Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
June 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 3, Boston Red Sox 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 0 0
Cannon rf 5 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 5 0 2 1
Carty dh 5 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1
  Wilborn pr 0 0 0 0
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Woods lf 5 1 4 0
Ainge 2b 5 0 0 0
Gomez 3b 5 1 2 1
Cerone c 4 0 3 0
Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 12 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 4 1 1 0
Burleson ss 5 0 2 2
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 5 0 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 5 1 2 1
Watson dh 5 1 1 1
Poquette rf 4 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 1 0
Allenson c 3 0 1 0
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Toronto 020 010 000 003121
Boston 001 110 000 014100
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben   4.1 7 3 3 1 2
  Lemongello   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Buskey  L (3-2) 4.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
3
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   9.0 10 3 3 0 6
  Drago  W (6-3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
12
3
3
1
8

  E–Griffin (15).  DP–Toronto 1, Boston 1.  PB–Allenson (7).  2B–Toronto Gomez (3,off Renko); Bosetti (13,off Renko); Cerone (10,off Renko); Woods (14,off Drago), Boston Remy (11,off Freisleben); Allenson (4,off Freisleben).  HR–Toronto Mayberry (11,2nd inning off Renko 0 on, 1 out), Boston Yastrzemski (13,4th inning off Freisleben 0 on, 1 out); Watson (3,11th inning off Buskey 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Allenson (5,off Buskey).  IBB–Remy (1,by Buskey).  SB–Woods (4,2nd base off Renko/Allenson); Yastrzemski (3,2nd base off Lemongello/Cerone).  CS–Woods (2,2nd base by Renko/Allenson).  IBB–Buskey (2,Remy).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:15.  A–34,130.
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