The Red Sox blasted the Brewers twice, 7-2 and 19-5. In the first game, Dennis Eckersley scattered seven hits for his sixth straight complete-game victory. Fred Lynn capped a five-run fifth inning with a three-run homer.

The Red Sox shelled six Brewer hurlers for 27 hits in the nightcap. Carlton Fisk drove in four runs with a single, two doubles and a sacrifice fly. Butch Hobson drilled a three-run homer in the third and Lynn clouted a three-run shot in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1979 (Day game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  5  0    0  2  0  -   7 10  1
Brewers      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .282      Gantner 2b            4   2   1   0     0   0   .281
Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Lynn cf               4   1   1   3     0   0   .330      Cooper 1b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .306
Rice lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .317      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   0   0     0   0   .281      Oglivie lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Poquette rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Thomas dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .230
  Evans rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .247      Wohlford cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Dwyer dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .260        Moore ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mitchell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   6     2   1             Totals               32   2   7   2     0   6

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Brewers 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 2
Errors: Brohamer, Lezcano
Doubles: Rice (21), Gantner (8)
Triples: Yount (5)
Home Runs: Lynn (27)
Stolen Bases: Poquette (1), Oglivie (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (6), Cooper (3)
GIDP: Dwyer (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(14-5)       9     7   2   1   0   6   0  34   2.87
Totals                  9     7   2   1   0   6   0  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(12-12)       4.2   7   5   5   2   1   1  22   3.76
Mitchell                4.1   3   2   1   0   0   0  16   5.12
Totals                  9    10   7   6   2   1   1  38

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Fisk grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Gantner doubled to right; Money out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Gantner to third]; Cooper hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Gantner scored]; Lezcano grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice lined to shortstop; Yastrzemski popped to
third in foul territory; Poquette singled to right; Hobson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to right; Oglivie stole second;
Thomas struck out; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Oglivie to third]; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
singled to left; Burleson lined into a double play (right to
first) [Brohamer out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez flied out to left; Gantner reached on an
error by Brohamer; Money grounded out (second to first) [Gantner
to second]; Cooper singled to left [Gantner scored (unearned)];
Lezcano popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas was
called out on strikes; Yount tripled to right; Wohlford flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Poquette grounded out (second to first); Hobson
singled to left; Dwyer walked [Hobson to second]; Brohamer
singled to center [Hobson scored, Dwyer to third]; Burleson
singled to left [Dwyer scored, Brohamer to second]; Fisk flied
out to center; Lynn homered [Brohamer scored, Burleson scored];
Rice walked; MITCHELL REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Gantner made an out to first; Money grounded out (third to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Poquette singled to center; Hobson flied out to
left; Dwyer made an out to third; Poquette stole second;
Brohamer made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper popped to left; Lezcano struck out; Oglivie
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas singled to left; Yount popped to right;
Wohlford singled to right [Thomas to second]; MOORE BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Moore flied out to center; Gantner popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rice doubled to
left; Yastrzemski reached on an error by Lezcano [Rice scored
(no RBI), Yastrzemski to second]; Poquette singled to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Dwyer grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Poquette out at second]; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING RF); Money struck
out; Cooper flied out to center; Lezcano grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to right; Thomas popped to catcher
in foul territory; Yount lined into a double play (third to
first) [Oglivie out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Brewers 2.