Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
August 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 10

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b,c 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 3 1
Rice lf 4 0 2 1
Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 0 1
Watson dh 4 1 2 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 1
Allenson c 1 1 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Papi 2b 0 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 0 0 0 1
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Remmerswaal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Wynegar c 5 2 2 0
Smalley ss 2 3 2 0
Wilfong 2b 5 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 5 3 3 6
Adams dh 2 1 1 1
  Morales ph,dh 1 0 1 0
  Cubbage ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Goodwin 1b 3 1 2 1
  Jackson ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Powell rf 4 0 1 1
Edwards lf 5 0 1 1
Castino 3b 4 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Boston 000 002 003592
Minnesota 400 003 03x10140
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (13-8) 5.2 10 7 7 4 1
  Burgmeier   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Remmerswaal   2.0 3 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
6
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (1-7) 8.1 9 5 5 1 1
  Marshall   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
1

  E–Hobson (18), Allenson (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Boston Lynn (33,off Erickson); Rice (28,off Erickson), Minnesota Smalley (24,off Torrez); Landreaux (22,off Torrez).  3B–Minnesota Goodwin (5,off Torrez); Landreaux (5,off Remmerswaal).  HR–Minnesota Landreaux (8,6th inning off Torrez 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Dwyer (2,off Marshall).  SB–Smalley (2,2nd base off Torrez/Allenson).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:34.  A–13,895.
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