Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
August 13, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1979 at Fenway Park. 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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Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 3 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 3 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 3 1 0 0
Goodwin dh 4 1 2 1
Wynegar c 4 1 1 1
Cubbage 3b 3 1 1 1
  Smalley ss 1 0 0 0
Adams lf 0 0 0 0
  Rivera ph,lf 4 0 2 1
Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0
Castino ss,3b 3 0 1 1
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 1 2
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 2 2
Rice lf 4 1 2 1
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 0
Watson dh 3 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 1
Brohamer 2b 4 1 2 0
Evans rf 4 1 2 0
Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Minnesota 500 000 000592
Boston 000 100 41x6110
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz   6.2 9 5 5 2 5
  Marshall  L (10-11) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley   0.1 5 5 5 1 0
  Burgmeier  W (3-1) 7.2 4 0 0 2 5
  Drago  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6

  E–R Jackson (6), Castino (11).  DP–Minnesota 1, Boston 1.  2B–Minnesota Goodwin (6,off Stanley), Boston Lynn (31,off Goltz); Yastrzemski (24,off Goltz); Rice (24,off Goltz); Evans (16,off Goltz).  HR–Boston Rice (31,4th inning off Goltz 0 on, 0 out); Lynn (32,7th inning off Goltz 1 on, 2 out); Hobson (20,8th inning off Marshall 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Wilfong (9,2nd base off Stanley/Fisk); Burleson (7,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:27.  A–32,359.
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