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.

Two runs followed in the seventh on a double by Burleson, single by Ted Sizemore and double by Fred Lynn. The closing four runs in the eighth were produced by an RBI single by Butch Hobson, double by Dwight Evans, sacrifice fly by Gary Allenson and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red 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.