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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 3, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 3, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geoff Zahn |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,353 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Al Clark 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 3, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Zahn
Remy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Zahn
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Zahn
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Renko
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Renko
Wilfong hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Renko
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Zahn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Castino. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Zahn
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Zahn
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Zahn
Hobson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Zahn
Evans 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
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Renko
There goes Jackson. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Zahn
Allenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Allenson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Remy vs. Zahn
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Zahn
Burleson hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allenson tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Zahn
Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Renko
Castino 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Renko
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Renko
There goes Rivera. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Rivera steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Renko
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Renko covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bacsik
Mike Bacsik now pitching.
Rice 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Bacsik
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bacsik
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Bacsik
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
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Renko
Wilfong bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Renko
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Renko
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Landreaux moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bacsik
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Bacsik
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Bacsik
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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Renko
Castino hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Renko
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Renko
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Bacsik
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Bacsik
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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Bacsik
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Bacsik
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burleson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bacsik
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Bacsik
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Renko
Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Renko
Smalley 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Renko
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Renko
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Redfern
Pete Redfern now pitching.
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Redfern
Allenson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Allenson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Redfern
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Redfern
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allenson moves to third. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allenson scores. Remy scores. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Brett
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Brett
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynn scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Brett
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Serum
Gary Serum now pitching.
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Wynegar strikes out. Allenson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wynegar out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Campbell
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Campbell
Castino 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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Serum
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Serum
Allenson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Serum
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Serum covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Campbell
Rivera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Campbell
Powell strikes out. Allenson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Powell out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilfong vs. Campbell
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out. Rivera scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Campbell
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Campbell
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Serum
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 -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Serum
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Serum
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Campbell
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Campbell
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Campbell
Adams hits a line drive towards right. Evans catches it and throws to first to double up Wynegar. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Campbell
Castino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Campbell
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1979 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Powell H, rf 4 0 0 0
Burleson R, ss 4 2 2 1 Wilfong R, 2b 4 0 0 1
Lynn F, cf 5 1 1 2 Smalley R, ss 4 0 2 0
Rice J, lf 5 0 1 1 Landreaux K, cf 4 0 1 0
Fisk C, dh 4 0 2 2 Jackson R, 1b 2 1 1 1
Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 1 1 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 1 1 2 Adams G, dh 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Castino J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Allenson G, c 4 2 2 0 Rivera B, lf 3 1 1 0
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36 8 10 8 32 2 7 2
Boston 021 001 400 -- 8
Minnesota 000 000 011 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (W) 6.0 2 0 0 4 0
Campbell B (S) 3.0 5 2 2 0 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn G (L) 3.0 3 3 3 0 1
Bacsik M 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Redfern P 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Brett K 0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Serum G 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Castino J
DP -- Boston 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Minnesota 7
2B -- Burleson R, Allenson G
3B -- Allenson G, Rivera B
HR -- Hobson B, Jackson R
SB -- Rivera B
CS -- Jackson R
SF -- Burleson R
T -- 2:25
A -- 17353
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