1979 Boston Red Sox season
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1979 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey | |
| Manager(s) | Don Zimmer | |
| Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin, Ken Harrelson) |
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| Local radio | WITS-AM 1510 (Ken Coleman, Rico Petrocelli) |
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The 1979 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 69 losses. Boston finished 11 games behind the eventual American League champion Baltimore Orioles, and 4 behind the second-place Milwaukee Brewers.
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Regular season
In 1979, Fred Lynn hit a league-leading .333 and had 39 homers and 122 RBIs. Jim Rice batted .325, with 39 homers and 130 RBIs, but Dennis Eckersley fell to 17 wins, and Mike Torrez had 16 wins again.
Another highlight was Carl Yastrzemski's 3,000th hit and his 400th home run. He was the first American Leaguer ever to do that and the 15th in Major League Baseball history. Yaz joined the 3,000-Hit Club with a single off Jim Beattie on September 12.[1] The hit came against the New York Yankees. The same game also marked the final appearance at Fenway Park for Hall of Fame pitcher Catfish Hunter.
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 102 | 57 | -- | .642 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 66 | 8 | .590 |
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 69 | 11.5 | .569 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 71 | 13.5 | .556 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | 18 | .528 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 80 | 22 | .503 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | 50.5 | .327 |
Notable transactions
- June 13, 1979: Pete Ladd, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the Red Sox to the Houston Astros for Bob Watson. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Bobby Sprowl to the Astros on June 19.[2]
- August 17, 1979: The Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Ted Sizemore. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Mike O'Berry to the Cubs on October 23.[3]
Opening Day lineup
| 2 | Jerry Remy | 2B |
| 7 | Rick Burleson | SS |
| 19 | Fred Lynn | CF |
| 14 | Jim Rice | DH |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 15 | George Scott | 1B |
| 3 | Jack Brohamer | 3B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 10 | Bob Montgomery | C |
| 43 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Bob Watson | 84 | 312 | 105 | .337 | 13 | 53 |
| LF | Jim Rice | 158 | 619 | 201 | .325 | 39 | 130 |
| CF | Fred Lynn | 147 | 531 | 177 | .333 | 39 | 122 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Frank Duffy | 6 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Torrez | 36 | 252.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.49 | 125 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 33 | 246.2 | 17 | 10 | 2.99 | 150 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joel Finch | 15 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 | 4.87 | 25 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dick Drago | 56 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3.03 | 67 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 44 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.74 | 60 |
| Bill Campbell | 41 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4.28 | 25 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Winter Haven
Notes
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1979 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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