Friday June 29, 1979
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Rick Burleson doubled in the 13th inning and scored on a single by Jerry Remy to bring the Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the Yankees. After seven innings of scoreless pitching in a duel between Mike Torrez and Ron Guidry, the Red Sox scored a run in the eighth on singles by Bob Montgomery, Burleson and Larry Wolfe. Ron Davis replaced Guidry in the ninth and was tagged for a homer by Jim Rice, but the Yankees rallied to tie the score in their half.

Bobby Murcer, playing in Yankee Stadium for the first time since September 30, 1973, singled and Lou Piniella was safe on an error by Butch Hobson. One out later, Graig Nettles singled to drive in Murcer. Piniella took third and, after Bill Campbell replaced Torrez, scored the tying run on an infield out by Jim Spencer, sending the game into overtime. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Friday, June 29, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 6 1 3 0 0 2 .276 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Wolfe 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .268 Beniquez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Remy pr,2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .306 Munson c 6 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Lynn cf 6 0 1 0 0 2 .313 Murcer rf 6 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Rice lf 5 1 2 1 1 2 .324 Piniella lf 6 1 2 0 0 0 .314 Watson dh 6 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Jackson dh 6 0 0 0 0 4 .274 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .299 Nettles 3b 5 0 1 1 1 1 .277 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Spencer 1b 6 0 0 1 0 0 .268 Evans rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Randolph 2b 1 0 0 0 4 0 .261 Montgomery c 4 1 3 0 0 1 .444 Dent ss 2 0 1 0 1 1 .253 Dwyer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Allenson c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 46 3 13 3 3 10 Totals 45 2 7 2 6 8 Time of Game: 3:50 Attendance: 53,306 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 11 DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 4 Errors: Hobson Doubles: Montgomery (4), Watson (2), Burleson (14), Murcer (1) Home Runs: Rice (18) Stolen Bases: Randolph (17) Caught Stealing: Burleson (2), Beniquez (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hobson (4) GIDP: Watson (1), Lynn (5), Burleson (6), Evans (7) Hit by Pitch: Beniquez (2,by Campbell) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 8.1 5 2 0 3 5 0 33 4.34 Campbell 2.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 11 3.09 Drago W(7-3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.79 Totals 13 7 2 0 6 8 0 52 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry 8 8 1 1 1 9 0 30 2.04 Davis 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 2.48 Kaat L(1-1) 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 13 2.84 Totals 13 13 3 3 3 10 1 50 Hit by Pitch: Campbell (1) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to shortstop; Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Watson flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Evans made an out to second; Montgomery doubled to center; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph walked; Dent was called out on strikes while Randolph stole second; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 4TH: Wolfe walked; Lynn singled to first [Wolfe to third]; Rice struck out; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer lined to first; Piniella singled to center [Piniella out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Evans grounded out (third to first); Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to left; Burleson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Wolfe flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Dent walked; Rivers flied out to center; Munson singled to center [Dent to second]; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 7TH: Rice popped to first in foul territory; Watson doubled to left; Yastrzemski struck out; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella flied out to left; Jackson flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; Montgomery singled to center; Burleson singled to left [Montgomery to third]; Wolfe singled to left [Montgomery scored, Burleson to second]; REMY RAN FOR WOLFE; Lynn grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 8TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Spencer flied out to right; Randolph walked; Dent singled to right [Randolph to third]; WHITE RAN FOR DENT; Rivers reached on a fielder's choice [Randolph out at home (second to catcher), White to second]; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. RED SOX 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); DAVIS REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Rice homered; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 9TH: Murcer singled to left; Piniella reached on an error by Hobson [Murcer to second]; Jackson struck out; Nettles singled to center [Murcer scored (unearned), Piniella to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Spencer grounded out (first unassisted) [Piniella scored (unearned), Nettles to second]; Randolph was walked intentionally; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 10TH: Evans flied out to center; Mickey Rivers hurt on the play; BENIQUEZ REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Montgomery singled to right; DWYER RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 10TH: ALLENSON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); Beniquez was hit by a pitch; Munson was called out on strikes while Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 11TH: KAAT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Remy grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Lynn flied out to left; Rice singled to center; Watson forced Rice (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 11TH: Piniella singled to left; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory [Piniella to second]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Piniella to third, Nettles to second]; Randolph was walked intentionally; DRAGO REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 12TH: Yastrzemski walked; Hobson flied out to center; Evans grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 12TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer doubled to right; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 13TH: Allenson flied out to center; Burleson doubled to center; Remy singled to right [Burleson scored, Remy to second (on throw to home)]; Lynn struck out; Rice was walked intentionally; Watson forced Rice (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 13TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.

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