September 4, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Luis TiantL: Mike TorrezS: Rich Gossage
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TPTom PoquetteCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BWBob Watson1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOMike O'BerryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Poquette, Rice
HR: Hobson
RBI: Rice, Hobson
SB: Allenson
LOB: 4
2B: Randolph
HR: Chambliss
RBI: Chambliss 2
LOB: 10
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Luis Tiant got the win, Mike Torrez took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Chris Chambliss went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Butch Hobson went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
