September 11, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Ron DavisL: Tom BurgmeierS: Rich Gossage
Biggest lead NYY by 5 · BOS by 2 · 2 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 |
2B: Jackson, Nettles, Scott
HR: Jackson
RBI: Piniella, Jackson 3, White, Narron
SB: Randolph, Murcer
LOB: 19
| JRJerry Remy2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDJim DwyerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOMike O'BerryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PoquettePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Lynn, Hobson
HR: Lynn
RBI: Lynn 2, Hobson
LOB: 10
The Yankees routed the Red Sox 8-3 at Fenway Park.
Ron Davis got the win, Tom Burgmeier took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Reggie Jackson went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Fred Lynn went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
