Saturday August 15, 1970
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Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 7 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, August 15, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 5 1 Red Sox 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 x - 11 13 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Andrews 2b 2 1 0 1 3 1 .230 Thompson 2b,3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Smith cf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .311 Killebrew 1b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .289 Yastrzemski 1b 4 3 3 1 1 0 .333 Oliva rf 4 2 2 3 1 1 .320 Petrocelli ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .263 Alyea lf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .294 B. Conigliaro rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .282 Renick 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Thomas lf 4 3 2 3 1 1 .371 Quilici 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Kennedy 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .260 Cardenas ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 .261 Moses c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Mitterwald c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .209 Brett p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Reese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Hamm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Wagner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Woodson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allison ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Hall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Manuel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Tischinski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 7 5 7 8 7 Totals 37 11 13 11 6 6 Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 23,277 Left on Base: Twins 7, Red Sox 9 DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Thompson, Andrews Doubles: Allison (2), Tovar (25), B. Conigliaro (8), Smith (27), Yastrzemski (22), Thomas (7) Triples: B. Conigliaro (3) Home Runs: Oliva (19), Alyea (10), Smith (16), Yastrzemski (33), Thomas (2) Sacrifice Hits: B. Conigliaro (1) GIDP: Petrocelli (13) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 5 3.36 Woodson 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 3.20 Hall 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 14 2.99 Perranoski L(7-5) 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 9 2.48 Hamm 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 6.00 Totals 8 13 11 11 6 6 3 44 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett 3.1 2 5 5 6 5 1 18 4.52 Hartenstein 2.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 11 5.59 Wagner W(3-1) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.14 Totals 9 5 7 7 8 7 2 41 Wild Pitches: Brett (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Killebrew walked; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Andrews walked; Smith homered [Andrews scored]; Yastrzemski homered; Petrocelli struck out; B. Conigliaro doubled to left; WOODSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Thomas walked; Kennedy forced Thomas (third to second) [B. Conigliaro to third]; Moses flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. TWINS 2ND: Alyea walked; Renick forced Alyea (shortstop to second); Cardenas struck out; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 2ND: Brett struck out; Andrews struck out; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. TWINS 3RD: Woodson flied out to right; Tovar struck out; Thompson walked; Brett threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Killebrew walked; Oliva homered [Thompson scored, Killebrew scored]; Alyea struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski reached on an error by Thompson; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; B. Conigliaro flied out to center; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 3. TWINS 4TH: Renick made an out to second; Cardenas walked; Mitterwald walked [Cardenas to second]; ALLISON BATTED FOR WOODSON; Allison doubled [Cardenas scored, Mitterwald to third]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Tovar grounded out (second to first) [Mitterwald scored, Allison to third]; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: HALL REPLACED ALLISON (PITCHING); Kennedy struck out (catcher to first); Moses made an out to second; Hartenstein walked; Andrews walked [Hartenstein to second]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3. TWINS 5TH: Killebrew grounded out (second to first); Oliva walked; Alyea homered [Oliva scored]; Renick struck out (catcher to first); Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to left; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; B. Conigliaro tripled; Thomas homered [B. Conigliaro scored]; Kennedy made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 5. TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hall struck out; Tovar doubled to left; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: Moses popped to catcher in foul territory; FANZONE BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Fanzone grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 5. TWINS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva singled to left; Alyea popped to catcher in foul territory; Renick forced Oliva (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: QUILICI REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Smith doubled; PERRANOSKI REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to center [Smith scored, Yastrzemski to second]; B. Conigliaro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yastrzemski to third, Petrocelli to second]; Thomas reached on a fielder's choice [Yastrzemski stayed at third]; Kennedy singled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli to third, Thomas to second]; Moses singled to third [Petrocelli scored, Thomas to third, Kennedy to second]; Wagner was called out on strikes; Andrews walked [Thomas scored, Kennedy to third, Moses to second]; Smith flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 9. TWINS 8TH: Cardenas walked; REESE BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Reese flied out to right; MANUEL BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Manuel lined to right; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 8TH: HAMM REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); TISCHINSKI REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING C ); Yastrzemski doubled to right; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski to third]; B. Conigliaro popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Kennedy singled to center [Thomas scored]; Moses grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 11. TWINS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Killebrew flied out to right; Oliva reached on an error by Andrews; Alyea flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 11.

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