August 13, 1979 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@BAL 0 BOS 6
MIN 5 DET 5
@CAL 3 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 3
TEX 2 TOR 4
@OAK 2 CLE 6
@SEA 0 HOU 4
MON 1 PIT 9
@PHI 1 STL 3
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,359

Monday, August 13, 1979, 7:34PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Twins

62-54

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

W: T Burgmeier (3-1), L: M Marshall (10-11), S: D Drago (8)

Red Sox

71-44

Won 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .318  .825    0    2   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .318  .816    0    3   2   SB
K Landreaux CF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .312  .783    0    3   0   
D Goodwin DH                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .989    0    0   0   2B
B Wynegar C                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .263  .704    0    6   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .683    0    1   5   
  R Smalley SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .898    0    0   0   
G Adams LF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .794         0   0   
  B Rivera PH-LF              4   0   2   1    0   1  .279  .743    0    1   1   
R Jackson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .750    0    6   1   
J Castino SS-3B               3   0   1   1    0   1  .272  .718    0    1   2   

D Goltz P                                                                1   0
  M Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   5    3   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: D Goodwin (6, off B Stanley).

TB: D Goodwin 3; B Rivera 2; J Castino; M Cubbage; B Wynegar; R Wilfong; H Powell.

RBI: D Goodwin (15); B Rivera (22); J Castino (37); M Cubbage (18); B Wynegar (46).

2-out RBI: J Castino.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Castino-R Wilfong-R Jackson.

E: R Jackson (6); J Castino (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Wilfong (9, 2nd base off B Stanley/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .282  .697    0    1   3   SB
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .742    0    6   0   
F Lynn CF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .335 1.072    0    1   0   HR,2B
J Rice LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .329  .990    0    1   1   HR,2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .847    0    9   0   2B
B Watson DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .302  .835    0    0   0   
B Hobson 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .793    0    1   1   HR
J Brohamer 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .630    0    5   2   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .840    0    3   1   2B,GDP

B Stanley P                                                              0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  D Drago P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6  11   6    2   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F Lynn (31, off D Goltz); J Rice (24, off D Goltz); D Evans (16, off D Goltz); C Yastrzemski (24, off D Goltz).

HR: F Lynn (32, off D Goltz; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Rice (31, off D Goltz; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); B Hobson (20, off M Marshall; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Rice 6; F Lynn 6; B Hobson 4; D Evans 3; J Brohamer 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Burleson.

GIDP: D Evans (11).

RBI: F Lynn 2 (93); R Burleson 2 (45); J Rice (94); B Hobson (68).

2-out RBI: F Lynn 2; B Hobson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Yastrzemski.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Burleson (7, 2nd base off D Goltz/B Wynegar).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Goltz                        6.2   9   5   5    2   5   2   4.15   30     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 9     39    -     0.90  -0.26
M Marshall, L (10-11)          1.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   2.46    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    1.01  -0.19
Totals                         8    11   6   6    2   6   3          36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1·11           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Stanley                      0.1   5   5   5    1   0   0   4.41    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 5     20    -     1.29  -0.28
T Burgmeier, W (3-1)           7.2   4   0   0    2   5   0   2.11   26     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 4          2-2    0.49   0.15
D Drago, S (8)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.06    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 9          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 32,359.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Powell             RF    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. R Wilfong            2B    2. C Fisk               C  
3. K Landreaux          CF    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. D Goodwin            DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. B Wynegar            C     5. C Yastrzemski        1B 
6. M Cubbage            3B    6. B Watson             DH 
7. G Adams              LF    7. B Hobson             3B 
8. R Jackson            1B    8. J Brohamer           2B 
9. J Castino            SS    9. D Evans              RF 

   D Goltz              P        B Stanley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-3  -2-      32%  52% F Lynn          D Goltz         Home Run; Burleson Scores
   b 8   2  5-5  ---      31%  83% B Hobson        M Marshall      Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  12-     -13%  33% D Goodwin       B Stanley       Double; Wilfong Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   b 2   1  5-0  123     -11%  10% D Evans         D Goltz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   1  5-1  -23       9%  24% R Burleson      D Goltz         Single to CF; Brohamer Scores; Evans Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  H Powell        Single
   O      1--      50%  R Wilfong       Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Powell out at 2B/2B
          1--      48%  K Landreaux     Wilfong Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      33%  D Goodwin       Double; Wilfong Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   R      -23      27%  B Wynegar       Single to LF; Landreaux Scores; Goodwin to 3B
   R      1-3      22%  M Cubbage       Single to CF; Goodwin Scores; Wynegar to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Bob Stanley pitching; Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 7th
   R      12-      15%  B Rivera        Single; Wynegar Scores; Cubbage to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   RO     1-3      15%  J Castino       Single to RF; Cubbage Scores; Rivera out at 3B/RF-SS
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
                  Bombo Rivera moves to LF
   O      ---      14%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      12%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          ---      14%  F Lynn          Double to LF
   O      -2-      12%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Burgmeier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      13%  H Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      13%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  K Landreaux     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
          ---      18%  C Yastrzemski   Double to RF
          -2-      21%  B Watson        Walk
          12-      27%  B Hobson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 3B; Watson to 2B
   O      123      21%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
   OO     123      10%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Burgmeier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      11%  D Goodwin       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      12%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      12%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      10%  R Burleson      Strikeout
   O      ---       9%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---       9%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Burgmeier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       9%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      10%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      10%  J Castino       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      16%  J Rice          Home Run
   O      ---      14%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      12%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      11%  B Hobson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Burgmeier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      12%  H Powell        Lineout: 2B
          ---      11%  R Wilfong       Walk
   O      1--      12%  K Landreaux     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      12%  D Goodwin       Single to 1B; Landreaux to 2B
   O      12-      13%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      11%  J Brohamer      Strikeout
          ---      14%  D Evans         Single to CF
   O      1--      11%  R Burleson      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--       9%  C Fisk          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      10%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      10%  B Rivera        Single to LF; Rivera out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      11%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Goltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       9%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---       7%  J Rice          Double to LF; Rice out at 3B/LF-3B
          ---       8%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--       7%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Burgmeier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       7%  J Castino       Flyball: RF
          ---       6%  H Powell        Walk
   OO     1--       8%  R Wilfong       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Goltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       6%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
          ---       8%  J Brohamer      Single to RF
          1--      15%  D Evans         Double to LF; Brohamer to 3B
   RR     -23      24%  R Burleson      Single to CF; Brohamer Scores; Evans Scores
          1--      24%  C Fisk          E3 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      20%  " "             Strikeout, Burleson Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      52%  F Lynn          Home Run; Burleson Scores
                  Mike Marshall replaces Dave Goltz pitching
   O      ---      50%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Tom Burgmeier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      61%  B Wynegar       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
                  John Castino moves to 3B; Roy Smalley replaces Mike Cubbage playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---      56%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: CF
   O      ---      53%  B Watson        Strikeout
   R      ---      83%  B Hobson        Home Run
          ---      84%  J Brohamer      Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Drago replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      ---      90%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  B Rivera        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

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