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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1979-09-12 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 34336 · 70°F, night · 2:08

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 9–2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Chuck Rainey earned the win. Jim Rice went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6
BOS	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	1		9	15

W: Chuck Rainey L: Catfish Hunter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Ron Luciano · 2B: Russ Goetz · 3B: Rocky Roe · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Murcer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Randolph	4	0	0	0	0	2
Oscar Gamble	3	0	0	0	1	0
Reggie Jackson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Chris Chambliss	4	0	0	0	0	0
Graig Nettles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer	3	1	2	1	0	1
Jerry Narron	2	0	0	1	0	0
Bucky Dent	3	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Burleson	4	0	1	2	0	1
Ted Sizemore	5	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Rice	5	2	3	2	0	1
Carlton Fisk	5	0	2	1	0	1
Butch Hobson	4	2	2	1	0	1
Tom Poquette	4	1	2	1	0	1
Dwight Evans	2	1	1	0	2	0
Mike O'Berry	4	1	2	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	4.0	9	2	2
Jim Beattie	4.0	6	1	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Rainey	9.0	6	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Murcer: 63
Willie Randolph: K
Oscar Gamble: 7

Bot 1

Rick Burleson: 53
Ted Sizemore: 53
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Jim Rice: HR/7.1-H
Carlton Fisk: K

Top 2

Reggie Jackson: D7
Chris Chambliss: 43
Graig Nettles: 7
Jim Spencer: S8.2-H
Jerry Narron: 143

Bot 2

Butch Hobson: S1
Tom Poquette: S8.1-2
Dwight Evans: W.2-3;1-2
Mike O'Berry: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Rick Burleson: K
Ted Sizemore: 43

Top 3

Bucky Dent: 53
Bobby Murcer: S9
Willie Randolph: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Carl Yastrzemski: 9/9D
Jim Rice: 9
Carlton Fisk: 43

Top 4

Oscar Gamble: W
Reggie Jackson: 46(1)3/GDP
Chris Chambliss: 43

Bot 4

Butch Hobson: D7
Tom Poquette: S8.2-H
Dwight Evans: 7
Mike O'Berry: S7.1-3
Rick Burleson: 9/L/SF.3-H
Ted Sizemore: S8.1-H(E8/TH)(UR)(NR);B-3
Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G

Top 5

Graig Nettles: 6/L
Jim Spencer: K
Jerry Narron: 63

Bot 5

Jim Rice: D7
Carlton Fisk: S8.2-3
Butch Hobson: 64(1)/FO.3-H(RBI);B-2(E4/TH1)
Tom Poquette: K/C
Dwight Evans: W
Mike O'Berry: S7.2-H;1-3
Rick Burleson: S9.3-H;1-3
Ted Sizemore: 13

Top 6

Bucky Dent: 53
Bobby Murcer: 7
Willie Randolph: 43

Bot 6

Carl Yastrzemski: 43
Jim Rice: K
Carlton Fisk: 43

Top 7

Oscar Gamble: 7
Reggie Jackson: S8
Chris Chambliss: 46(1)/FO
Graig Nettles: 7

Bot 7

Butch Hobson: K
Tom Poquette: 3/G
Dwight Evans: S5
Mike O'Berry: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Jim Spencer: T9
Jerry Narron: 8/SF.3-H
Bucky Dent: S7
Bobby Murcer: 7
Willie Randolph: K/C

Bot 8

Rick Burleson: 63
Ted Sizemore: 7
Carl Yastrzemski: S9
Jim Rice: S7.1-2
Carlton Fisk: S7.2-H;1X3(61)

Top 9

Oscar Gamble: 7
Reggie Jackson: 63
Chris Chambliss: 43

Notes & reviews

Carl Yastrzemski's 3000th hit (15th player); first AL player with both 3000 hits and 400 home runs; game delayed 15 minutes while Yaz made short speech and was congratulated by both teams

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