Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
June 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 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 8, Minnesota Twins 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 4 1 0 0
Burleson ss 4 2 2 1
Lynn cf 5 1 1 2
Rice lf 5 0 1 1
Fisk dh 4 0 2 2
Yastrzemski 1b 2 1 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 2
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Allenson c 4 2 2 0
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 1
Smalley ss 4 0 2 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 1 0
Jackson 1b 2 1 1 1
Wynegar c 3 0 1 0
Adams dh 4 0 0 0
Castino 3b 4 0 1 0
Rivera lf 3 1 1 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
  Redfern p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Serum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston 021 001 4008100
Minnesota 000 000 011271
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (4-2) 6.0 2 0 0 4 0
  Campbell  SV (5) 3.0 5 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (3-1) 3.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Bacsik   3.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Redfern   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Brett   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Serum   2.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
3
6

  E–Castino (3).  DP–Boston 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Boston Burleson (5,off Bacsik); Allenson (2,off Redfern).  3B–Boston Allenson (2,off Zahn), Minnesota Rivera (1,off Campbell).  HR–Boston Hobson (7,2nd inning off Zahn 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota R Jackson (9,9th inning off Campbell 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Burleson (3,off Zahn).  SB–Rivera (3,2nd base off Renko/Allenson).  CS–R Jackson (1,2nd base by Renko/Allenson).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:25.  A–17,353.
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