Final
DET
BOSCurrent Series
Tigers
8
Red Sox
9
Game 1
Final
Tigers
10
Red Sox
4
Game 2
Final
Tigers
3
Red Sox
13
Game 3
Final
Tigers
2
Red Sox
3
Game 4
Final
1979 AL East
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Blue Jays Game Summary
The Boston Red Sox squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 9 to 8, on June 18, 1979.
Game Info
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. LeFlore CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
R. Staub DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
S. Kemp LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
J. Thompson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
J. Wockenfuss C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
J. Morales RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
A. Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 |
D. Machemer PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Trammell SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. Summers PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Wagner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
P. Mankowski PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Remy 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
R. Burleson SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | .750 |
F. Lynn CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
T. Poquette CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | .500 | - |
J. Rice LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
C. Yastrzemski 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
C. Fisk C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
G. Allenson C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
B. Watson DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .800 | .000 |
B. Hobson 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Evans RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Batting
2B: S. Kemp, A. Rodriguez 2
HR: S. Kemp
RBI: S. Kemp 5, A. Rodriguez, J. Wockenfuss 2
Baserunning
SB: R. LeFlore
Batting
2B: C. Fisk, J. Remy, J. Rice
RBI: G. Allenson, F. Lynn, T. Poquette, J. Rice 3, C. Yastrzemski 3
Baserunning
CS: D. Evans, B. Watson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wilcox | 4.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 |
F. Arroyo (L) | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.80 |
A. Lopez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Renko | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.60 |
D. Drago (W) | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 |
B. Campbell (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. LeFlore CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
R. Staub DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
S. Kemp LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
J. Thompson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
J. Wockenfuss C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
J. Morales RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
A. Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 |
D. Machemer PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Trammell SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. Summers PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Wagner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
P. Mankowski PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
Batting
2B: S. Kemp, A. Rodriguez 2
HR: S. Kemp
RBI: S. Kemp 5, A. Rodriguez, J. Wockenfuss 2
Baserunning
SB: R. LeFlore
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wilcox | 4.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 |
F. Arroyo (L) | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.80 |
A. Lopez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Remy 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
R. Burleson SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | .750 |
F. Lynn CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
T. Poquette CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | .500 | - |
J. Rice LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
C. Yastrzemski 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
C. Fisk C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
G. Allenson C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
B. Watson DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .800 | .000 |
B. Hobson 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Evans RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Batting
2B: C. Fisk, J. Remy, J. Rice
RBI: G. Allenson, F. Lynn, T. Poquette, J. Rice 3, C. Yastrzemski 3
Baserunning
CS: D. Evans, B. Watson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Renko | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.60 |
D. Drago (W) | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 |
B. Campbell (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
