August 4, 1979 · 4:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 6
| 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 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BWBob Watson1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJack Brohamer2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
2B: Rice
HR: Fisk, Yastrzemski
RBI: Fisk 3, Yastrzemski 3
SB: Fisk
LOB: 6
2B: Cooper
3B: Molitor
HR: Bando, Lezcano
RBI: Molitor, Bando 3, Lezcano, Thomas
LOB: 19
The Red Sox beat the Brewers 8-6 at Milwaukee County Stadium.
Allen Ripley got the win, Reggie Cleveland took the loss and Dick Drago earned the save. Carlton Fisk went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Sal Bando went 3-for-5 for the Brewers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
