1979 Boston Red Sox 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, 11½ games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

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. 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

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C10824149.203322
1B84312105.3371353
2B8030691.297029
SS153627174.278560
3B146528138.2612893
LF158619201.32539130
CF147531177.33339122
RF152489134.2742158
DH147518140.2702187

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9132087.2721042
6419251.266111
4515635.224423
6315451.331223
5011722.18816
7611330.265214
268823.26116
328630.34907
477819.244315
435910.16914
630.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
36252.116134.49125
33246.217102.99150
40216.216123.9956
271711194.1199
20103.2853.8241
628126.4311

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
1664.2315.1534
1557.1034.8725

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
56103133.0367
443242.7460
413494.2825
111005.0915
81007.0816
81208.807

Awards and honors

;All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Winter Haven