1979 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 91-69
Finished 3rd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,353,125, Avg. 29,786
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Don Zimmer (91-69)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1979 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 91-69
Finished 3rd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,353,125, Avg. 29,786
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Don Zimmer (91-69)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1979 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 91 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the AL's East Division.
The Red Sox scored 841 runs and allowed 711 runs. Fred Lynn and Jim Rice each. walloped 39 home runs for Boston, while Dwight Evans, Butch Hobson and Carl Yastrzemski each added 20 or more also. Jim Rice recorded 130 runs batted in. Fred Lynn topped all regular batters by hitting .333. Dennis Eckersley led the team with 17 wins, and Mike Torrez and Bob Stanley also contributed 15 or more victories also Dennis Eckersley registered a 2.99 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Don Zimmer coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 841
Regular Season Runs Against: 711
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 10, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 12, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Milwaukee Brewers 10 | W | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 15, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 14 | W | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
| April 16, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 18, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 19, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 5-2 | 2-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 21, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 6-2 | 2-2 | 8-4 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 7-2 | 2-2 | 9-4 | ||
| April 24, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 7-2 | 3-2 | 10-4 | ||
| April 25, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 1 | W | 7-2 | 4-2 | 11-4 | ||
| April 26, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 | W | 7-2 | 5-2 | 12-4 | ||
| April 27, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 6 at California Angels 8 | L | 7-2 | 5-3 | 12-5 | ||
| April 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at California Angels 5 | L | 7-2 | 5-4 | 12-6 | ||
| April 29, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at California Angels 0 | W | 7-2 | 6-4 | 13-6 | ||
| April 30, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 7-2 | 6-5 | 13-7 | ||
| May 1, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 7-2 | 6-6 | 13-8 | ||
| May 2, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 7-2 | 7-6 | 14-8 | ||
| May 4, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 8-2 | 7-6 | 15-8 | ||
| May 5, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 9-2 | 7-6 | 16-8 | ||
| May 6, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 9-3 | 7-6 | 16-9 | ||
| May 7, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 10-3 | 7-6 | 17-9 | ||
| May 8, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 10-4 | 7-6 | 17-10 | ||
| May 9, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 11-4 | 7-6 | 18-10 | ||
| May 10, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 11-5 | 7-6 | 18-11 | ||
| May 11, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 12-5 | 7-6 | 19-11 | ||
| May 12, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 13-5 | 7-6 | 20-11 | ||
| May 13, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 14-5 | 7-6 | 21-11 | ||
| May 15, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 15-5 | 7-6 | 22-11 | ||
| May 16, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 15-6 | 7-6 | 22-12 | ||
| May 17, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 16-6 | 7-6 | 23-12 | ||
| May 18, 1979 | New York Yankees 10 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 16-7 | 7-6 | 23-13 | ||
| May 19, 1979 | New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 17-7 | 7-6 | 24-13 | ||
| May 20, 1979 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 17-8 | 7-6 | 24-14 | ||
| May 22, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 17-8 | 8-6 | 25-14 | ||
| May 23, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 17-8 | 8-7 | 25-15 | ||
| May 24, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 17-8 | 8-8 | 25-16 | ||
| May 26, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 | L | 17-8 | 8-9 | 25-17 | ||
| May 27, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 | W | 17-8 | 9-9 | 26-17 | ||
| May 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 17-8 | 9-10 | 26-18 | ||
| May 30, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 17-8 | 9-11 | 26-19 | ||
| May 31, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 17-8 | 10-11 | 27-19 | ||
| June 1, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 17-8 | 11-11 | 28-19 | ||
| June 2, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 17-8 | 11-12 | 28-20 | ||
| June 3, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 17-8 | 12-12 | 29-20 | ||
