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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 8, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,953 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Norwood | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1979
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Renko
Norwood hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Renko
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Renko
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Goltz
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Goltz
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Goltz
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Renko
The ball gets by Allenson for a passed ball. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Renko
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilfong vs. Renko
Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castino vs. Renko
There goes Landreaux. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Hobson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Goltz
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Goltz
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Goltz
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Renko
Castino strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Renko
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Renko
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Goltz
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Goltz
Allenson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Goltz
There goes Evans. The throw from Wynegar to Wilfong and they have Evans trapped. The throw over to Jackson, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Goltz
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Renko
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Renko
Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Goltz
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Goltz
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Goltz
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Renko
Adams hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Renko
Wilfong bunts towards the mound. Renko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Renko
Castino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Renko
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norwood vs. Renko
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Burleson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Goltz
Fisk hits a line drive into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Goltz
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Goltz
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allenson vs. Goltz
Allenson hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Goltz
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Renko
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Renko
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Renko
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Goltz
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Goltz
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Goltz
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Renko
Wilfong hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Renko
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Renko
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Goltz
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Goltz
Hobson bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilfong covering, for the out. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Goltz
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allenson vs. Goltz
Allenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Remy vs. Goltz
Remy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wynegar scoops up the ball and tags Remy for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Renko
Norwood hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Renko
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Renko
Dave Edwards pinch runs for Butch Wynegar.
Smalley hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Renko
The ball gets by Allenson for a passed ball. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Goltz
Glenn Borgmann now catching.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Goltz
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Goltz
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Goltz
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Stanley
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Stanley
Dan Graham pinch hits for John Castino.
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stanley
Hosken Powell pinch hits for Bombo Rivera.
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1979 -- Minnesota at Boston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Norwood W, rf 4 0 0 0 Remy J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 4 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 2 0
Edwards D, pr 0 1 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0
Borgmann G, c 0 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 3 1 1 0
Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 2 0
Jackson R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Fisk C, dh 3 0 1 1
Landreaux K, cf 4 0 2 1 Hobson B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Adams G, dh 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 2 0
Wilfong R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Allenson G, c 2 0 0 0
Castino J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Graham D, ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera B, lf 3 0 0 0
Powell H, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 1 6 1 30 2 9 2
Minnesota 000 000 010 -- 1
Boston 000 010 01x -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D (L) 7.2 9 2 2 3 3
Marshall M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S 7.2 6 1 1 3 2
Stanley B (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Yastrzemski C
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Boston 8
2B -- Smalley R, Yastrzemski C, Burleson R
CS -- Landreaux K, Evans D
SH -- Hobson B
PB -- Allenson G 2
T -- 2:20
A -- 33953
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