Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Erickson
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Erickson
  
  Stapleton 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, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Erickson
  
  Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Eckersley
  
  Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Eckersley
  
  Landreaux hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sofield vs. Eckersley
  
  Sofield strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Erickson
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Erickson
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sofield who is chasing the ball. Fisk reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hancock vs. Erickson
  
  Hancock hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Erickson
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Erickson
  
  Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hoffman vs. Erickson
  
  Hoffman hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wynegar vs. Eckersley
  
  Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Eckersley
  
  Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilfong vs. Eckersley
  
  There goes Powell. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Powell steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wilfong vs. Eckersley
  
  Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Goodwin vs. Eckersley
  
  Goodwin is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Erickson
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stapleton vs. Erickson
  
  There goes Burleson. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Erickson
  
  Stapleton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Erickson
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Stapleton goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Erickson
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fisk vs. Erickson
  
  Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castino vs. Eckersley
  
  Castino is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Eckersley
  
  Jackson 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Eckersley
  
  Smalley is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hancock vs. Erickson
  
  Hancock 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: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Erickson
  
  Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Erickson
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hoffman vs. Erickson
  
  Hoffman hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Eckersley
  
  Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sofield vs. Eckersley
  
  Sofield hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wynegar vs. Eckersley
  
  Wynegar hits a popup into left field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Erickson
  
  Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Erickson
  
  Stapleton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sofield. Stapleton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lynn vs. Erickson
  
  Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Erickson
  
  Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stapleton scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Erickson
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Eckersley
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Eckersley
  
  Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Eckersley
  
  Goodwin strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hancock vs. Erickson
  
  Hancock 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, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Erickson
  
  Yastrzemski 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, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Erickson
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Erickson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castino vs. Eckersley
  
  Castino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Eckersley
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Eckersley
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landreaux vs. Eckersley
  
  Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoffman vs. Erickson
  
  Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Erickson
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stapleton vs. Erickson
  
  Stapleton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Erickson
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Perez vs. Erickson
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fisk vs. Erickson
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sofield vs. Eckersley
  
  Sofield hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wynegar vs. Eckersley
  
  Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Eckersley
  
  Powell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hancock vs. Erickson
  
  Hancock hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Erickson
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Erickson
  
  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 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoffman vs. Erickson
  
  Hoffman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Erickson
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Eckersley
  
  Wilfong hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Eckersley
  
  Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castino vs. Eckersley
  
  Castino hits a fly ball into left field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Bacsik
  
  Mike Bacsik now pitching.
  
  Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Bacsik
  
  Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Bacsik
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Eckersley
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Eckersley
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Landreaux vs. Eckersley
  
  Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sofield vs. Eckersley
  
  Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores. Landreaux moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wynegar vs. Eckersley
  
  Wynegar strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/26/1980 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        5  0  2  0   Smalley R, ss         4  0  1  0   
Stapleton D, 2b       4  2  1  0   Landreaux K, cf       4  0  0  0   
Lynn F, cf            5  0  2  1   Sofield R, lf         4  0  0  1   
Perez T, 1b           4  0  1  1   Wynegar B, c          4  0  0  0   
Fisk C, c             4  1  1  0   Powell H, rf          3  0  1  0   
Hancock G, lf         3  0  0  1   Wilfong R, 2b         3  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, dh     4  2  2  1   Goodwin D, dh         3  0  0  0   
Evans D, rf           4  0  2  1   Castino J, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Hoffman G, 3b         3  0  0  0   Jackson R, 1b         3  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5 11  5                        31  1  4  1

Boston           021 010 010 --  5
Minnesota        000 000 001 --  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W)       9.0  4  1  1  0  6

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson R (L)        8.0 11  5  5  3  2
Bacsik M              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

LOB -- Boston 8, Minnesota 3
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Lynn F, Evans D, Stapleton D
3B -- Fisk C
HR -- Yastrzemski C
SB -- Powell H
CS -- Burleson R
SF -- Hancock G
T -- 2:16
A -- 18961

    

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