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FINAL
May 20, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
NYY0001000012616
BOS0000000000211
win:New York Yankees logoT. Johnloss:Boston Red Sox logoD. Eckersley

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

Player Stats

New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Mickey RiversCF24000000.290
2Willie Randolph2B02001201.260
3Thurman MunsonC04003003.316
4Graig Nettles3B14110010.308
5Reggie JacksonRF14111010.302
6Chris Chambliss1B24000000.233
7Roy WhiteLF04000003.214
8Jim SpencerDH04002002.276
9Bucky DentSS03001001.273
TOTAL6332282210-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Tommy JohnLHP9.0200500381.60
TOTAL9.020050038-
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jerry Remy2B13001000.325
Larry WolfePH01000001.188
2Rick BurlesonSS03000000.265
3Fred LynnCF13000000.303
4Jim RiceDH03000001.338
5Carl YastrzemskiLF03003000.283
6Butch Hobson3B03001000.261
7George Scott1B03000000.236
8Dwight EvansRF03000000.244
9Gary AllensonC03000000.208
TOTAL228005002-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.0622822573.28
TOTAL9.062282257-

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
  • New York Yankees logo
    PICKOFF 1B — Catcher Thurman Munson picks off Jerry Remy at on throw to first baseman Chris Chambliss. [1 out]
    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