Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
June 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1979 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 1, Boston Red Sox 12

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 1 0
Cannon rf 3 0 0 0
  Bailor rf 2 1 1 0
Bosetti cf 3 0 2 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Woods lf 2 0 1 0
  Velez ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 4 0 0 0
Gomez 3b 4 0 2 0
Cerone c 4 0 2 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 1 2 1 0
  Wolfe ph,2b 2 0 1 2
Burleson ss 2 1 0 0
  Papi ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Lynn cf 5 1 3 3
Rice lf 5 3 3 2
Yastrzemski 1b 2 2 1 0
  Dwyer 1b 2 0 0 0
Watson dh 4 1 2 3
Evans rf 1 0 1 0
  Poquette pr,rf 2 0 1 1
Hobson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Brohamer ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Allenson c 4 1 1 0
Rainey p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 15 11
Toronto 000 000 010190
Boston 034 221 00x12151
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  L (1-7) 2.1 5 5 5 2 0
  Miller   2.2 8 6 6 2 1
  Lemongello   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
5
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey  W (5-4) 5.0 5 0 0 1 3
  Burgmeier  SV (2) 4.0 4 1 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
1
0
2
8

  E–Wolfe (4).  DP–Toronto 1, Boston 1.  2B–Toronto Bosetti (12,off Burgmeier); Cerone (9,off Burgmeier), Boston Yastrzemski (14,off Miller); Lynn 2 (20,off Miller,off Lemongello); Wolfe (1,off Miller).  HR–Boston Watson (2,2nd inning off Jefferson 2 on, 0 out); Lynn (18,3rd inning off Jefferson 1 on, 1 out); Rice 2 (17,3rd inning off Miller 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Lemongello 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Remy (8,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone); Poquette (1,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone).  WP–Miller (2).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:31.  A–31,089.
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