| June 4, 1979 | Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 18-8 | 12-12 | 30-20 | ||
| June 5, 1979 | Texas Rangers 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 19-8 | 12-12 | 31-20 | ||
| June 6, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 19-9 | 12-12 | 31-21 | ||
| June 7, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 20-9 | 12-12 | 32-21 | ||
| June 8, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 21-9 | 12-12 | 33-21 | ||
| June 9, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 22-9 | 12-12 | 34-21 | ||
| June 10, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 23-9 | 12-12 | 35-21 | ||
| June 11, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 | W | 23-9 | 13-12 | 36-21 | ||
| June 12, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 23-9 | 13-13 | 36-22 | ||
| June 13, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 23-9 | 14-13 | 37-22 | ||
| June 15, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 23-9 | 14-14 | 37-23 | ||
| June 16, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 23-9 | 15-14 | 38-23 | ||
| June 17, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 23-9 | 15-15 | 38-24 | ||
| June 18, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 24-9 | 15-15 | 39-24 | ||
| June 19, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 24-10 | 15-15 | 39-25 | ||
| June 20, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 25-10 | 15-15 | 40-25 | ||
| June 21, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 26-10 | 15-15 | 41-25 | ||
| June 22, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 27-10 | 15-15 | 42-25 | ||
| June 23, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 28-10 | 15-15 | 43-25 | ||
| June 24, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 29-10 | 15-15 | 44-25 | ||
| June 26, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 29-10 | 15-16 | 44-26 | ||
| June 27, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 29-10 | 16-16 | 45-26 | ||
| June 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 29-10 | 16-17 | 45-27 | ||
| June 29, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 29-10 | 17-17 | 46-27 | ||
| June 30, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 29-10 | 18-17 | 47-27 | ||
| July 1, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 29-10 | 18-18 | 47-28 | ||
| July 2, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 29-10 | 18-19 | 47-29 | ||
| July 3, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 30-10 | 18-19 | 48-29 | ||
| July 4, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 31-10 | 18-19 | 49-29 | ||
| July 5, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 32-10 | 18-19 | 50-29 | ||
| July 6, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 32-10 | 18-20 | 50-30 | ||
| July 7, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 32-10 | 19-20 | 51-30 | ||
| July 8, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 32-10 | 20-20 | 52-30 | ||
| July 9, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at California Angels 6 | L | 32-10 | 20-21 | 52-31 | ||
| July 10, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 4 | L | 32-10 | 20-22 | 52-32 | ||
| July 11, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 9 at California Angels 3 | W | 32-10 | 21-22 | 53-32 | ||
| July 13, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 | W | 32-10 | 22-22 | 54-32 | ||
| July 14, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Oakland Athletics 7 | W | 32-10 | 23-22 | 55-32 | ||
| July 15, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 32-10 | 24-22 | 56-32 | ||
| July 19, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 33-10 | 24-22 | 57-32 | ||
| July 20, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 33-11 | 24-22 | 57-33 | ||
| July 21, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 13 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 33-12 | 24-22 | 57-34 | ||
| July 22, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 34-12 | 24-22 | 58-34 | ||
| July 23, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 34-13 | 24-22 | 58-35 | ||
| July 24, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 35-13 | 24-22 | 59-35 | ||
| July 25, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 16 | W | 36-13 | 24-22 | 60-35 | ||
| July 26, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 36-14 | 24-22 | 60-36 | ||
| July 27, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 11 | L | 36-14 | 24-23 | 60-37 | ||
| July 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 0 | W | 36-14 | 25-23 | 61-37 | ||
| July 29, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 36-14 | 26-23 | 62-37 | ||
| July 30, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 36-14 | 26-24 | 62-38 | ||
| July 31, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Cleveland Indians 11 | L | 36-14 | 26-25 | 62-39 | ||
| July 31, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 36-14 | 26-26 | 62-40 | ||
| August 1, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 36-14 | 27-26 | 63-40 | ||
| August 2, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 36-14 | 28-26 | 64-40 | ||
| August 3, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 36-14 | 28-27 | 64-41 | ||
| August 4, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | W | 36-14 | 29-27 | 65-41 | ||
