September 29, 1979 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Steve RenkoL: Aurelio LopezS: Dick Drago
Biggest lead BOS by 4 · DET 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 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PoquetteRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CF Carlton FiskDH | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDJim Dwyer1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Dwight EvansCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPStan Papi2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
2B: Burleson 2, Poquette
HR: Fisk
RBI: Burleson, Lynn, Fisk 2, Hobson, Evans, Yastrzemski
SB: Burleson
CS: Hobson, Evans
LOB: 14
2B: Gibson, Parrish
HR: LeFlore, Summers, Thompson, Greene
RBI: LeFlore, Gibson, Summers, Thompson, Greene
LOB: 5
The Red Sox beat the Tigers 8-5 at Tiger Stadium.
Steve Renko got the win, Aurelio Lopez took the loss and Dick Drago earned the save. Carlton Fisk went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Ron LeFlore went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
