September 15, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Steve RenkoL: Dennis MartinezS: Dick Drago
Biggest lead BOS by 8
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BWBob Watson1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MOMike O'BerryC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDJim DwyerPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Rice, Yastrzemski, Watson
3B: Watson
HR: Watson
RBI: Lynn, Rice 4, Yastrzemski, Watson 2, O'Berry
LOB: 17
| ABAl BumbryCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PKPat KellyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BSBilly SmithSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJohn LowensteinPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKWayne Krenchicki2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCTerry CrowleyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
2B: Bumbry, Kelly, Lowenstein
RBI: Bumbry, Kelly
SB: Bumbry
CS: May
LOB: 14
DM Dennis MartinezL | 6.1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| DSDon Stanhouse | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| TMTippy Martinez | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
The Red Sox routed the Orioles 10-2 at Memorial Stadium.
Steve Renko got the win, Dennis Martinez took the loss and Dick Drago earned the save. Bob Watson went 4-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Al Bumbry went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
