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Red Sox 6 @ Blue Jays 7
Exhibition Stadium
May 26, 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 May 26, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 26, 1979 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 6 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 7 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherTom Buskey  
Losing PitcherBill Campbell  
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Game Winning RBIRoy Howell 

Game Info

DateMay 26, 1979 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherDennis Eckersley  
Home Starting PitcherTom Underwood  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance31,590 
Time of Game2 hours 22 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Barnett
1B: Jim Evans
2B: Ted Hendry
3B: Fred Spenn

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Remy  Second Baseman 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
Fred Lynn  Center Fielder 
Jim Rice  Left Fielder 
Carlton Fisk  DH 
Carl Yastrzemski  First Baseman 
Butch Hobson  Third Baseman 
Dwight Evans  Right Fielder 
Mike O'Berry  Catcher 
Don Zimmer  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Rico Carty  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Danny Ainge  Second Baseman 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Red Sox 6 @ Blue Jays 7
Exhibition Stadium
May 26, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/26/1979 -- Boston at Toronto (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Remy J, 2b            4  1  2  1   Griffin A, ss         4  1  2  0   
Burleson R, ss        4  0  1  2   Bailor B, rf          5  1  2  0   
Lynn F, cf            5  0  0  0   Howell R, 3b          5  1  1  3   
Rice J, lf            4  0  1  0   Carty R, dh           4  0  1  0   
Fisk C, dh            4  1  1  0   Mayberry J, 1b        4  2  2  1   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     3  1  2  0   Woods A, lf           4  1  1  0   
Hobson B, 3b          4  1  1  3   Bosetti R, cf         4  0  1  1   
Evans D, rf           4  1  1  0   Ainge D, 2b           4  1  1  0   
O'Berry M, c          2  0  0  0   Cerone R, c           4  0  2  2   
Wolfe L, ph           0  0  0  0                                      
Allenson G, c         1  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6 10  6                        38  7 13  7

Boston           000 000 402 --  6
Toronto          020 200 003 --  7
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Eckersley D           6.1 10  4  3  0  2
Campbell B (L)        2.1  3  3  3  0  0

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Underwood T           8.1  9  6  6  4  9
Buskey T (W)          0.2  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Eckersley D
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Toronto 6
2B -- Remy J
3B -- Griffin A
HR -- Mayberry J, Hobson B, Howell R
HBP -- by Eckersley D (Griffin A)
WP -- Buskey T
T -- 2:22
A -- 31590

    

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