August 5, 1979 · 4:33 AM EDT
CF1-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJGJim Gantner
2B1-4H-AB2B · 2 RP9.0IP1 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP4.2IP5 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 5 · MIL by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PoquetteRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JDJim DwyerDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JBJack Brohamer2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2B: Rice
HR: Lynn
RBI: Burleson, Lynn 3, Hobson, Brohamer
SB: Poquette
LOB: 10
2B: Gantner
3B: Yount
RBI: Cooper 2
SB: Oglivie
LOB: 13
The Red Sox routed the Brewers 7-2 at Milwaukee County Stadium.
Dennis Eckersley got the win and Lary Sorensen took the loss. Fred Lynn went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Jim Gantner went 1-for-4 for the Brewers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
