Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1979 at Kingdome. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 2 0
  Papi ss 1 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b,3b 5 1 1 0
Lynn cf 3 1 1 0
  Poquette cf 1 0 0 0
Rice lf 5 0 1 0
Yastrzemski dh 4 1 0 0
Watson 1b 3 1 2 2
  Dwyer 1b 1 0 0 0
Fisk c 2 2 2 3
  Montgomery c 2 0 1 0
Hobson 3b 2 0 1 1
  Wolfe 2b 2 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 1 3 1
Renko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 7
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 5 0 2 0
Jones cf 3 1 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 1 1 0
Horton dh 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Meyer 3b 4 0 2 2
Roberts lf 2 0 1 0
Stinson c 3 0 0 0
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0
  Valentine ph,ss 2 0 0 0
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Boston 302 120 0008140
Seattle 000 002 000260
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (7-3) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin  L (5-3) 2.2 5 5 5 3 4
  Abbott   1.2 7 3 3 0 1
  Montague   4.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Boston Burleson (18,off McLaughlin), Seattle Milbourne (10,off Renko).  3B–Seattle Meyer (5,off Renko).  HR–Boston Watson (6,3rd inning off McLaughlin 0 on, 2 out); Fisk 2 (4,3rd inning off McLaughlin 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Abbott 0 on, 0 out); Evans (12,5th inning off Abbott 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Fisk (3,by McLaughlin); R Jones (2,by Renko).  SB–Dwyer (2,2nd base off Montague/Stinson); Roberts 2 (2,2nd base off Renko/Fisk,2nd base off Renko/Montgomery).  CS–Brohamer (3,2nd base by McLaughlin/Stinson).  HBP–Renko (2,R Jones); McLaughlin (2,Fisk).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:36.  A–26,450.
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