLarry WolfeSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJack BrohamerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Remy, Lynn, Scott 2, Evans
HR: Yastrzemski
RBI: Lynn, Yastrzemski 3, Evans, Allenson
LOB: 11
The Orioles beat the Red Sox 10-6 at Fenway Park.
Dennis Martinez got the win, Andy Hassler took the loss and Tim Stoddard earned the save. Ken Singleton went 3-for-5 for the Orioles, while Carl Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
