Although suffering from a stretched Achilles tendon, old pro Carl Yastrzemski remained in the Red Sox lineup and rapped three hits, including a homer in the ninth inning that beat the Yankees, 3-2. Bob Watson also had three hits for the Red Sox and drove in their first two runs in the second with a single after Jim Rice singled and Yastrzemski doubled.

The Yankees picked up a run on doubles by Juan Beniquez and Bucky Dent in the third and tied the score with an unearned run on an error by Jerry Remy in the eighth. Luis Tiant, making his first appearance against his former Red Sox teammates, was the loser on Yastrzemski's homer in the ninth. Bob Stanley, starting for the first time since June 11 after brief bullpen duty, limited the Yankees to five hits. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      30, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Murcer rf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .323      Piniella lf,rf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   3   1     0   0   .306      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Watson dh             4   0   3   2     0   0   .260      Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Dwyer pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Beniquez cf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Brohamer 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .270        White pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .173
Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .417      Dent ss               2   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     1   2             Totals               31   2   5   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 50,253
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Yankees 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Remy
Doubles: Yastrzemski (16), Hobson (12), Watson (3), Beniquez (5), Dent (10), Munson (16)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (3), Dent (11)
GIDP: Montgomery (1), Brohamer (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(9-5)          9     5   2   1   0   2   0  33   3.35
Totals                  9     5   2   1   0   2   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(4-3)            9     8   3   3   1   2   1  34   3.99
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   1  34

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Murcer flied out to right;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski doubled to
right [Rice to third]; Watson singled to center [Rice scored,
Yastrzemski scored, Watson to second (on throw to home)]; Hobson
made an out to first; Evans struck out; Montgomery grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to center; Burleson flied out to
center; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to left; Beniquez doubled to
left; Dent doubled to left [Beniquez scored]; Randolph grounded
out (pitcher to first); Murcer made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled
to left; Watson flied out to left; Hobson doubled to left
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson doubled to right; Piniella out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Munson to third]; Nettles
made an out to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Remy made an out to shortstop; Burleson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Rice flied
out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Watson doubled to center; Hobson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Watson to third]; Evans walked; Montgomery
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 7TH: BROHAMER REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Piniella
singled to left; Nettles forced Piniella (first to shortstop);
Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Remy made an out to first; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Spencer singled to
right; WHITE RAN FOR SPENCER; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [White to second]; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer reached on an error by Remy [White
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Munson forced Murcer (third to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PINIELLA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski homered;
Watson singled to center; DWYER RAN FOR WATSON; Brohamer
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Dwyer
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Piniella flied
out to left; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Yankees 2.