A homer by Jim Dwyer in the fourth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and started the Red Sox on their way to a a 6-2 victory over the Twins. Dwyer also drove in another run with an infield out. The Red Sox piled up 15 hits in support of Bob Stanley, who pitched the route on a six-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, June      2, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  2    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 15  1
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   3   0     1   0   .255      Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .214
Stapleton 2b          5   2   2   0     0   0   .316      Sofield cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .258
Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .299      Smalley ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Perez 1b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .303        Mackanin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Yastrzemski dh        5   0   2   1     0   1   .254        Goodwin ph,1b       3   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Rice lf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .240      Landreaux lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Dwyer rf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .344      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Evans ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Cubbage 1b,3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Rader c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .353      Wynegar c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .239
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b,ss         3   0   2   0     0   0   .299
                                                          Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Zahn p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  15   5     4   4             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  6,322
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Twins 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 3
Errors: Perez, Castino
Doubles: Stapleton (2), Perez (9)
Home Runs: Dwyer (5)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (3)
GIDP: Stapleton (1), Yastrzemski (3), Rice (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(4-5)          9     6   2   2   2   1   0  34   4.16
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   1   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(6-3)          4.1   8   5   4   2   2   1  22   3.41
Marshall                1.2   3   0   0   1   1   0   9   6.12
Zahn                    2.2   4   1   1   0   0   0  10   5.09
Verhoeven               0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.86
Totals                  9    15   6   5   4   4   1  43

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Stapleton grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second];
Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wilfong flied out to left; Sofield struck out;
Smalley walked; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez singled; Roy Smalley injured; MACKANIN
REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second];
Rice singled; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

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

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson made an out to first; Rader grounded out
(second to first); Burleson singled; Stapleton singled [Burleson
to third]; Lynn singled [Burleson scored, Stapleton to third];
Perez reached on an error by Castino [Stapleton scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar walked; Castino singled to third [Wynegar to
second]; Wilfong singled to right [Wynegar scored, Castino out
at third (right to third)]; Sofield singled to left [Wilfong to
second]; GOODWIN BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Goodwin singled to center
[Wilfong scored, Sofield out at third (center to third)];
Landreaux flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CUBBAGE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CASTINO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
homered; Hobson was called out on strikes; Rader singled to
right; On a bunt Burleson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to
center; Powell reached on an error by Perez; Wynegar grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton made an out to third; Lynn walked; Perez
singled to pitcher [Lynn to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to center [Lynn scored, Perez to
third]; Rice walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Dwyer forced Rice
(pitcher to shortstop) [Perez scored, Yastrzemski to third];
Hobson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Castino flied out to center; Wilfong grounded out
(first unassisted); Sofield singled to center; Goodwin flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rader singled to left; Burleson singled to right
[Rader to third]; Stapleton reached on a fielder's choice [Rader
out at home (pitcher unassisted), Burleson to second]; Lynn
flied out to center [Burleson to third, Stapleton to second];
Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Adams
grounded out (third to first); Cubbage grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: ZAHN REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
singled; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; EVANS BATTED FOR DWYER;
Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Powell flied out
to center; Wynegar flied out to left; Castino singled to center;
Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Twins 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson singled to right; Burleson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Sofield grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin
flied out to center; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Stapleton doubled to left; On a bunt Lynn popped to
first in foul territory; Perez doubled to left [Stapleton
scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez to
third]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Rice walked; Evans
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Cubbage flied
out to left; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Twins 2.