After slugging their way to a 7-5 victory in the opener, the Red Sox were stopped by Geoff Zahn in the nightcap and lost to the Twins, 6-0, to split a twi-night doubleheader. Dwight Evans hit two homers and Tony Perez rapped a homer, double and single for the Red Sox in the first game.

The Twins settled the issue quickly in the second game, scoring three runs in the first inning. Rick Sofield and Rob Wilfong hit RBI singles and Butch Wynegar accounted for the third run with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  0    3  1  1    0  0  0  -   7  9  1
Twins        0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .248
Stapleton 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Castino 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Lynn cf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .302      R. Jackson 1b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Perez 1b              3   3   3   2     1   0   .285      Morales dh            4   2   3   0     0   0   .346
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Edwards cf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   1     0   0   .260        Landreaux ph,cf     3   1   1   1     0   0   .285
Evans rf              3   2   2   3     1   0   .238      Mackanin 2b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Hoffman 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Wilfong ph,2b       3   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Wolfe dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .154      Rivera lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Ojeda p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sofield ph,lf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  Remmerswaal p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Butera c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynegar ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Powell rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
                                                          Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7   9   7     4   1             Totals               38   5  13   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Stapleton
Doubles: Perez (22), Yastrzemski (14), Morales 2 (11), Landreaux (17), Wilfong (9), Sofield (11), Powell (11), Castino (12)
Home Runs: Evans 2 (10), Perez (16)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (9), Powell (6)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Wolfe (1)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (7), Castino (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ojeda                   1.2   5   2   2   1   0   0  10   6.23
Remmerswaal W(2-0)      5.1   6   2   2   0   2   0  21   3.33
Burgmeier SV(16)        2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.21
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   2   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-9)          5     8   6   6   2   0   2  23   4.73
Verhoeven               1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   3.82
Williams                3     0   0   0   2   1   0  11   6.75
Totals                  9     9   7   7   4   1   3  38

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Fred Spenn


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Stapleton popped to first in foul
territory; Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Burleson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley singled to left; Castino grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at
second]; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez singled to right; Fisk singled to left [Perez
to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Perez to third, Fisk out at second]; Evans
homered [Perez scored]; Hoffman grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales singled to center; Edwards singled to center
[Morales to third]; Mackanin singled to center [Morales scored,
Edwards to third]; Rivera lined to second [Edwards scored (error
by Stapleton) (no RBI)]; Butera singled to center [Mackanin to
second]; Powell flied out to left; Smalley walked [Mackanin to
third, Butera to second]; REMMERSWAAL REPLACED OJEDA (PITCHING);
Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Wolfe flied out to center; Burleson flied out to
right; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson flied out to left; Morales doubled to
right; LANDREAUX BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Landreaux doubled to left
[Morales scored]; WILFONG BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Wilfong doubled
to left [Landreaux scored]; SOFIELD BATTED FOR RIVERA; Sofield
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilfong to third]; Butera
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 4.

RED SOX 4TH: LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WILFONG
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Lynn walked; Perez doubled to left [Lynn scored]; Fisk
flied out to right [Perez to third]; Yastrzemski doubled to
right [Perez scored]; Evans was walked intentionally; Hoffman
singled to center [Yastrzemski to third, Evans to second]; Wolfe
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yastrzemski scored, Evans to
third]; Burleson forced Hoffman (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Powell singled to center; Smalley flied out to
center; Castino struck out while Powell stole second; R. Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied
out to left; Perez homered; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Morales made an out to shortstop; Landreaux flied out
to right; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

RED SOX 6TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Evans homered; Hoffman popped to
third in foul territory; Wolfe lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Sofield doubled to center [Sofield out at third
(center to shortstop to third)]; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BUTERA;
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 4.

RED SOX 7TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Burleson grounded out (second to
first); Stapleton struck out; Lynn walked; Lynn stole second;
Perez walked; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to center; Castino grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Evans flied out to
center; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Morales doubled to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED
REMMERSWAAL (PITCHING); Landreaux lined to third; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first) [Morales to third]; Sofield flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Wolfe made an out to second; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Powell doubled; Smalley
flied out to center [Powell to third]; Castino doubled to right
[Powell scored]; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 5.