Getting four-hit pitching from Dennis Eckersley, the Red Sox prevailed over the Twins, 5-0. Butch Hobson knocked in three runs. The first tally came in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Hobson. The Red Sox added three runs in the sixth when Carlton Fisk stroked a two-out double, Hobson belted a homer and Dwight Evans followed with another round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      10, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  3    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .371      Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .317
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .367      Burleson ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .263
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Adams lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Rice lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .332
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   1     0   0   .297
Wynegar c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Fisk dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   3     0   0   .266
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Evans rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .265
Norwood dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Allenson c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .212
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     1   5             Totals               32   5  10   5     3   5

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 34,304
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Castino
Doubles: Fisk (6)
Home Runs: Hobson (8), Evans (7)
Caught Stealing: Norwood (5), Remy (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (4)
Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (4,by Eckersley)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(3-4)         6     8   4   4   2   2   2  27   5.04
Marshall                2     2   1   0   1   3   0   9   1.82
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   5   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(6-3)        9     4   0   0   1   5   0  32   2.90
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   5   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (2)
Wild Pitches: Hartzell (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley
struck out; Landreaux flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Remy was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Burleson flied out to right; Lynn
singled; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to right; R. Jackson was called out
on strikes; Wynegar singled to right; Wilfong lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out
(second to first); Hobson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
made an out to shortstop; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Allenson was called out
on strikes; Remy singled; Burleson singled [Remy to second];
Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley made an out to second; Landreaux popped to
third in foul territory; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski singled to
right [Rice to second]; Hartzell threw a wild pitch [Rice to
third, Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to first [Rice scored]; Evans
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Wynegar flied out to
right; Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; Castino
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Burleson walked; Lynn grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Norwood singled to center; Powell made an out to
shortstop; Smalley singled to center [Norwood to second];
Landreaux flied out to center; Norwood was picked off and caught
stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk doubled to center; Hobson
homered [Fisk scored]; Evans homered; Allenson flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 7TH: Adams walked; R. Jackson struck out; Wynegar singled
to center [Adams to second]; Wilfong popped to first in foul
territory; Castino was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Remy reached
on an error by Castino [Remy to second]; Burleson singled to
right [Remy to third, Burleson out at second (right to first to
shortstop)]; Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice walked;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy scored (unearned), Rice to
third]; Fisk lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson made an out to second; Evans struck out;
Allenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Adams flied
out to left; R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 5.