Coach George Thomas, starting his first game since going on the active list, rapped two doubles and a single and scored three runs to spark the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Twins. Thomas doubled and scored on an infield out and a wild pitch in the first inning, but the Twins went ahead, 3-1, before Thomas doubled again in the sixth to ignite a four-run outburst.

A single by Carl Yastrzemski, double by Reggie Smith and singles by Billy Conigliaro, Jerry Moses and Ray Culp were the other ingredients of the rally. Thomas singled for his third hit in the seventh and counted the final Boston run. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      13, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  0  -   6 11  3
Twins        1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Tovar cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .288
Thomas 3b             4   3   3   0     0   0   .750      Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .372
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   1     1   0   .275      Oliva rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .330
Smith cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Killebrew 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .315
Petrocelli ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Reese 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Holt lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .213
B. Conigliaro rf      4   1   1   2     0   1   .255      Cardenas ss           4   1   0   0     0   1   .270
Moses c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Ratliff c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Culp p                4   0   1   1     0   0   .139      Kaat p                2   1   0   0     0   0   .176
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Renick ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .289

Totals               38   6  11   4     1   2             Totals               34   4   9   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 19,815
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Twins 8
DP: Red Sox 2, Twins 0
Errors: Petrocelli, Moses, Culp, Cardenas
Doubles: Thomas 2 (2), Smith 2 (9), Reese (5)
Triples: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tovar (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (8), Holt (3)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (1,by Williams)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(5-6)             8     9   4   2   3   3   0  35   2.81
Romo                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.10
Lyle SV(9)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.97
Totals                  9     9   4   2   4   4   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(5-4)             5     7   4   4   0   0   0  22   3.86
Zepp                    2     4   2   1   1   1   0  11   3.18
Williams                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.09
Totals                  9    11   6   5   1   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Williams (2)
Wild Pitches: Culp (4), Kaat 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Thomas doubled to
right; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Thomas to
third]; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Thomas scored]; Smith doubled
to right; Petrocelli flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to pitcher [Tovar to second (error by
Culp)]; Carew was called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out
(second to first) [Tovar to third]; Culp threw a wild pitch
[Tovar scored]; Killebrew walked; Reese singled [Killebrew to
third, Reese to second (on throw to 3b)]; Holt walked; Cardenas
forced Holt (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to center; B. Conigliaro made an out
to first; Moses popped to third in foul territory; Kaat threw a
wild pitch [Scott to second]; Culp grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Ratliff walked; Kaat forced Ratliff (second to
shortstop); Tovar singled [Kaat to second]; Carew singled to
right [Kaat scored (error by Moses; assist by B. Conigliaro)
(unearned) (no RBI), Tovar to third]; Oliva singled to right
[Tovar scored, Carew to third]; Killebrew grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Andrews singled to center; Thomas grounded out
(second to first) [Andrews to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Andrews to third]; Smith lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Reese doubled to right; Holt grounded out (second to
first) [Reese to third]; Cardenas popped to third in foul
territory; Ratliff flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); B. Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Kaat grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar lined
to left; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Moses flied out to left; Culp lined to right;
Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew
lined to shortstop; Reese lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Thomas doubled to right; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Thomas scored]; Smith doubled to left [Yastrzemski to
third]; ZEPP REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Petrocelli lined to
right; Scott struck out; B. Conigliaro singled to left
[Yastrzemski scored, Smith scored]; Moses singled to right [B.
Conigliaro to second]; Culp singled [B. Conigliaro scored, Moses
to second]; Andrews forced Moses (third unassisted); 4 R, 6 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas struck
out; Ratliff flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Twins 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Thomas singled; Yastrzemski walked [Thomas to
second]; Smith forced Yastrzemski (first to shortstop) [Thomas
scored (error by Cardenas) (unearned) (no RBI), Smith to
second]; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: MANUEL BATTED FOR ZEPP; Manuel was called out on
strikes; Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew tripled to
center; Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 3.

RED SOX 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); B. Conigliaro
struck out; Moses flied out to center; Culp grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew singled to third; Reese forced Killebrew
(first to shortstop); Holt grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Reese out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Andrews made an out to shortstop; Thomas was hit by
a pitch; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Thomas to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Cardenas reached on an error by Petrocelli; Ratliff
singled to right [Cardenas to second]; RENICK BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; ROMO REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Renick walked [Cardenas
to third, Ratliff to second]; Tovar out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Cardenas scored (unearned)]; LYLE REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Carew struck out; Oliva forced Renick (second to
shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 4.