First-inning homers by Fred Lynn, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski propelled the Red Sox to a 12-1 rout of the Twins. Lynn drove in two more runs in the second stanza with a double and belted a three-run round-tripper in the fourth frame. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Red Sox      3  3  0    3  0  0    0  3  x  -  12 19  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Burleson ss           3   2   2   0     0   0   .284
Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .318        Papi ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Randall 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Fisk c                3   3   3   1     1   0   .280
Landreaux cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Allenson c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Morales 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Lynn cf               4   3   3   6     0   0   .339
Goodwin dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .315        Poquette cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Adams lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Rice lf               5   1   3   1     0   2   .332
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   1     0   1   .278
Smalley ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .311        Dwyer 1b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .290
  Edwards cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Watson dh             4   0   1   0     1   1   .301
Wynegar c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Hobson 3b             5   1   3   2     0   1   .262
  Borgmann c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
R. Jackson 1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Wolfe 2b            2   0   1   1     0   1   .257
  Castino ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   0     0   5             Totals               43  12  19  12     3   9

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 32,962
Left on Base: Twins 4, Red Sox 10
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Randall (6), Lynn (32), Rice 2 (26), Burleson (24), Hobson (18), Wolfe (4)
Home Runs: Fisk (8), Lynn 2 (34), Yastrzemski (19)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (8)
GIDP: Powell (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(6-2)          0.2   3   3   3   0   1   3   5   3.40
Serum                   3.1   7   6   6   2   2   1  19   7.11
D. Jackson              4     9   3   3   1   6   0  22   4.41
Totals                  8    19  12  12   3   9   4  46

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(16-5)       6     3   0   0   0   2   0  21   2.74
Stanley                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.35
Campbell                1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.83
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Campbell (7)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Wilfong singled; Landreaux flied out to right; Goodwin flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Fisk
homered; Lynn homered; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski homered;
SERUM REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Watson walked; Hobson flied
out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to
center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Brohamer flied out to center; Evans popped to first
in foul territory; Burleson singled to center; Burleson stole
second; Fisk singled to shortstop [Burleson to third]; Lynn
doubled [Burleson scored, Fisk scored]; Rice doubled to left
[Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar made an out to first; R. Jackson struck out;
Powell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
singled to left; Brohamer flied out to right; Evans forced
Hobson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 6.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong lined to right; Landreaux made an out to
second; Goodwin grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson doubled to left; Fisk walked; Lynn homered
[Burleson scored, Fisk scored]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski was
called out on strikes; Watson lined to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage made
an out to shortstop; Smalley singled to right; Wynegar singled
to right [Smalley to second]; R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 5TH: MORALES REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING 1B); EDWARDS
REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING CF); BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR
(PLAYING C ); CASTINO REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING SS); D.
JACKSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Hobson struck out; Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 6TH: PAPI REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); DWYER REPLACED
YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); WOLFE REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B);
Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong grounded out
(first unassisted); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 6TH: RANDALL REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 2B); Papi flied
out to right; Fisk singled to left; Lynn forced Fisk (second to
shortstop); Rice singled to right [Lynn to third]; Dwyer struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 7TH: ALLENSON REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); STANLEY REPLACED
ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Goodwin was called out on strikes; Adams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to right;
Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: Watson singled to right; Hobson singled to third
[Watson to second]; Wolfe struck out; Evans walked [Watson to
third, Hobson to second]; Papi struck out; Allenson struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); Borgmann was
called out on strikes; Castino singled; Powell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Castino out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Poquette flied out to center; Rice doubled to left;
Dwyer singled to second [Rice to third]; Watson struck out;
Hobson doubled to left [Rice scored, Dwyer scored]; Wolfe
doubled to left [Hobson scored]; Evans singled to left [Wolfe to
third]; Papi flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 12.

TWINS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Randall doubled
to left; Morales grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randall to
third]; Goodwin grounded out (pitcher to first); Campbell threw
a wild pitch [Randall scored]; Adams struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 12.
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