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FINAL
May 20, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
NYY000100001261
BOS000000000021
win:T. John (NYY)loss:D. Eckersley (BOS)
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Mickey RiversCF2400000.290
2Willie Randolph2B0200120.260
3Thurman MunsonC0400300.316
4Graig Nettles3B1411001.308
5Reggie JacksonRF1411101.302
6Chris Chambliss1B2400000.233
7Roy WhiteLF0400000.214
8Jim SpencerDH0400200.276
9Bucky DentSS0300100.273
TOTAL63322822
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Tommy JohnLHP9.02005001.60
TOTAL9.0200500
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Jerry Remy2B1300100.325
Larry WolfePH0100000.188
2Rick BurlesonSS0300000.265
3Fred LynnCF1300000.303
4Jim RiceDH0300000.338
5Carl YastrzemskiLF0300300.283
6Butch Hobson3B0300100.261
7George Scott1B0300000.236
8Dwight EvansRF0300000.244
9Gary AllensonC0300000.208
TOTAL22800500
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.06228223.28
TOTAL9.0622822

Scoring Summary

nyybos
  • New York Yankees logo
    4
    Reggie Jackson hits a home run (8).[1 run]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    9
    Graig Nettles hits a home run (8).[1 run]
    20

Play-by-Play

1st inningnyybos
  • TOP 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Mickey Rivers out to second baseman Jerry Remy.[1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    WALK — Willie Randolph walks.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Thurman Munson grounds into a double play, pitcher Dennis Eckersley to shortstop Rick Burleson to first baseman George Scott. Willie Randolph out at 2nd. Thurman Munson out at 1st.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Jerry Remy singles on a bunt ground ball to second baseman Willie Randolph.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out, shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss.[2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    LINEOUT — Fred Lynn lines out to third baseman Graig Nettles.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs0
6Hits2
1Errors1
.182Batting Avg.071
33At Bats28
4Extra-base Hits1
2Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In0
2Walks0
0Stolen Bases0
8Strikeouts5
6Left on Base1
14Total Bases3

Game Details

Sunday, May 20, 1979 · 3:33 AM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
attendance: 33,932 (89.9%)
weather: 60 degrees, overcast