A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning and lifted the Red Sox to a 9-5 victory over the Twins. Jim Rice, who belted a three-run homer in the fifth, led off the eighth with a single and Yaz followed with his round-tripper. Later in the same frame, the Red Sox added a two-run double by Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  4  0    0  4  x  -   9 15  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             5   0   2   0     0   1   .266      Burleson ss           5   1   3   2     0   1   .288
Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .310      Fisk c                5   2   1   0     0   1   .278
Wilfong 2b            3   1   2   1     2   0   .321      Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .341
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .268      Rice lf               4   2   2   3     0   0   .333
Landreaux cf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   2     0   0   .281
Adams lf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .308      Watson dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
  Edwards pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .252      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Norwood ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
Goodwin dh            2   0   1   0     1   0   .320      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
  Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Powell rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .312        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .266        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  14   5     4   4             Totals               38   9  15   9     0   3

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 33,539
Left on Base: Twins 10, Red Sox 5
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: R. Jackson (29), Landreaux (20), Fisk (18), Evans (17), Burleson (25)
Triples: Wilfong (3)
Home Runs: Rice (32), Yastrzemski (20)
Caught Stealing: Wynegar (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (4)
GIDP: Powell 2 (7), Brohamer (7), Hobson (14)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                6    10   5   1   0   2   1  27   6.37
Bacsik L(3-2)           1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   5.19
Marshall                1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.60
Totals                  8    15   9   5   0   3   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7.1  12   5   5   2   3   0  33   4.66
Burgmeier               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.10
Drago W(9-3)            1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9    14   5   5   4   4   0  42

Balks: Erickson 2 (4), Torrez (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar singled to right; Smalley singled to right
[Wynegar to second]; Wynegar was picked off and caught stealing
third (catcher to shortstop to third); Wilfong tripled [Smalley
scored]; Cubbage hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilfong scored];
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first)
[Burleson to third]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Goodwin
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to right; Watson singled to
right; Erickson balked [Watson to second]; Hobson singled to
left [Watson to third]; Brohamer grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hobson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Wynegar
singled to right; Smalley forced Wynegar (first to shortstop);
Wilfong singled to right [Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
struck out; Fisk doubled to left; Lynn singled to center [Fisk
scored]; Erickson balked [Lynn to second]; Rice lined to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux singled to center; Adams struck out;
Goodwin singled to shortstop [Landreaux to second]; Powell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Goodwin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Watson struck out;
Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson doubled to left; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first) [R. Jackson to third]; Smalley struck out;
Wilfong walked; Cubbage made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Evans made an out to
second; Burleson singled; Fisk reached on an error by Cubbage
[Burleson to second]; Lynn singled to left [Burleson scored
(unearned), Fisk to second]; Rice homered (unearned) [Fisk
scored (unearned), Lynn scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams
singled to right; Torrez balked [Adams to second]; Goodwin
walked; Powell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Goodwin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 6TH: Watson flied out to right; Hobson made an out to
second; Brohamer singled to center; Evans lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Wynegar was called out on strikes; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: BACSIK REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); On a bunt
Burleson grounded out (catcher to first); Fisk struck out; Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
singled; Landreaux doubled to left [Cubbage to third]; Adams
singled to left [Cubbage scored, Landreaux scored]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; EDWARDS
RAN FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded out (third to first) [Edwards to
second]; Powell singled to center [Edwards scored]; DRAGO
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); R. Jackson flied out to left; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EDWARDS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski homered
[Rice scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Watson flied
out to right; Hobson lined to right; Brohamer singled; Evans
doubled to left [Brohamer to third]; Burleson doubled [Brohamer
scored, Evans scored]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley
walked; Wilfong walked [Smalley to second]; Cubbage singled to
right [Smalley to third, Wilfong to second]; Landreaux flied out
to center; NORWOOD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Norwood struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 9.
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