Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
September 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1979 at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 5 0 0 0
Smith 2b 4 2 2 0
  Dauer 2b 0 0 0 0
Singleton lf 4 0 4 1
Murray 1b 4 0 1 1
May dh 4 0 0 0
Roenicke rf 4 0 1 1
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Garcia ss 2 1 1 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 2 1
Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Papi 2b 0 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 4 0 1 0
Fisk dh 4 0 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 0 0
Evans rf 3 0 2 0
Allenson c 2 0 1 1
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Berry c 0 0 0 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Baltimore 001 001 010391
Boston 000 010 010291
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  W (21-7) 7.1 8 2 2 1 4
  Stoddard   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Martinez   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Stanhouse  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (16-10) 9.0 9 3 3 1 8
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8

  E–Smith (7), Hobson (22).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Roenicke (14,off Eckersley), Boston Allenson (9,off Flanagan); Fisk 2 (21,off Flanagan,off Stanhouse).  HR–Boston Burleson (5,8th inning off Flanagan 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Murray (7,2nd base off Eckersley/Allenson).  CS–Evans (7,2nd base by Flanagan/Dempsey).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dallas Parks.  T–2:33.  A–33,819.
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