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With two out in the eighth inning, Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk rapped consecutive singles to produce the run that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 victory over the Twins. The Red Sox scored their initial run in the fifth when Yastrzemski doubled aand Butch Hobson singled. Yaz' two-bagger represented his 996th career extra-base hit, putting him 15th on the major leagues' all-time list ahead of Al Simmons. Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Friday, June 8, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway ParkTwins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 2 9 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Burleson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .252 Edwards pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 Borgmann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Rice lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .325 Smalley ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .373 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 R. Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .270 Fisk dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .283 Landreaux cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .300 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Evans rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Allenson c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .216 Castino 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Graham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rivera lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Powell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .403 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 3 2 Totals 30 2 9 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 33,953 Left on Base: Twins 8, Red Sox 8 DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Yastrzemski Doubles: Smalley (8), Yastrzemski (11), Burleson (7) Caught Stealing: Landreaux (2), Evans (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hobson (3) GIDP: Lynn (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(5-6) 7.2 9 2 2 3 3 0 33 4.44 Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.88 Totals 8 9 2 2 3 3 0 34 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 7.2 6 1 1 3 2 0 32 3.31 Stanley W(6-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.70 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 2 0 36 Passed Balls: Allenson 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Derryl Cousins TWINS 1ST: Norwood made an out to first; Wynegar flied out to right; Smalley walked; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Landreaux singled to shortstop; Allenson allowed a passed ball [Landreaux to second]; Adams flied out to center; Wilfong flied out to center; Landreaux was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice walked; Yastrzemski forced Rice (first to shortstop); Fisk grounded out (third to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino struck out; Rivera grounded out (first unassisted); Norwood grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to center; Allenson was called out on strikes; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley doubled to left; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to right; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 5TH: Adams made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Wilfong singled; Castino singled to center [Wilfong to second]; Rivera flied out to center; Norwood forced Castino (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski doubled to center; Fisk lined to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Evans singled to left [Hobson to second]; Allenson flied out to left; Remy grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar reached on an error by Yastrzemski; Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; R. Jackson walked [Wynegar to second]; Landreaux flied out to center [Wynegar to third]; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson doubled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 7TH: Wilfong flied out to right; Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk walked; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Fisk to second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Fisk to third]; Allenson walked; Remy grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 8TH: Norwood popped to center; Wynegar singled to left; EDWARDS RAN FOR WYNEGAR; Smalley made an out to first; Allenson allowed a passed ball [Edwards to second]; R. Jackson walked; Landreaux singled to right [Edwards scored, R. Jackson to third]; STANLEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Adams forced Landreaux (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: BORGMANN REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Burleson grounded out (second to first); Lynn struck out; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk singled [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Hobson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2. TWINS 9TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); GRAHAM BATTED FOR CASTINO; Graham grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Dan Graham; POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2. |
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