Powered by Rick Sofield's four RBIs, the Twins ripped the Red Sox, 9-4. Sofield snapped a 2-2 tie with a double in the fifth and capped the decisive sixth inning with a three-run homer. Butch Wynegar also homered for the Twins, and Dwight Evans knocked in all Boston runs with a double in the second and homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      3, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  5  0
Twins        1  0  1    0  2  5    0  0  x  -   9 11  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Wynegar c             4   2   2   2     1   0   .246
Stapleton 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Sofield cf            5   2   3   4     0   0   .272
Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .305      Landreaux lf          5   0   2   2     0   1   .342
Perez 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .298      Goodwin 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Fisk c                3   1   0   0     0   0   .306        Mackanin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Rice lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .235      Adams dh              2   1   1   0     2   0   .302
Hobson dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Cubbage 3b,1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Evans rf              4   1   3   4     0   1   .210      Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Hoffman 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Wilfong 2b            1   2   1   0     3   0   .221
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino ss,3b         3   2   1   1     0   0   .300
  MacWhorter p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   5   4     2   3             Totals               31   9  11   9     6   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,346
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Castino 3
Doubles: Evans (7), Lynn (11), Sofield (5), Powell (4)
Home Runs: Evans (5), Wynegar (4), Sofield (5)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (4), Rice (1), Landreaux (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (5), Cubbage (1)
GIDP: Goodwin (1)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (4,by Koosman)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(1-3)       4.2   6   4   4   3   0   1  21   7.92
MacWhorter              1.1   4   5   5   1   3   1   9  11.45
Lockwood                2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   5.68
Totals                  8    11   9   9   6   3   2  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(5-5)          9     5   4   1   2   3   1  36   4.12
Totals                  9     5   4   1   2   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (1)
Wild Pitches: MacWhorter (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Burleson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Stapleton lined to third; Lynn
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar homered; Sofield grounded out (second to
first); Landreaux singled; Goodwin grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Landreaux out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez reached on an error by Castino; Fisk was hit
by a pitch [Perez to second]; Rice flied out to center [Perez to
third]; Hobson struck out; Evans doubled to right [Perez scored
(unearned), Fisk scored (unearned)]; Hoffman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stapleton
lined to left; Lynn doubled to left; Perez walked; Fisk lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Wilfong singled; On a bunt Castino forced
Wilfong (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar walked [Castino to
second]; Sofield singled to shortstop [Castino to third, Wynegar
to second]; Landreaux forced Sofield (second to shortstop)
[Castino scored, Wynegar to third]; Landreaux was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Castino; Hobson flied
out to right; Evans struck out while Rice was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Goodwin grounded out (first unassisted); Adams
walked; Cubbage flied out to left; Powell forced Adams (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman flied out to right; Burleson lined to
third; Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong walked; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Wilfong to second]; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first) [Wilfong to third]; Sofield doubled to right
[Wilfong scored]; Landreaux singled to center [Sofield scored];
MACWHORTER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Goodwin was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to center; Perez lined to shortstop;
Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins
4.

TWINS 6TH: Adams singled to left; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Adams to second]; Powell was called
out on strikes; MacWhorter threw a wild pitch [Adams to third];
Wilfong was walked intentionally; On a bunt Castino singled
[Adams scored, Wilfong to second]; Wynegar singled [Wilfong
scored, Castino to second]; Sofield homered [Castino scored,
Wynegar scored]; Landreaux was called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 9.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice reached on an error by Castino; Hobson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Evans homered [Rice scored
(unearned)]; Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Burleson
made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Twins 9.

TWINS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MACWHORTER (PITCHING); Goodwin
popped to catcher in foul territory; Adams walked; Cubbage made
an out to second; Powell doubled to right [Adams to third];
Wilfong was walked intentionally; Castino flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 9.

RED SOX 8TH: MACKANIN REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING SS); CUBBAGE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CASTINO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
singled to right; Perez flied out to center; Fisk flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Sofield
popped to third in foul territory; Landreaux flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson made
an out to third; Evans singled to left; Hoffman struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 9.