Driving in six runs with a homer, triple and double, Ken Landreaux led the Twins to a 10-5 thumping of the Red Sox as Roger Erickson recorded his first victory of the season. Landreaux doubled home a first-inning run, drilled a three-run homer in the sixth and added a two-run triple in the eighth. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Monday, August 20, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   5  9  2
Twins        4  0  0    0  0  3    0  3  x  -  10 14  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Wynegar c             5   2   2   0     0   0   .269
Sizemore 2b,c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Smalley ss            2   3   2   0     3   0   .305
Lynn cf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .347      Wilfong 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .323
Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .336      Landreaux cf          5   3   3   6     0   0   .313
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   0   1     0   0   .278      Adams dh              2   1   1   1     1   0   .307
Watson dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .301        Morales ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265        Cubbage ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Evans rf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .280      Goodwin 1b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Allenson c            1   1   0   0     1   0   .217        R. Jackson ph,1b    2   0   0   0     0   2   .262
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Powell rf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .297
  Papi 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Edwards lf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .246
  Dwyer ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .286      Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Remmerswaal p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     2   1             Totals               38  10  14  10     6   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 13,895
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Hobson, Allenson
Doubles: Lynn (33), Rice (28), Smalley (24), Landreaux (22)
Triples: Goodwin (5), Landreaux (5)
Home Runs: Landreaux (8)
Stolen Bases: Smalley (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dwyer (2)
GIDP: Evans (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(13-8)          5.2  10   7   7   4   1   1  31   4.84
Burgmeier               0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.05
Remmerswaal             2     3   3   3   2   2   0  11   8.68
Totals                  8    14  10  10   6   4   1  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(1-7)         8.1   9   5   5   1   1   0  34   6.27
Marshall                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.59
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   1   0  37

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
popped to first in foul territory; Lynn flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar flied out to right; Smalley doubled; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to third]; Landreaux
doubled to right [Smalley scored]; Adams singled to left
[Landreaux scored]; Goodwin tripled to left [Adams scored];
Powell walked; Edwards singled to third [Goodwin scored (RBI),
Powell to third (error by Hobson), Edwards to second]; Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski lined to
center; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to first; Smalley walked; Smalley stole
second [Smalley to third (error by Allenson)]; Wilfong struck
out; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson lined to center; Evans grounded out (third
to first); Allenson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Adams walked; Goodwin flied out to left; Powell flied
out to center; Edwards forced Adams (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore made an out to shortstop; Lynn doubled to center; Rice
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); Smalley walked; Wilfong singled
[Smalley to second]; Landreaux flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Watson flied out to
right; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Adams flied out to left; Goodwin singled to right;
Powell forced Goodwin (second to shortstop); Edwards grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Allenson walked; Burleson
singled to second [Allenson to second]; On a bunt Sizemore
popped to pitcher in foul territory; Lynn singled to right
[Allenson scored, Burleson to third]; Rice singled to left
[Burleson scored, Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins
4.

TWINS 6TH: Castino flied out to center; Wynegar singled to
right; Smalley singled to center [Wynegar to second]; Wilfong
lined to center [Wynegar to third]; Landreaux homered [Wynegar
scored, Smalley scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales singled to left; R. JACKSON
BATTED FOR GOODWIN; R. Jackson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

RED SOX 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); R. JACKSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Watson singled to center; Hobson
flied out to right; Evans grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: REMMERSWAAL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Powell
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Edwards struck out; Castino
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

RED SOX 8TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Poquette lined to
shortstop; Burleson flied out to right; Sizemore flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: PAPI REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); SIZEMORE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Wynegar singled to right; Smalley walked
[Wynegar to second]; Wilfong made an out to catcher; Landreaux
tripled to left [Wynegar scored, Smalley scored]; CUBBAGE BATTED
FOR MORALES; Cubbage walked; R. Jackson was called out on
strikes; Powell singled to right [Landreaux scored, Cubbage to
third]; Edwards forced Powell (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 10.

RED SOX 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lynn singled
to right; Rice doubled to left [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski
reached on a fielder's choice [Rice out at third (shortstop to
third), Lynn scored]; Watson singled [Yastrzemski to second];
Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski to third, Watson to second];
MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Evans walked [Yastrzemski
scored, Watson to third, Hobson to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR
PAPI; Dwyer lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Watson
scored]; Burleson flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Twins 10.
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