A four-run outburst in the fourth inning triggered the Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Jim Rice singled, moved to second on a wild pitch, took third on an infield out and scored on an error by Jay shortstop Alfredo Griffin. After Jim Dwyer singled, Dwight Evans climaxed the frame with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    4  1  0    3  0  0  -   8 10  2
Blue Jays    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Brohamer 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Lynn cf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .337      Woods lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Rice lf               5   2   2   2     0   1   .329      Solaita dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   2   2     1   0   .273      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
  Poquette pr,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Hobson 3b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .254      Cerone c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Dwyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .267      McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Evans rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .278      Johnson 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .190
O'Berry c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .163        Howell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  10   7     3   3             Totals               35   3   7   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,208
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Burleson, Brohamer, Griffin 2, Johnson
Doubles: Rice (37), Yastrzemski (28), Burleson (28), Solaita (7), McKay (7)
Triples: Lynn (1)
Home Runs: Evans (20)
GIDP: Dwyer (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(15-12)         9     7   3   1   1   3   0  36   4.66
Totals                  9     7   3   1   1   3   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(6-16)         6     7   7   6   2   1   1  30   5.58
Luebber                 0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   0.00
Jefferson               3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   5.70
Totals                  9    10   8   7   3   3   1  42

Passed Balls: Cerone (7)
Wild Pitches: Huffman (5)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer
flied out to right; Lynn walked; Rice forced Lynn (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
grounded out (second to first); Woods singled to right; Solaita
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Hobson reached on an error by
Griffin [Yastrzemski to second]; Dwyer flied out to center;
Evans flied out to center; O'Berry forced Hobson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson made an out to second; Brohamer made an
out to second; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
left; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to center; Huffman threw a wild pitch
[Rice to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first)
[Rice to third]; Hobson reached on a fielder's choice [Rice
scored (error by Griffin) (unearned) (no RBI), Hobson to
second]; Dwyer singled to right [Hobson to third]; Evans homered
[Hobson scored, Dwyer scored]; O'Berry flied out to center;
Burleson grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Woods
singled to left; Solaita reached on an error by Burleson [Woods
to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Woods to
third, Solaita to second]; Bosetti reached on an error by
Brohamer [Woods scored (unearned) (no RBI), Solaita scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Bosetti out at second (catcher to second to
shortstop to first to right to shortstop)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer flied out to right; Lynn tripled to right;
Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to right
[Lynn scored]; Hobson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone singled to center; McKay grounded out
(second to first) [Cerone to second]; Johnson singled to left
[Cerone to third]; Griffin singled to left [Cerone scored,
Johnson to second]; Bailor flied out to center; Woods forced
Griffin (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Dwyer struck out; Evans grounded out (third to
first); O'Berry reached on an error by Johnson; Burleson popped
to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Solaita doubled to left; Mayberry flied out to
right [Solaita to third]; Bosetti made an out to second; Cerone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Brohamer singled to right; Lynn singled to right
[Brohamer to second]; LUEBBER REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Rice
doubled [Brohamer scored, Lynn scored]; Cerone allowed a passed
ball [Rice to third]; Yastrzemski doubled [Rice scored];
POQUETTE RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Hobson walked; JEFFERSON REPLACED
LUEBBER (PITCHING); Dwyer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Poquette to third, Hobson out at second];
Evans was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McKay flied
out to center; Johnson flied out to right; Griffin grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays
3.

RED SOX 8TH: O'Berry grounded out (third to first); Burleson
doubled; Brohamer popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Woods lined
to right; Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Poquette popped to left; Hobson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry walked; Bosetti was called out on
strikes; Cerone popped to catcher in foul territory; McKay
doubled to right [Mayberry to third]; HOWELL BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.