September 3, 1979 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Ron GuidryL: Dennis EckersleyS: Ron Davis
Biggest lead NYY by 5
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BWBob Watson1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SPStan Papi2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PoquetteCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOMike O'BerryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDJim DwyerPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Fisk, Rice, Poquette, Dwyer
3B: Watson
HR: Rice, Hobson
RBI: Burleson, Rice 2, Watson, Yastrzemski, Hobson
LOB: 12
2B: Gulden
3B: Randolph
HR: Murcer, Gamble
RBI: Murcer 3, Randolph, Gamble 2, Gulden 3, Beníquez
SB: Randolph, Jackson
LOB: 14
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 10-6 at Yankee Stadium I.
Ron Guidry got the win, Dennis Eckersley took the loss and Ron Davis earned the save. Bobby Murcer went 1-for-4 for the Yankees, while Jim Rice went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
