Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox
July 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1979 at Fenway Park. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 13, Boston Red Sox 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 5 1 2 0
Jones R. cf 4 3 2 1
Bochte 1b 4 2 2 2
Horton dh 5 2 1 0
Meyer 3b 5 2 3 1
Roberts lf 3 1 2 4
Simpson rf 5 1 2 2
Stinson c 5 0 1 1
Mendoza ss 5 1 1 0
Jones O. p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 16 11
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 1 2 0
Brohamer 2b 5 2 2 1
Lynn cf 5 1 1 1
Rice lf 3 0 2 2
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 0
Watson dh 3 0 2 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 1 1
Evans rf 3 0 2 0
Montgomery c 2 0 0 0
  Fisk ph,c 2 0 0 0
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 13 5
Seattle 300 001 22513160
Boston 012 000 2005132
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   2.1 6 3 3 1 0
  Montague  W (5-3) 4.0 4 2 2 3 0
  McLaughlin  SV (7) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (8-4) 6.2 10 6 6 0 7
  Campbell   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Drago   1.1 3 3 2 1 0
  Burgmeier   1.0 2 4 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
13
10
1
8

  E–Hobson (11), Fisk (2).  DP–Seattle 4, Boston 1.  2B–Seattle R Jones (17,off Renko); Bochte (25,off Campbell); Roberts (17,off Burgmeier), Boston Burleson (20,off O Jones); Brohamer 2 (7,off O Jones,off Montague); Yastrzemski (19,off O Jones); Lynn (28,off Montague).  HR–Boston Hobson (14,2nd inning off O Jones 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Roberts (5,off Drago); Hobson (6,off Montague).  SF–Roberts (2,off Renko).  HBP–Bochte (2,by Burgmeier).  IBB–Watson (5,by Montague); Evans (4,by Montague).  SB–Mendoza (2,2nd base off Renko/Fisk).  CS–Evans (6,2nd base by Montague/Stinson).  HBP–Burgmeier (1,Bochte).  IBB–Montague 2 (12,Watson,Evans).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–3:03.  A–33,048.
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