July 1, 1979 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Ron DavisL: Dennis EckersleyS: Jim Kaat
Biggest lead BOS by 1 · NYY by 1 · 4 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 |
| JRJerry Remy2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BWBob Watson1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JBJack Brohamer2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BMBob MontgomeryC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDJim Dwyer1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PoquettePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Burleson, Yastrzemski
3B: Remy
HR: Lynn, Brohamer
RBI: Lynn, Yastrzemski, Brohamer, Montgomery, Hobson
LOB: 20
HR: White, Randolph, Jackson, Spencer, Narron
RBI: White 2, Randolph, Jackson, Spencer, Narron
LOB: 9
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Ron Davis got the win, Dennis Eckersley took the loss and Jim Kaat earned the save. Jerry Narron went 1-for-2 for the Yankees, while Fred Lynn went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
