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In a game called after eight innings because of rain, the Red Sox defeated the Twins, 9-4. The Red Sox scored three runs in the first inning on singles by Rick Burleson and Jim Rice and a two-run error by second baseman Rob Wilfong. Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 4Game Played on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRed Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 - 9 12 1
Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 4 7 1
Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Burleson ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .286 Powell rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .294
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .247 Wilfong 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .326
Lynn cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .347 Smalley ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .306
Rice lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .335 Landreaux cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .319
Yastrzemski dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .300 Adams lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .265 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Evans rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 R. Jackson 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .265
Allenson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Castino 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 9 12 7 1 7 Totals 28 4 7 4 2 1
Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 24,356
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 3
DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 0
Errors: Burleson, Wilfong
Doubles: Burleson (26), Lynn (34), Watson (11), Evans (18)
Home Runs: Landreaux (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Allenson (3)
GIDP: Smalley (8), Goodwin (4), Landreaux (13)
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Stanley W(12-9) 7.1 7 4 4 2 1 1 29 4.28
Drago 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.97
Totals 8 7 4 4 2 1 1 31
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Goltz L(11-9) 7 9 6 4 1 7 0 32 4.19
Redfern 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.69
D. Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42
Totals 8 12 9 7 1 7 0 38
Wild Pitches: Redfern (4)
Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Dan Morrison
RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Sizemore walked [Burleson to
second]; Lynn forced Sizemore (second to shortstop) [Burleson to
third]; Rice singled to left [Burleson scored, Lynn to second];
Yastrzemski reached on an error by Wilfong [Lynn scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Rice to third]; Watson forced Yastrzemski
(second unassisted) [Rice scored (unearned)]; Hobson struck out;
3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Powell to second]; Smalley flied out to
right; Landreaux homered [Powell scored]; Goodwin grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Allenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar flied
out to left; R. Jackson walked; Castino forced R. Jackson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
RED SOX 3RD: Sizemore flied out to left; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 3RD: Powell made an out to shortstop; Wilfong singled to
second; Smalley grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Wilfong out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins
2.
RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Watson struck out;
Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Landreaux singled to first; Goodwin grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Landreaux out at
second]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; On a bunt Allenson
singled; Burleson forced Allenson (shortstop to second);
Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to right; R. Jackson was called out
on strikes; Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Lynn singled to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Lynn to third]; Watson lined to first; Hobson
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong flied
out to center; Smalley singled to right; Landreaux forced
Smalley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Twins 2.
RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Allenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson doubled to right;
Sizemore singled to center [Burleson scored]; Lynn doubled to
left [Sizemore scored]; Rice struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 2.
TWINS 7TH: Goodwin flied out to right; Adams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2.
RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; REDFERN REPLACED
GOLTZ (PITCHING); Watson doubled to right [Yastrzemski to
third]; Hobson singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Watson to
third]; Evans doubled to right [Watson scored, Hobson to third];
Allenson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hobson scored, Evans to
third]; Burleson grounded out (second to first); Redfern threw a
wild pitch [Evans scored]; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Twins 2.
TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson singled to shortstop; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
CASTINO; Cubbage walked [R. Jackson to second]; Powell forced
Cubbage (shortstop to second) [R. Jackson to third]; Wilfong
singled to right [R. Jackson scored, Powell to third]; DRAGO
REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Smalley reached on an error by
Burleson [Powell scored (RBI), Wilfong to second]; Landreaux
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Smalley out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Twins 4.
RED SOX 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); D. JACKSON
REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING);; after one pitch to Fred Lynn
and a 1:27 rain delay, the game was called; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 9, Twins 4.
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