Twins 5-9 Red Sox (Aug 14, 1979)

MIN

BOS

1

2

0

2

0

3

0

1

4

0

5

0

4

6

0

7

0

8

3

4

9

0

X

R

5

9

H

14

15

E

1

0

W: D. Drago

L: M. Bacsik

MIN

Team Stats

BOS

0

HR

2

5

R

9

14

H

15

0

SB

0

LOB

.378

AVG

.395

.429

OBP

.395

.486

SLG

.632

5.63

ERA

5.00

3

K

4

0

BB

4

Current Series

Twins

5

Red Sox

6

Game 1

Final

Twins

1

Red Sox

12

Game 2

Final

Twins

5

Red Sox

9

Game 3

Final

1979 AL West

MIN BOS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game Summary

The Boston Red Sox decisively defeated the Minnesota Twins, 9 to 5, on August 15, 1979.

Game Info

August 14, 1979

MIN

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar C	5	0	2	0	0	1
Roy Smalley R. Smalley SS	4	1	1	0	1	1
Rob Wilfong R. Wilfong 2B	3	1	2	1	2	0
Mike Cubbage M. Cubbage 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ken Landreaux K. Landreaux CF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Glenn Adams G. Adams LF	4	0	2	2	0	1
Dave Edwards D. Edwards PR-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0
Willie Norwood W. Norwood PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Goodwin D. Goodwin DH	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jose Morales J. Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hosken Powell H. Powell RF	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Jackson R. Jackson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	5	14	5	4	4

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	5	1	3	2	0	1
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	5	2	1	0	0	1
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	4	1	2	2	0	0
Jim Rice J. Rice LF	4	2	2	3	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0
Bob Watson B. Watson DH	4	0	1	0	0	1
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Brohamer J. Brohamer 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	38	9	15	9	2	3

Batting

2B: R. Jackson, K. Landreaux

3B: R. Wilfong

TB: G. Adams 2, M. Cubbage 2, D. Goodwin, R. Jackson 2, K. Landreaux 3, H. Powell, R. Smalley, R. Wilfong 4, B. Wynegar 2

RBI: G. Adams 2, M. Cubbage, H. Powell, R. Wilfong

SF: M. Cubbage

GIDP: H. Powell 2

Baserunning

CS: B. Wynegar

Batting

2B: R. Burleson, D. Evans, C. Fisk

HR: J. Rice, C. Yastrzemski

TB: J. Brohamer 2, R. Burleson 4, D. Evans 2, C. Fisk 2, B. Hobson, F. Lynn 2, J. Rice 5, B. Watson, C. Yastrzemski 5

RBI: R. Burleson 2, F. Lynn 2, J. Rice 3, C. Yastrzemski 2

GIDP: J. Brohamer, B. Hobson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Roger Erickson R. Erickson	6.0	10	5	1	2	1	1.50
Mike Bacsik M. Bacsik (L)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	18.00
Mike Marshall M. Marshall	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	18.00
Totals	8.0	15	9	5	3	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Mike Torrez M. Torrez	7.1	12	5	5	2	3	6.14
Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dick Drago D. Drago (W)	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	5	5	4	4

Balks: R. Erickson 2

Batters faced: M. Bacsik 5, R. Erickson 27, M. Marshall 6

Balks: M. Torrez

Batters faced: T. Burgmeier 2, D. Drago 7, M. Torrez 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar C	5	0	2	0	0	1
Roy Smalley R. Smalley SS	4	1	1	0	1	1
Rob Wilfong R. Wilfong 2B	3	1	2	1	2	0
Mike Cubbage M. Cubbage 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ken Landreaux K. Landreaux CF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Glenn Adams G. Adams LF	4	0	2	2	0	1
Dave Edwards D. Edwards PR-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0
Willie Norwood W. Norwood PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Goodwin D. Goodwin DH	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jose Morales J. Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hosken Powell H. Powell RF	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Jackson R. Jackson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	5	14	5	4	4

Batting

2B: R. Jackson, K. Landreaux

3B: R. Wilfong

TB: G. Adams 2, M. Cubbage 2, D. Goodwin, R. Jackson 2, K. Landreaux 3, H. Powell, R. Smalley, R. Wilfong 4, B. Wynegar 2

RBI: G. Adams 2, M. Cubbage, H. Powell, R. Wilfong

SF: M. Cubbage

GIDP: H. Powell 2

Baserunning

CS: B. Wynegar

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Roger Erickson R. Erickson	6.0	10	5	1	2	1	1.50
Mike Bacsik M. Bacsik (L)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	18.00
Mike Marshall M. Marshall	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	18.00
Totals	8.0	15	9	5	3	2

Balks: R. Erickson 2

Batters faced: M. Bacsik 5, R. Erickson 27, M. Marshall 6

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	5	1	3	2	0	1
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	5	2	1	0	0	1
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	4	1	2	2	0	0
Jim Rice J. Rice LF	4	2	2	3	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0
Bob Watson B. Watson DH	4	0	1	0	0	1
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Brohamer J. Brohamer 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	38	9	15	9	2	3

Batting

2B: R. Burleson, D. Evans, C. Fisk

HR: J. Rice, C. Yastrzemski

TB: J. Brohamer 2, R. Burleson 4, D. Evans 2, C. Fisk 2, B. Hobson, F. Lynn 2, J. Rice 5, B. Watson, C. Yastrzemski 5

RBI: R. Burleson 2, F. Lynn 2, J. Rice 3, C. Yastrzemski 2

GIDP: J. Brohamer, B. Hobson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Mike Torrez M. Torrez	7.1	12	5	5	2	3	6.14
Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dick Drago D. Drago (W)	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	5	5	4	4

Balks: M. Torrez

Batters faced: T. Burgmeier 2, D. Drago 7, M. Torrez 33

62-56 MIN

BOS 73-44

Team Stats

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1979 AL West

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