New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 11, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1979 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 1 0
Murcer cf 3 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 2 2 1
Jackson rf 4 2 2 3
Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 0
Scott dh 3 1 2 0
  Gamble ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Gulden c 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 1 1
  Narron c 1 0 0 1
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 3 0 1 0
  Sizemore 2b 1 0 0 0
Burleson ss 4 1 1 0
Lynn cf 4 1 2 2
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0
Fisk dh 4 1 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 1 1
Evans rf 3 0 1 0
Allenson c 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Berry c 0 0 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
Tudor p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York 000 100 1428100
Boston 000 003 000372
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   5.1 5 2 2 1 4
  Davis  W (11-2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Gossage  SV (15) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor   7.0 6 3 2 4 4
  Burgmeier  L (3-2) 0.0 2 3 1 0 0
  Drago   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Campbell   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
6
5

  E–Lynn (5), Yastrzemski (4).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–New York Nettles (11,off Tudor); Scott (19,off Tudor); Jackson (20,off Burgmeier), Boston Lynn (38,off Tiant); Hobson (22,off Davis).  HR–New York Jackson (24,9th inning off Campbell 1 on, 1 out), Boston Lynn (37,6th inning off Tiant 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Piniella (7,off Tudor).  HBP–Chambliss (5,by Burgmeier).  IBB–Dent (1,by Tudor); Spencer (8,by Drago); Evans (6,by Davis).  SB–Randolph (31,3rd base off Tudor/Allenson); Murcer (1,2nd base off Tudor/Allenson).  HBP–Burgmeier (3,Chambliss).  IBB–Davis (8,Evans); Tudor (1,Dent); Drago (6,Spencer).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:48.  A–35,689.
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