Overcoming a 5-0 early deficit, the Red Sox came back to edge the Twins, 6-5. The score was 5-5 in the eighth inning when the Bosox went ahead on a two-out homer by Butch Hobson. Tom Burgmeier pitched 7 2/3 innings of four-hit shutout relief to get credit for the victory. The Sox had tied the game with a four-run outburst in the seventh stanza, the key blows being a two-run single by Rick Burleson and two-run homer by Fred Lynn. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Monday, August    13, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    4  1  x  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Burleson ss           4   1   1   2     0   1   .282
Wilfong 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .318      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Landreaux cf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .312      Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .335
Goodwin dh            4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Rice lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .329
Wynegar c             4   1   1   1     0   2   .263      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Watson dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
  Smalley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Adams lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
  Rivera ph,lf        4   0   2   1     0   1   .279      Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Castino ss,3b         3   0   1   1     0   1   .272        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   9   5     3   6             Totals               34   6  11   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 32,359
Left on Base: Twins 3, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: R. Jackson, Castino
Doubles: Goodwin (6), Lynn (31), Yastrzemski (24), Rice (24), Evans (16)
Home Runs: Rice (31), Lynn (32), Hobson (20)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (9), Burleson (7)
GIDP: Evans (11)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6.2   9   5   5   2   5   2  30   4.15
Marshall L(10-11)       1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   6   2.46
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   6   3  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley                 0.1   5   5   5   1   0   0   6   4.41
Burgmeier W(3-1)        7.2   4   0   0   2   5   0  26   2.11
Drago SV(8)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.06
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled; Wilfong was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Powell out at second
(second unassisted)]; Wilfong stole second; Landreaux walked;
Goodwin doubled [Wilfong scored, Landreaux to third]; Wynegar
singled to left [Landreaux scored, Goodwin to third]; Cubbage
singled to center [Goodwin scored, Wynegar to second]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS; Rivera
singled [Wynegar scored, Cubbage to third]; R. Jackson was
called out on strikes; Castino singled to right [Cubbage scored,
Rivera out at third (right to shortstop)]; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; Lynn doubled
to left; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
struck out; Landreaux flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Watson walked; Hobson
reached on an error by Castino [Yastrzemski to third, Watson to
second]; Brohamer flied out to center; Evans grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hobson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Goodwin made an out to third; Wynegar was called out
on strikes; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson struck out; Fisk flied out to left; Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Castino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski struck out; Watson
grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Powell lined to second; Wilfong walked; Landreaux
forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); Goodwin singled to first
[Landreaux to second]; Wynegar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer struck out; Evans singled to center;
Burleson made an out to second; Fisk forced Evans (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Rivera
singled to left [Rivera out at second (left to second)]; R.
Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice doubled to left
[Rice out at third (left to third)]; Yastrzemski walked; Watson
forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Castino flied out to right; Powell walked; Wilfong
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Powell out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to right; Brohamer singled to
right; Evans doubled to left [Brohamer to third]; Burleson
singled to center [Brohamer scored, Evans scored]; R. Jackson
dropped a foul fly hit by Fisk for an error; Fisk struck out
while Burleson stole second; Lynn homered [Burleson scored];
MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Goodwin
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: SMALLEY REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING SS); CASTINO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski lined to center;
Watson struck out; Hobson homered; Brohamer singled to center;
Evans flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red
Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Smalley flied
out to center; Rivera was called out on strikes; R. Jackson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 6.