Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
June 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 3 1 0 0
Burleson ss 3 1 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 1 1
Rice lf 2 0 0 0
Fisk dh 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 0 0
Hobson 3b 4 1 2 3
Evans rf 3 0 1 1
Allenson c 3 0 0 0
Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 4 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 2 0 2 0
Wynegar c 5 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 1 2 0
Landreaux cf 4 1 1 1
Adams dh 4 0 2 1
Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0
Castino 3b 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Randall 3b 0 0 0 0
Rivera lf 4 0 2 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2
Boston 400 000 001540
Minnesota 000 000 0202110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley  W (5-3) 8.1 11 2 2 4 3
  Campbell  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
4
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (7-3) 9.0 4 5 5 6 4
Totals
9.0
4
5
5
6
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 3.  2B–Boston Lynn (13,off Koosman), Minnesota Powell (5,off Stanley); Landreaux (10,off Stanley).  HR–Boston Hobson (6,9th inning off Koosman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Allenson (2,off Koosman).  CS–Rice (2,2nd base by Koosman/Wynegar); Powell (1,2nd base by Campbell/Allenson).  SB–Landreaux (2,2nd base off Stanley/Allenson).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:07.  A–15,871.
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