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.

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