After Ray Culp pitched a two-hitter to win the first game, 1-0, the Red Sox completed the sweep of a doubleheader by beating the Twins in the second game, 9-8. Culp triumphed over Bert Blyleven when the Red Sox scored in the third inning on a double by Luis Aparicio and two-out error by Steve Braun on Carl Yastrzemski's grounder.

In the nightcap, Yastrzemski walked in the ninth and George Scott tripled to tie the score at 8-8. After the Twins walked Billy Conigliaro and Phil Gagliano to load the bases, George Thomas batted for Doug Griffin and singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 2, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Aparicio ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .225
Braun 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .379      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .338
Killebrew 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   0     0   1   .243
Reese 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Alyea lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Josephson c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Ratliff c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Lahoud rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268

Totals               29   0   2   0     1   3             Totals               30   1   6   0     2   5

Time of Game: 1:49
Left on Base: Twins 3, Red Sox 8
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Braun
Doubles: Tovar (7), Cardenas (5), Lahoud (1), Aparicio (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Culp (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(2-4)         8     6   1   0   2   5   0  33   2.15
Totals                  8     6   1   0   2   5   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(3-1)             9     2   0   0   1   3   0  30   4.89
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   3   0  30

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Tovar doubled to left; On a bunt Braun grounded out
(catcher to first); Oliva lined to right; Killebrew struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese made an out to second; Alyea lined to center;
Ratliff lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson
flied out to right; Lahoud doubled to center; Griffin flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Blyleven
grounded out (first unassisted); Tovar lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Culp struck out; Aparicio doubled to left; Smith
struck out; Yastrzemski reached on an error by Braun [Aparicio
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Petrocelli singled to center
[Yastrzemski to second]; Scott forced Petrocelli (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Oliva grounded
out (first to pitcher); Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Josephson singled to center; Lahoud lined to
center; Griffin flied out to right; Culp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Reese made an out to second; Alyea popped to catcher
in foul territory; Ratliff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio lined to center; Smith flied out to left;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas doubled to left; On a bunt Blyleven grounded
out (third to first); Tovar flied out to right; Braun flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Scott
was called out on strikes; Josephson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva popped to catcher in foul territory; Killebrew
lined to left; Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lahoud lined to right; Griffin walked; Culp out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Griffin to second];
Aparicio lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox
1.

TWINS 8TH: Alyea struck out; Ratliff grounded out (second to
first); Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Petrocelli singled to left; Scott singled
to left [Petrocelli to third]; Josephson flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 9TH: HOLT BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Holt grounded out (second
to first); Tovar grounded out (second to first); Braun walked;
Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

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