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1979 Boston Red Sox Schedule and Results

April 1979

Date Team Result Record Decision
5 Apr Cleveland Indians W, 7-1 1-0 Dennis Eckersley
7 Apr at Cleveland Indians L, 3-0 1-1 Mike Torrez
8 Apr at Cleveland Indians W, 7-6 2-1 Dick Drago
10 Apr at Milwaukee Brewers L, 3-0 2-2 Dennis Eckersley
12 Apr at Milwaukee Brewers W, 12-10 3-2 Dick Drago
15 Apr Cleveland Indians W, 14-4 4-2 Dennis Eckersley
16 Apr Cleveland Indians L, 4-3 4-3 Bob Stanley
17 Apr Milwaukee Brewers W, 6-5 5-3 Tom Burgmeier
18 Apr Milwaukee Brewers L, 4-1 5-4 Steve Renko
19 Apr Milwaukee Brewers W, 5-3 6-4 Chuck Rainey
20 Apr Kansas City Royals W, 9-2 7-4 Andy Hassler
21 Apr Kansas City Royals W, 10-4 8-4 Bob Stanley
22 Apr Kansas City Royals W, 6-0 9-4 Mike Torrez
24 Apr at Seattle Mariners W, 4-3 10-4 Dick Drago
25 Apr at Seattle Mariners W, 4-1 11-4 Jim Wright
26 Apr at Seattle Mariners W, 2-0 12-4 Bob Stanley
27 Apr at California Angels L, 8-6 12-5 Andy Hassler
28 Apr at California Angels L, 5-0 12-6 Chuck Rainey
29 Apr at California Angels W, 2-0 13-6 Steve Renko
30 Apr at Oakland Athletics L, 5-4 13-7 Dick Drago

May 1979

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 May at Oakland Athletics L, 7-5 13-8 Bob Stanley
2 May at Oakland Athletics W, 2-1 14-8 Mike Torrez
4 May Seattle Mariners W, 5-3 15-8 Steve Renko
5 May Seattle Mariners W, 11-4 16-8 Dennis Eckersley
6 May Seattle Mariners L, 3-2 16-9 Bill Campbell
7 May California Angels W, 9-4 17-9 Mike Torrez
8 May California Angels L, 10-2 17-10 Chuck Rainey
9 May California Angels W, 9-8 18-10 Bill Campbell
10 May California Angels L, 5-3 18-11 Dennis Eckersley
11 May Oakland Athletics W, 11-2 19-11 Bob Stanley
12 May Oakland Athletics W, 8-2 20-11 Mike Torrez
13 May Oakland Athletics W, 8-2 21-11 Chuck Rainey
15 May Baltimore Orioles W, 3-2 22-11 Dennis Eckersley
16 May Baltimore Orioles L, 10-6 22-12 Andy Hassler
17 May Baltimore Orioles W, 6-2 23-12 Bob Stanley
18 May New York Yankees L, 10-0 23-13 Mike Torrez
19 May New York Yankees W, 4-3 24-13 Bill Campbell
20 May New York Yankees L, 2-0 24-14 Dennis Eckersley
22 May at Baltimore Orioles W, 7-5 25-14 Steve Renko
23 May at Baltimore Orioles L, 5-2 25-15 Bob Stanley
24 May at Baltimore Orioles L, 5-3 25-16 Mike Torrez
26 May at Toronto Blue Jays L, 7-6 25-17 Bill Campbell
27 May at Toronto Blue Jays W, 1-0 26-17 Chuck Rainey
28 May at Texas Rangers L, 5-2 26-18 Steve Renko
30 May at Texas Rangers L, 3-2 26-19 Dick Drago
31 May at Texas Rangers W, 3-2 27-19 Dick Drago

