Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 1 3 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 1
Lynn cf 2 2 1 0
Rice lf 4 2 1 2
Yastrzemski dh 4 1 1 0
Hobson 3b 5 0 2 3
Dwyer 1b 5 1 2 1
Evans rf 4 0 1 0
O'Berry c 4 1 1 1
Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Woods lf 3 0 0 0
Velez rf 3 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 2 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
Boston 011 121 0028130
Toronto 000 000 000032
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley  W (16-10) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (7-7) 5.1 9 6 4 3 2
  Garvin   2.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Todd   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
4
4

  E–Griffin (35), Woods (9).  DP–Boston 3, Toronto 2.  2B–Boston Hobson 2 (25,off Stieb,off Garvin); Burleson (29,off Stieb); Lynn (39,off Todd); Rice (38,off Todd).  SF–Rice (8,off Stieb); Brohamer (2,off Garvin).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:07.  A–21,650.
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