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.

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