1979 Boston Red Sox season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The 1979 Boston Red Sox season was the 79th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 69 losses, <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />11+1⁄2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship.
Offseason
On December 7, 1978, pitcher Bill Lee was traded to the Montreal Expos for infielder Stan Papi.[1]
Regular season
| Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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| Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
| April | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1st | +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | [3] |
| May | 14 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 2nd | 2 | [4] |
| June | 20 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 2nd | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 | [5] |
| July | 15 | 13 | 62 | 40 | 2nd | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />7+1⁄2 | [6] |
| August | 16 | 13 | 78 | 53 | 3rd | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />8+1⁄2 | [7] |
| September | 13 | 16 | 91 | 69 | 3rd | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />11+1⁄2 | [8] |
The Red Sox only played 160 games, as a home game scheduled against the Milwaukee Brewers on August 12,[9] and an away game scheduled against the Chicago White Sox on August 29,[10] were rained out and not rescheduled.
Highlights
Fred Lynn had a league-leading .333 batting average and had 39 home runs and 122 RBIs, while Jim Rice batted .325 with 39 homers and 130 RBIs. On the pitching staff, Dennis Eckersley was 17–10, down from 20–8 the prior season, and Mike Torrez was 16–13, matching his record of the previous year.
The season also featured Carl Yastrzemski's 3,000th hit and his 400th home run. His 400th home run came off of Mike Morgan of the Athletics on July 24.[11] Yaz became the seventh AL player and 18th MLB player to collect 400 home runs.[12] He joined the 3,000 hit club with a single off of Jim Beattie of the Yankees on September 12.[13] Yaz was the 15th player to collect 3,000 major league hits, and the first AL player to have both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.[14]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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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.[15]
- 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.[16]
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 |
Source:[17]
Roster
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Player stats
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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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| C | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 108 | 241 | 49 | .203 | 3 | 22 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 84 | 312 | 105 | .337 | 13 | 53 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 80 | 306 | 91 | .297 | 0 | 29 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 153 | 627 | 174 | .278 | 5 | 60 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 146 | 528 | 138 | .261 | 28 | 93 |
| LF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 158 | 619 | 201 | .325 | 39 | 130 |
| CF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 147 | 531 | 177 | .333 | 39 | 122 |
| RF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 152 | 489 | 134 | .274 | 21 | 58 |
| DH | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 147 | 518 | 140 | .270 | 21 | 87 |
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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 91 | 320 | 87 | .272 | 10 | 42 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 64 | 192 | 51 | .266 | 1 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 45 | 156 | 35 | .224 | 4 | 23 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 63 | 154 | 51 | .331 | 2 | 23 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 50 | 117 | 22 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 76 | 113 | 30 | .265 | 2 | 14 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26 | 88 | 23 | .261 | 1 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32 | 86 | 30 | .349 | 0 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 47 | 78 | 19 | .244 | 3 | 15 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 43 | 59 | 10 | .169 | 1 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 252.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.49 | 125 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 246.2 | 17 | 10 | 2.99 | 150 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 216.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.99 | 56 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27 | 171.0 | 11 | 9 | 4.11 | 99 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20 | 103.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.82 | 41 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.43 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16 | 64.2 | 3 | 1 | 5.15 | 34 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 56 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3.03 | 67 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 44 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.74 | 60 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4.28 | 25 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 15 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 16 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.80 | 7 |
Awards and honors
- Rick Burleson – Gold Glove Award (SS)
- Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF)
- Fred Lynn – Gold Glove Award (OF), AL Player of the Month (August)
- Rick Burleson, reserve SS
- Fred Lynn, starting CF
- Jim Rice, starting RF
- Bob Stanley, reserve P
- Carl Yastrzemski, starting 1B
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Winter Haven
Source:[18][19]
References
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- ↑ Bob Watson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ted Sizemore page at Baseball Reference
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- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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External links
- 1979 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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