Dave Stapleton broke up a pitching duel between Mike Torrez and Roger Erickson, smashing a homer in the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Twins. Torrez, who gave up seven hits, broke a personal four-game losing streak. Stapleton's homer came on the eighth hit allowed by Erickson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Smalley dh            4   0   2   0     0   1   .256      Stapleton 2b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .295
  Edwards pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .309
Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .230      Perez dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .307
Sofield lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Cubbage 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .213
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Dwyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Mackanin ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .233
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   7   0     0   4             Totals               36   1   8   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 28,116
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Powell (9), Lynn (20), Dwyer (7)
Home Runs: Stapleton (5)
GIDP: Landreaux (9), Powell (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(3-6)         9.1   8   1   1   2   3   1  38   2.98
Totals                  9.1   8   1   1   2   3   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(5-10)         10     7   0   0   0   4   0  35   4.42
Totals                 10     7   0   0   0   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Rocky Roe


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar flied out to left; Smalley singled to right;
Wilfong singled [Smalley to second]; Landreaux grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Wilfong out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Stapleton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Fisk made an out to shortstop;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mackanin flied out to center; Castino flied out to
center; Wynegar singled to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Dwyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hobson walked; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong struck out; Landreaux flied out to center;
Sofield lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton lined to third; Lynn doubled to left;
Perez flied out to right; Fisk popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to right; Powell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at
second]; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Evans struck out;
Dwyer doubled to center; Hobson walked; Burleson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Castino popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar
lined to shortstop; Smalley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton singled; Lynn flied out to right; Perez
flied out to right; Fisk singled to left [Stapleton to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Landreaux
grounded out (first unassisted); Sofield grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
flied out to center; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mackanin popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
flied out to center; Lynn singled to center; Perez popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: Castino was called out on strikes; Wynegar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smalley singled to right; EDWARDS RAN
FOR SMALLEY; Wilfong singled to right [Edwards to third];
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fisk singled;
Yastrzemski singled [Fisk to second]; Evans forced Fisk (first
to third) [Yastrzemski to second]; Dwyer flied out to center
[Yastrzemski to third]; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 10TH: Sofield popped to third in foul territory; Cubbage
lined to third; Powell doubled; Mackanin flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 10TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.