Bombo Rivera drove in four runs with a single, double and homer and Rob Wilfong smacked a two-run double to pace the Twins to an 8-2 victory over the Red Sox. Wilfong's two-bagger in the fourth inning broke a 2-2 tie. Rivera, who had plated one run with a single in the second, knocked in a pair with a double in the fifth and capped his 3-for-4 day with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Twins        0  2  0    2  3  0    0  1  x  -   8 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Powell rf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .468
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Wilfong 2b            5   0   1   2     0   2   .312
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .382
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .272      Adams dh              1   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Fisk dh               4   1   2   1     0   1   .121        Morales ph,dh       1   1   0   0     1   1   .293
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .252      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Evans rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Wynegar c             2   3   1   0     2   0   .285
Allenson c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Castino 3b            2   0   1   2     0   0   .281
  Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rivera lf             4   1   3   4     0   0   .269
  O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   3             Totals               32   8  10   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 14,701
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Allenson
Doubles: Yastrzemski (10), Fisk (1), Wilfong (8), Rivera (6)
Home Runs: Rivera (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Castino (1)
GIDP: Brohamer (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey L(3-3)           4     6   4   4   3   2   0  21   4.24
Hassler                 0.2   2   3   3   2   0   0   6   8.80
Burgmeier               3.1   2   1   1   0   4   1  12   1.50
Totals                  8    10   8   8   5   6   1  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(5-5)            9     6   2   2   2   3   0  34   4.62
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson made
an out to second; Lynn singled to center; Rice made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
struck out; Hobson walked; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams
walked; R. Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to
second]; Wynegar walked; Adams was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Allenson [Adams to third]; Castino singled
to left [Adams scored, Wynegar to second]; Rivera singled to
left [Wynegar scored, Castino to second]; Powell singled to
second [Castino to third, Rivera to second]; Wilfong struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson walked; Remy forced Allenson (second to
shortstop); Burleson flied out to right; Lynn flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Landreaux grounded out
(shortstop to first); Adams singled to right; R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski doubled to
right; Fisk doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson singled
to left [Fisk to third]; Evans forced Hobson (third to second)
[Fisk scored]; Allenson forced Evans (third to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; Castino out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Wynegar to second]; Rivera grounded out
(second to first) [Wynegar to third]; Powell walked; Wilfong
doubled [Wynegar scored, Powell scored]; Smalley grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy flied out to left; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: HASSLER REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Landreaux flied
out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales walked; R.
Jackson singled [Morales to second]; Wynegar walked [Morales to
third, R. Jackson to second]; Castino hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Morales scored]; Rivera doubled to left [R. Jackson
scored, Wynegar scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Powell flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 7.

RED SOX 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rice struck
out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled;
Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong struck out; Smalley flied out to center;
Landreaux singled to center; Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans singled to left; BROHAMER BATTED FOR
ALLENSON; Brohamer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; Remy popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: O'BERRY REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING C ); R. Jackson
made an out to second; Wynegar grounded out (third to shortstop
to first); Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Lynn flied
out to left; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera homered; Powell was called out on strikes;
Wilfong flied out to center; Smalley was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 8.