| August 5, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 19 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | W | 36-14 | 30-27 | 66-41 | ||
| August 5, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 36-14 | 31-27 | 67-41 | ||
| August 7, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 37-14 | 31-27 | 68-41 | ||
| August 8, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 37-15 | 31-27 | 68-42 | ||
| August 8, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 37-16 | 31-27 | 68-43 | ||
| August 9, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 38-16 | 31-27 | 69-43 | ||
| August 10, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 39-16 | 31-27 | 70-43 | ||
| August 11, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 39-17 | 31-27 | 70-44 | ||
| August 13, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 40-17 | 31-27 | 71-44 | ||
| August 14, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 41-17 | 31-27 | 72-44 | ||
| August 15, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 42-17 | 31-27 | 73-44 | ||
| August 16, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 43-17 | 31-27 | 74-44 | ||
| August 17, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 43-18 | 31-27 | 74-45 | ||
| August 18, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 44-18 | 31-27 | 75-45 | ||
| August 19, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 44-19 | 31-27 | 75-46 | ||
| August 20, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 10 | L | 44-19 | 31-28 | 75-47 | ||
| August 21, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 44-19 | 31-29 | 75-48 | ||
| August 22, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 44-19 | 32-29 | 76-48 | ||
| August 24, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 44-19 | 32-30 | 76-49 | ||
| August 25, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 44-19 | 32-31 | 76-50 | ||
| August 26, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 44-19 | 32-32 | 76-51 | ||
| August 27, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 44-19 | 33-32 | 77-51 | ||
| August 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 44-19 | 33-33 | 77-52 | ||
| August 30, 1979 | Texas Rangers 6 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 44-20 | 33-33 | 77-53 | ||
| August 31, 1979 | Texas Rangers 6 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 45-20 | 33-33 | 78-53 | ||
| September 1, 1979 | Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 45-21 | 33-33 | 78-54 | ||
| September 2, 1979 | Texas Rangers 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 45-22 | 33-33 | 78-55 | ||
| September 3, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 45-22 | 33-34 | 78-56 | ||
| September 4, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 45-22 | 33-35 | 78-57 | ||
| September 5, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 45-22 | 34-35 | 79-57 | ||
| September 7, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 45-23 | 34-35 | 79-58 | ||
| September 8, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 45-24 | 34-35 | 79-59 | ||
| September 9, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 16 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 45-25 | 34-35 | 79-60 | ||
| September 10, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 46-25 | 34-35 | 80-60 | ||
| September 11, 1979 | New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 46-26 | 34-35 | 80-61 | ||
| September 12, 1979 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 47-26 | 34-35 | 81-61 | ||
| September 13, 1979 | New York Yankees 10 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 47-27 | 34-35 | 81-62 | ||
| September 14, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 47-27 | 34-36 | 81-63 | ||
| September 15, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 47-27 | 35-36 | 82-63 | ||
| September 16, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 13 | L | 47-27 | 35-37 | 82-64 | ||
| September 17, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 | W | 47-27 | 36-37 | 83-64 | ||
| September 17, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 | L | 47-27 | 36-38 | 83-65 | ||
| September 18, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 | W | 47-27 | 37-38 | 84-65 | ||
| September 19, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 | W | 47-27 | 38-38 | 85-65 | ||
| September 20, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 47-27 | 38-39 | 85-66 | ||
| September 21, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 48-27 | 38-39 | 86-66 | ||
| September 23, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 48-28 | 38-39 | 86-67 | ||
| September 23, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 49-28 | 38-39 | 87-67 | ||
| September 25, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 49-29 | 38-39 | 87-68 | ||
| September 26, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 50-29 | 38-39 | 88-68 | ||
| September 27, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 51-29 | 38-39 | 89-68 | ||
| September 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 51-29 | 39-39 | 90-68 | ||
| September 29, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 51-29 | 40-39 | 91-68 | ||
| September 30, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 51-29 | 40-40 | 91-69 |