June 1979

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 Jun at Minnesota Twins W, 5-2 28-19 Bob Stanley
2 Jun at Minnesota Twins L, 8-2 28-20 Chuck Rainey
3 Jun at Minnesota Twins W, 8-2 29-20 Steve Renko
4 Jun Texas Rangers W, 13-5 30-20 Mike Torrez
5 Jun Texas Rangers W, 9-3 31-20 Dennis Eckersley
6 Jun Chicago White Sox L, 8-5 31-21 Bob Stanley
7 Jun Chicago White Sox W, 9-2 32-21 Chuck Rainey
8 Jun Minnesota Twins W, 2-1 33-21 Bob Stanley
9 Jun Minnesota Twins W, 12-6 34-21 Mike Torrez
10 Jun Minnesota Twins W, 5-0 35-21 Dennis Eckersley
11 Jun at Kansas City Royals W, 4-0 36-21 Bob Stanley
12 Jun at Kansas City Royals L, 7-6 36-22 Dick Drago
13 Jun at Kansas City Royals W, 11-3 37-22 Steve Renko
15 Jun at Chicago White Sox L, 8-5 37-23 Mike Torrez
16 Jun at Chicago White Sox W, 11-5 38-23 Dennis Eckersley
17 Jun at Chicago White Sox L, 6-1 38-24 Chuck Rainey
18 Jun Detroit Tigers W, 9-8 39-24 Dick Drago
19 Jun Detroit Tigers L, 10-4 39-25 Bob Stanley
20 Jun Detroit Tigers W, 13-3 40-25 Mike Torrez
21 Jun Detroit Tigers W, 3-2 41-25 Dennis Eckersley
22 Jun Toronto Blue Jays W, 12-1 42-25 Chuck Rainey
23 Jun Toronto Blue Jays W, 4-3 43-25 Dick Drago
24 Jun Toronto Blue Jays W, 8-4 44-25 Mike Torrez
26 Jun at Detroit Tigers L, 6-4 44-26 Bill Campbell
27 Jun at Detroit Tigers W, 3-1 45-26 Bob Stanley
28 Jun at Detroit Tigers L, 6-3 45-27 Steve Renko
29 Jun at New York Yankees W, 3-2 46-27 Dick Drago
30 Jun at New York Yankees W, 3-2 47-27 Bob Stanley

July 1979

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 Jul at New York Yankees L, 6-5 47-28 Dennis Eckersley
2 Jul at New York Yankees L, 7-2 47-29 Joel Finch
3 Jul Kansas City Royals W, 10-0 48-29 Steve Renko
4 Jul Kansas City Royals W, 6-4 49-29 Mike Torrez
5 Jul Kansas City Royals W, 5-4 50-29 Bob Stanley
6 Jul at Seattle Mariners L, 5-3 50-30 Dennis Eckersley
7 Jul at Seattle Mariners W, 10-8 51-30 Tom Burgmeier
8 Jul at Seattle Mariners W, 8-2 52-30 Steve Renko
9 Jul at California Angels L, 6-0 52-31 Mike Torrez
10 Jul at California Angels L, 4-3 52-32 Bob Stanley
11 Jul at California Angels W, 9-3 53-32 Dennis Eckersley
13 Jul at Oakland Athletics W, 2-0 54-32 Steve Renko
14 Jul at Oakland Athletics W, 8-7 55-32 Allen Ripley
15 Jul at Oakland Athletics W, 3-2 56-32 Bob Stanley
19 Jul Seattle Mariners W, 7-1 57-32 Dennis Eckersley
20 Jul Seattle Mariners L, 8-0 57-33 Mike Torrez
21 Jul Seattle Mariners L, 13-5 57-34 Steve Renko
22 Jul California Angels W, 6-5 58-34 Bill Campbell
23 Jul California Angels L, 9-2 58-35 Joel Finch
24 Jul Oakland Athletics W, 7-3 59-35 Dennis Eckersley
25 Jul Oakland Athletics W, 16-4 60-35 Mike Torrez
26 Jul Oakland Athletics L, 8-6 60-36 Steve Renko
27 Jul at Texas Rangers L, 11-2 60-37 Bob Stanley
28 Jul at Texas Rangers W, 1-0 61-37 Dennis Eckersley
29 Jul at Texas Rangers W, 3-2 62-37 Mike Torrez
30 Jul at Cleveland Indians L, 6-5 62-38 Tom Burgmeier
31 Jul at Cleveland Indians L, 11-10 62-39 Bill Campbell
31 Jul at Cleveland Indians L, 3-0 62-40 Joel Finch

