1979 Boston Red Sox Season Summary

Record: 91-69, 3rd in American League East (7 teams)
Runs Scored: 841
Runs Allowed: 711
Pythagorean W-L: 92-68

Manager(s): Don Zimmer (91-69)
Ball Park: Fenway Park

Notable Moments from 1979

16 June 1979 - Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski collects his 1,000th extra-base hit and shortstop Rick Burleson hits an inside-the-park home run as Boston beats Chicago, 11-5.

24 July 1979 - Carl Yastrzemski sets another mark in the Red Sox record books with his 400th home run in the seventh inning in a 7-3 victory over the Athletics at Fenway Park.

28 July 1979 - Boston executes its third triple play of the season to tie a mark held by eight other teams, including the 1924 Red Sox, as Dennis Eckersley shuts out the Rangers 1-0 in Arlington.

12 September 1979 - Facing the Yankees, Carl Yastrzemski collects the 3,000th hit of his career, a single in the eighth inning, as Boston wins 9-2 over New York at Fenway Park.

15 September 1979 - First baseman Bob Watson completes the cycle with four hits in the ascending order: a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in his last at-bat. Playing in Baltimore, the Red Sox win 10-2 over the Orioles.