Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
June 29, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 6 1 3 0
Wolfe 2b 3 0 1 1
  Remy pr,2b 2 0 1 1
Lynn cf 6 0 1 0
Rice lf 5 1 2 1
Watson dh 6 0 1 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0
Evans rf 5 0 0 0
Montgomery c 4 1 3 0
  Dwyer pr 0 0 0 0
  Allenson c 1 0 0 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 3 13 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
  Beniquez cf 1 0 0 0
Munson c 6 0 1 0
Murcer rf 6 1 2 0
Piniella lf 6 1 2 0
Jackson dh 6 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 6 0 0 1
Randolph 2b 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 1 0
  White pr 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 2 7 2
Boston 000 000 011 000 13131
New York 000 000 002 000 0270
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   8.1 5 2 0 3 5
  Campbell   2.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Drago  W (7-3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
13.0
7
2
0
6
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry   8.0 8 1 1 1 9
  Davis   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Kaat  L (1-1) 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
13.0
13
3
3
3
10

  E–Hobson (9).  DP–Boston 1, New York 4.  2B–Boston Montgomery (4,off Guidry); Watson (2,off Guidry); Burleson (14,off Kaat), New York Murcer (1,off Drago).  HR–Boston Rice (18,9th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hobson (4,off Guidry).  IBB–Rice (3,by Kaat); Randolph 2 (4,by Campbell 2); Nettles (6,by Campbell).  HBP–Beniquez (2,by Campbell).  CS–Burleson (2,2nd base by Guidry/Munson); Beniquez (3,2nd base by Campbell/Allenson).  SB–Randolph (17,2nd base off Torrez/Montgomery).  HBP–Campbell (1,Beniquez).  IBB–Campbell 3 (6,Randolph 2,Nettles); Kaat (2,Rice).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–3:50.  A–53,306.
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