August 1979

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 Aug at Cleveland Indians W, 7-4 63-40 Dennis Eckersley
2 Aug at Milwaukee Brewers W, 10-1 64-40 Mike Torrez
3 Aug at Milwaukee Brewers L, 5-3 64-41 Steve Renko
4 Aug at Milwaukee Brewers W, 8-6 65-41 Allen Ripley
5 Aug at Milwaukee Brewers W, 7-2 66-41 Dennis Eckersley
5 Aug at Milwaukee Brewers W, 19-5 67-41 Win Remmerswaal
7 Aug Cleveland Indians W, 12-3 68-41 Mike Torrez
8 Aug Cleveland Indians L, 6-4 68-42 Bob Stanley
8 Aug Cleveland Indians L, 8-2 68-43 Steve Renko
9 Aug Cleveland Indians W, 3-2 69-43 Dennis Eckersley
10 Aug Milwaukee Brewers W, 5-4 70-43 Dick Drago
11 Aug Milwaukee Brewers L, 9-6 70-44 Mike Torrez
13 Aug Minnesota Twins W, 6-5 71-44 Tom Burgmeier
14 Aug Minnesota Twins W, 12-1 72-44 Dennis Eckersley
15 Aug Minnesota Twins W, 9-5 73-44 Dick Drago
16 Aug Chicago White Sox W, 7-5 74-44 Allen Ripley
17 Aug Chicago White Sox L, 4-1 74-45 Bob Stanley
18 Aug Chicago White Sox W, 8-2 75-45 Steve Renko
19 Aug Chicago White Sox L, 3-2 75-46 Dennis Eckersley
20 Aug at Minnesota Twins L, 10-5 75-47 Mike Torrez
21 Aug at Minnesota Twins L, 7-2 75-48 John Tudor
22 Aug at Minnesota Twins W, 9-4 76-48 Bob Stanley
24 Aug at Kansas City Royals L, 4-2 76-49 Dennis Eckersley
25 Aug at Kansas City Royals L, 1-0 76-50 Mike Torrez
26 Aug at Kansas City Royals L, 6-3 76-51 Steve Renko
27 Aug at Chicago White Sox W, 4-3 77-51 Bob Stanley
28 Aug at Chicago White Sox L, 7-3 77-52 Allen Ripley
30 Aug Texas Rangers L, 6-0 77-53 Dennis Eckersley
31 Aug Texas Rangers W, 9-6 78-53 Mike Torrez

September 1979

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 Sep Texas Rangers L, 5-4 78-54 Dick Drago
2 Sep Texas Rangers L, 7-6 78-55 Dick Drago
3 Sep at New York Yankees L, 10-6 78-56 Dennis Eckersley
4 Sep at New York Yankees L, 3-2 78-57 Mike Torrez
5 Sep at New York Yankees W, 5-0 79-57 Bob Stanley
7 Sep Baltimore Orioles L, 2-1 79-58 Chuck Rainey
8 Sep Baltimore Orioles L, 3-2 79-59 Dennis Eckersley
9 Sep Baltimore Orioles L, 16-4 79-60 Mike Torrez
10 Sep Baltimore Orioles W, 3-2 80-60 Bob Stanley
11 Sep New York Yankees L, 8-3 80-61 Tom Burgmeier
12 Sep New York Yankees W, 9-2 81-61 Chuck Rainey
13 Sep New York Yankees L, 10-3 81-62 Mike Torrez
14 Sep at Baltimore Orioles L, 5-3 81-63 Bob Stanley
15 Sep at Baltimore Orioles W, 10-2 82-63 Steve Renko
16 Sep at Baltimore Orioles L, 13-3 82-64 John Tudor
17 Sep at Toronto Blue Jays L, 5-4 82-65 Dick Drago
17 Sep at Toronto Blue Jays W, 5-3 83-65 Chuck Rainey
18 Sep at Toronto Blue Jays W, 8-3 84-65 Mike Torrez
19 Sep at Toronto Blue Jays W, 8-0 85-65 Bob Stanley
20 Sep at Toronto Blue Jays L, 6-2 85-66 Steve Renko
21 Sep Detroit Tigers W, 4-1 86-66 John Tudor
23 Sep Detroit Tigers W, 2-1 87-66 Dennis Eckersley
23 Sep Detroit Tigers L, 3-2 87-67 Mike Torrez
25 Sep Toronto Blue Jays L, 5-3 87-68 Bob Stanley
26 Sep Toronto Blue Jays W, 6-4 88-68 Chuck Rainey
27 Sep Toronto Blue Jays W, 6-5 89-68 Dick Drago
28 Sep at Detroit Tigers W, 7-4 90-68 Mike Torrez
29 Sep at Detroit Tigers W, 8-5 91-68 Steve Renko
30 Sep at Detroit Tigers L, 5-1 91-69 Bob Stanley

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