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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 17, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Butch Edge |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: George Maloney |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Joe Cannon | Left Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Second Baseman |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 17, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Edge
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Edge
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Edge
There's a wild pitch. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Edge
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brohamer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Edge
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Edge
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Edge
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Edge
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Edge
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Berry vs. Edge
O'Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Edge
There goes Evans. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Edge
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Eckersley
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannon vs. Eckersley
Cannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Edge
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Edge
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Edge
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Eckersley
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Eckersley
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerone tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Eckersley
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Edge
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Edge
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Edge
Hobson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Edge
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Edge
O'Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Eckersley
Cannon hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Eckersley
Cerone strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Edge
Dave McKay now playing third base.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Edge
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Edge
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Edge
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Eckersley
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Edge
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Edge
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Edge
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Edge
Evans takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Berry vs. Edge
O'Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Eckersley
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Eckersley
Cannon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Edge
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gomez. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Edge
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Edge
There's a wild pitch. Burleson moves to third. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Edge
Lynn hits a line drive towards short. Griffin catches it and steps on second to double up Brohamer. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Edge
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Eckersley
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Eckersley
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Edge
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Edge
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gomez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gomez. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Edge
Hobson hits a line drive into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Edge
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Watson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Berry vs. Jefferson
Jesse Jefferson now pitching.
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Drago
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Drago
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Jefferson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Jefferson
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jefferson
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jefferson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Drago
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Drago
Cannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Drago
Cerone hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Lynn chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. O'Berry fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on O'Berry. Bosetti scores. Cannon goes all the way around to score. Cerone moves all the way to home. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1979, game 1 -- Boston at Toronto (N) Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 5 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Bailor B, rf 3 0 0 1 Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 5 0 1 1 McKay D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 3 2 2 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 1 Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 2 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 2 0 Evans D, rf 2 0 1 1 Cannon J, lf 4 1 1 0 O'Berry M, c 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 2 2 2 Gomez L, 2b 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 32 5 8 4 Boston 100 200 010 -- 4 Toronto 002 000 003 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 Drago D (L) 1.1 3 3 2 0 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Edge B 7.1 7 4 3 5 3 Jefferson J (W) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Gomez L 2, O'Berry M DP -- Toronto 2 LOB -- Boston 9, Toronto 5 2B -- Bosetti R, Gomez L, Cerone R HR -- Hobson B SB -- Evans D SF -- Bailor B HBP -- by Eckersley D (Howell R) WP -- Edge B 2 T -- 2:22 A -- 0
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