1979 Boston Red Sox

91-69 • .569 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1979 Boston Red Sox went 91-69 (.569) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 841 runs, allowed 711, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jim Rice (39 HR, 130 RBI) and Dennis Eckersley (17-10, 2.99 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

91 Wins
69 Losses
.569 Win %
3rd Rank
841 R 711 RA
Diff +130

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841 Runs Scored
711 Runs Allowed
+130 Run Diff
2,353K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 5% above the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .343 3% above the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .456 12% above the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.03 4% better than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 841 12% above the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,353,125
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Avg per Game 29,414

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Bob Montgomery 0.349 2 Bob Watson 0.337 3 Fred Lynn 0.333 4 Tom Poquette 0.331 5 Jim Rice 0.325

Home Runs

1 Fred Lynn 39 2 Jim Rice 39 3 Butch Hobson 28 4 Dwight Evans 21 5 Carl Yastrzemski 21

RBI

1 Jim Rice 130 2 Fred Lynn 122 3 Butch Hobson 93 4 Carl Yastrzemski 87 5 Rick Burleson 60
1979 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rick Burleson 153 627 93 174 32 5 5 60 35 54 9 0.278
Jim Rice 158 619 117 201 39 6 39 130 57 97 9 0.325
Fred Lynn 147 531 116 177 42 1 39 122 82 79 2 0.333
Butch Hobson 146 528 74 138 26 7 28 93 30 78 3 0.261
Carl Yastrzemski 147 518 69 140 28 1 21 87 62 46 3 0.270
Dwight Evans 152 489 69 134 24 1 21 58 69 76 6 0.274
Carlton Fisk 91 320 49 87 23 2 10 42 10 38 3 0.272
Bob Watson 84 312 48 105 19 4 13 53 29 33 3 0.337
Jerry Remy 80 306 49 91 11 2 0 29 26 25 14 0.297
Gary Allenson 108 241 27 49 10 2 3 22 20 42 1 0.203
Jack Brohamer 64 192 25 51 7 1 1 11 15 15 0 0.266
George Scott 45 156 18 35 9 1 4 23 17 22 0 0.224
Tom Poquette 63 154 14 51 9 0 2 23 8 7 2 0.331
Stan Papi 50 117 9 22 8 0 1 6 5 20 0 0.188
Jim Dwyer 76 113 19 30 7 0 2 14 17 9 3 0.265
Ted Sizemore 26 88 12 23 7 0 1 6 4 5 1 0.261
Bob Montgomery 32 86 13 30 4 1 0 7 4 24 1 0.349
Larry Wolfe 47 78 12 19 4 0 3 15 17 21 0 0.244
Mike O'Berry 43 59 8 10 1 0 1 4 5 16 0 0.169
Frank Duffy 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joel Finch 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Drago 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Rainey 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Win Remmerswaal 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Renko 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allen Ripley 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tudor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Wright 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Tom Burgmeier 2.74 2 Dennis Eckersley 2.99 3 Dick Drago 3.03 4 Chuck Rainey 3.82 5 Bob Stanley 3.99

Wins

1 Dennis Eckersley 17 2 Bob Stanley 16 3 Mike Torrez 16 4 Steve Renko 11 5 Dick Drago 10

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Eckersley 150 2 Mike Torrez 125 3 Steve Renko 99 4 Dick Drago 67 5 Tom Burgmeier 60
1979 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Torrez 16 13 4.49 36 36 0 252.1 254 126 121 125
Dennis Eckersley 17 10 2.99 33 33 0 246.2 234 82 59 150
Bob Stanley 16 12 3.99 40 30 1 216.2 250 96 44 56
Steve Renko 11 9 4.11 27 27 0 171.0 174 78 53 99
Chuck Rainey 8 5 3.82 20 16 1 103.2 97 44 41 41
Dick Drago 10 6 3.03 53 1 13 89.0 85 30 21 67
Tom Burgmeier 3 2 2.74 44 0 4 88.2 89 27 16 60
Allen Ripley 3 1 5.15 16 3 1 64.2 77 37 25 34
Joel Finch 0 3 4.87 15 7 0 57.1 65 31 25 25
Bill Campbell 3 4 4.28 41 0 9 54.2 55 26 23 25
John Tudor 1 2 6.43 6 6 0 28.0 39 20 9 11
Jim Wright 1 0 5.09 11 1 0 23.0 19 13 7 15
Win Remmerswaal 1 0 7.08 8 0 0 20.1 26 16 12 16
Andy Hassler 1 2 8.80 8 0 0 15.1 23 15 7 7

👥 Roster (34)

Gary Allenson Jack Brohamer Tom Burgmeier Rick Burleson Bill Campbell Dick Drago Frank Duffy Jim Dwyer Dennis Eckersley Dwight Evans Joel Finch Carlton Fisk +22 more

34 players

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The 1979 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 91-69 record (.569) put the 1979 Boston Red Sox 3rd in the AL East. The run column shows 841 for and 711 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .282, 5% better than the league's .269. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.03 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.22. League clubs averaged 752 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 12% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 2,353,125 fans came through the gates. For power, Jim Rice led the way with 39 homers. On the mound, Dennis Eckersley won 17 games to lead the staff. Dick Drago saved 13 games. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1979 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1979 Boston Red Sox finished 91-69 (.569 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Fred Lynn led the 1979 Boston Red Sox with 39 home runs.
What was the 1979 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1979 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.03.
Did the 1979 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1979 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1979 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Rice (39 HR, 130 RBI) and Dennis Eckersley (17-10, 2.99 ERA).
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