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New York Yankees 2 Boston Red Sox 9

September 12,1979

Visiting Team

New York Yankees (78-64)

Home Team

Boston Red Sox (80-62)

Game Date

September 12,1979

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Fenway Park

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

34,336

Time of Game

2:08

Umpires

[HP]: Bill Haller [1B]: Ron Luciano [2B]: Russ Goetz [3B]: Rocky Roe

New York Yankees 2 Boston Red Sox 9

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8th inning: S9 **Carl Yastrzemski's 3000th hit (15th player); first AL player with**
8th inning: S9 **both 3000 hits and 400 home runs; game delayed 15 minutes while Yaz**
8th inning: S9 **made short speech and was congratulated by both teams**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
New York Yankees	NYA	78-64		0	1	0		0	0	0		0	1	0			2	6	2		4	4	8	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Boston Red Sox	BOS	80-62		2	0	0		3	3	0		0	1	x			9	15	0		3	3	6	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

New York Yankees - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Bobby Murcer	cf	33.115	L	4	0	1	0		0	0	.256		115	1667
2	Willie Randolph	2b	25.068	R	4	0	0	0		0	2	.267		137	573
3	Oscar Gamble	lf	29.266	L	3	0	0	0		1	0	.339		85	1105
4	Reggie Jackson	rf	33.117	L	4	1	2	0		0	0	.294		114	1764
5	Chris Chambliss	1b	30.260	L	4	0	0	0		0	0	.274		131	1270
6	Graig Nettles	3b	35.023	L	3	0	0	0		0	0	.248		132	1665
7	Jim Spencer	dh	32.044	L	3	1	2	1		0	1	.295		92	1329
8	Jerry Narron	c	23.240	L	2	0	0	1		0	0	.154		49	49
9	Bucky Dent	ss	27.291	R	3	0	1	0		0	0	.235		133	923
Totals

Errors: Bobby Murcer, Willie Randolph

2B: Reggie Jackson (21)

3B: Jim Spencer (3)

RBI: Jim Spencer (42), Jerry Narron (12)

SF: Jerry Narron (1)

GDP: Willie Randolph (22), Reggie Jackson (16)

Boston Red Sox - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Rick Burleson	ss	28.136	R	4	0	1	2		0	1	.284		137	859
2	Ted Sizemore	2b	34.150	R	5	0	1	0		0	0	.247		111	1388
3	Carl Yastrzemski	1b	40.021	L	4	1	1	0		1	0	.268		135	2850
4	Jim Rice	lf	26.188	R	5	2	3	2		0	1	.327		141	785
5	Carlton Fisk	dh	31.260	R	5	0	2	1		0	1	.270		81	936
6	Butch Hobson	3b	28.026	R	4	2	2	1		0	1	.259		129	513
7	Tom Poquette	cf	27.317	L	4	1	2	1		0	1	.282		73	384
8	Dwight Evans	rf	27.313	R	2	1	1	0		2	0	.281		134	898
9	Mike O'Berry	c	25.145	R	4	1	2	1		0	0	.231		30	30
Totals

2B: Jim Rice (34), Butch Hobson (23)

HR: Jim Rice (37)

RBI: Rick Burleson 2 (57), Jim Rice 2 (113), Carlton Fisk (36), Butch Hobson (84), Tom Poquette (20), Mike O'Berry (2)

SF: Rick Burleson (8)

New York Yankees - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Catfish Hunter	R	L 2-9	4.0	9	6	6	2	2	1		5.29	1.55		18	499
2	Jim Beattie	R		4.0	6	2	2	1	3	0		5.10	1.64		13	38
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Catfish Hunter (0-0-0), Jim Beattie (0-0-0)

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Chuck Rainey	R	W 6-5	9.0	6	2	2	1	3	0		3.89	1.35		18	18
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Chuck Rainey (0-0-0)