The Twins snapped their 14-game Fenway Park losing streak with a 4-3 triumph over the Red Sox. The score was tied, 3-3, when Rick Sofield led off the top of the ninth with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by John Castino.

The next batter, Butch Wynegar, tried to check his swing, but the ball hit his bat and just eluded third baseman Butch Hobson for a two-base hit that gave the Twins their first victory at Boston since August 16, 1977. The Sox had tied the game in the fifth inning on a two-run homer by Fred Lynn. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, May       12, 1980 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             5   0   2   2     0   0   .240      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .337
Smalley ss            5   1   2   0     0   2   .231      Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .193
Wilfong 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Lynn cf               4   1   3   3     0   0   .300
Landreaux lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .342      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Adams dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   0   .235
Cubbage 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .322
Powell rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Sofield cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .192      Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .225
Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .243        Dwyer pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .226
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     0   5             Totals               32   3   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 18,486
Left on Base: Twins 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Smalley (3), Powell (1), Castino (5), Landreaux (7), Wynegar (4), Burleson (2), Lynn 2 (8), Evans (5)
Home Runs: Landreaux (3), Lynn (3)
Caught Stealing: Remy (3), Dwyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(5-1)          8     7   3   3   3   3   1  33   1.95
Corbett SV(3)           1     0   0   0   1   2   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   5   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(0-4)           8.1  12   4   4   0   3   1  37   5.10
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   2.92
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Redfern (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ted Hendry


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
doubled to left; Wilfong singled to right [Smalley to third];
Landreaux forced Wilfong (third to second) [Smalley scored];
Adams singled to center [Landreaux to third]; Cubbage flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson
doubled to center; Lynn doubled to left [Burleson scored]; Rice
flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Powell doubled to left; Sofield grounded out (third
to first); Castino popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar
singled to center [Powell scored]; Smalley popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez singled to right; Fisk flied out to center;
Hobson walked [Perez to second]; Evans flied out to left; Remy
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong made an out to third; Landreaux homered;
Adams made an out to shortstop; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
grounded out (third to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield
flied out to center; Castino doubled to center; Wynegar flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Perez made an out to second;
Fisk made an out to second; Hobson forced Yastrzemski (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Wilfong grounded
out (first to pitcher); Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to center; Remy struck out; Redfern
threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Burleson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Evans to third]; Lynn homered [Evans
scored]; Rice popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Adams singled to right; Cubbage grounded out (second
to first) [Adams to second]; Powell grounded out (second to
first) [Adams to third]; Sofield grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory;
Perez flied out to right; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Castino was called out on strikes; Wynegar flied out
to center; Smalley singled to right; Wilfong flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to right; Evans doubled to left;
Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Evans out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux doubled to center; Adams flied out to
center; Cubbage flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn doubled to
right; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski was walked
intentionally; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 9TH: Sofield singled to center; Castino out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sofield to second]; Wynegar doubled to
left [Sofield scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
Smalley was called out on strikes; Wilfong struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Fisk struck
out; Hobson walked; DWYER RAN FOR HOBSON; Evans struck out while
Dwyer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 3.