Sunday May 2, 1971
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Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 (Game 2)

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

Twins 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 - 8 12 3 Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 - 9 13 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar cf,3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .307 Aparicio ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .224 Braun 2b 4 2 1 1 0 0 .267 Smith rf 6 2 4 3 0 0 .326 Oliva rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .391 Yastrzemski lf 2 2 1 0 4 0 .342 Killebrew 3b,1b 4 2 4 1 1 0 .341 Petrocelli 3b 2 0 0 0 3 0 .237 Reese 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .169 Scott 1b 5 1 2 1 1 1 .310 Renick ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Conigliaro cf 4 1 2 1 2 0 .274 Holt ph,lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .276 Pavletich c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .417 Alyea lf 1 0 0 2 1 0 .310 Kennedy pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 Powell pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Tatum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenas ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .226 Gagliano ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Mitterwald c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .193 Griffin 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Barber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Siebert p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Manuel ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bolin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Lahoud ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 Perranoski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Josephson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Totals 35 8 12 8 3 7 Totals 37 9 13 7 13 3 Time of Game: 3:35 Attendance: 23,163 Left on Base: Twins 7, Red Sox 19 DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 2 Errors: Cardenas, Mitterwald, Perranoski, Smith Doubles: Killebrew (7), Mitterwald 2 (3), Oliva 2 (8), Holt (3), Smith (7), Pavletich (1) Triples: Scott (1) Home Runs: Smith (4) Stolen Bases: Tovar (4), Yastrzemski (2), Conigliaro 2 (3) Caught Stealing: Alyea (1), Scott (1) Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (3), Petrocelli (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cardenas (3), Alyea 2 (3) GIDP: Holt (4) Hit by Pitch: Braun (2,by Tatum), Lahoud (1,by Williams) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barber 2.1 3 2 1 5 1 0 15 6.17 Corbin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.23 Williams 2.2 5 3 0 2 1 0 16 3.93 Hall 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 4 3.69 Perranoski L(0-3) 1.2 3 3 2 3 0 0 12 5.11 Totals 8.1 13 9 3* 13 3 1 53 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert 6.1 8 6 5 2 4 0 29 1.99 Lee 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3.86 Bolin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.19 Lyle 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Tatum W(1-2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.51 Totals 9 12 8 7 3 7 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Williams (3), Tatum (2) Wild Pitches: Williams (2), Perranoski (2) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio made an out to third; Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; Petrocelli walked [Smith to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Scott struck out; Conigliaro singled to left [Smith scored, Yastrzemski scored (error by Mitterwald; assist by Alyea) (unearned), Petrocelli to third, Conigliaro to second]; Pavletich walked; Griffin forced Pavletich (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew singled to center; Reese reached on an error by Smith [Killebrew to second]; Alyea walked [Killebrew to third, Reese to second]; Cardenas hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reese to third, Killebrew scored (unearned)]; Mitterwald struck out while Alyea was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Siebert made an out to first; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2. TWINS 3RD: Barber popped to first in foul territory; Tovar walked; Tovar stole second; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tovar to third]; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Yastrzemski stole second; Petrocelli walked; Scott flied out to center; Conigliaro walked [Yastrzemski to third, Petrocelli to second]; CORBIN REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Pavletich flied out to center; Griffin forced Conigliaro (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2. TWINS 4TH: Killebrew doubled to left; Reese grounded out (second to first) [Killebrew to third]; Alyea hit a sacrifice fly to right [Killebrew scored]; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Siebert struck out; Aparicio flied out to center; On a bunt Smith singled to second; Yastrzemski forced Smith (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2. TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald doubled to left; MANUEL BATTED FOR CORBIN; Manuel struck out; Tovar struck out; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Petrocelli lined to left; Scott singled to center; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Conigliaro singled to center; Conigliaro stole second; Williams threw a wild pitch [Conigliaro to third]; Pavletich walked; Griffin forced Pavletich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2. TWINS 6TH: Oliva doubled to center; Killebrew singled to center [Oliva to third]; Reese popped to third in foul territory; Alyea hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliva scored]; Cardenas lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Siebert singled to left; Aparicio struck out; Smith doubled [Siebert to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2. TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald doubled to left; On a bunt Williams struck out; Tovar singled to left [Mitterwald to third]; Braun singled to center [Tovar to third, Mitterwald scored]; LEE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Oliva doubled to right [Braun to third, Tovar scored]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; RENICK BATTED FOR REESE; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); HOLT BATTED FOR RENICK; Holt doubled to left [Killebrew to third, Oliva scored, Braun scored]; Alyea reached on a fielder's choice [Killebrew out at home (third to catcher), Holt to third]; POWELL RAN FOR ALYEA; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro reached on an error by Cardenas; Pavletich flied out to right; Conigliaro stole second; Griffin grounded out (third to first); LAHOUD BATTED FOR BOLIN; Lahoud was hit by a pitch; Aparicio singled to center [Lahoud to second, Conigliaro scored (unearned)]; HALL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Smith homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Lahoud scored (unearned), Aparicio scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott walked [Yastrzemski to third, Petrocelli to second]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Conigliaro forced Scott (third to second); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 6. TWINS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Perranoski struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: Pavletich doubled to center; KENNEDY RAN FOR PAVLETICH; Perranoski threw a wild pitch [Kennedy to third]; Griffin reached on an error by Perranoski [Kennedy scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; JOSEPHSON BATTED FOR LYLE; Josephson forced Griffin (pitcher to shortstop); Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Josephson to second]; Smith flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 7. TWINS 9TH: JOSEPHSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TATUM REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Braun was hit by a pitch; Oliva singled to right [Braun to second]; Killebrew singled [Oliva to third, Braun scored]; Holt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva stayed at third, Killebrew out at second]; Powell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott tripled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Conigliaro was walked intentionally; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TATUM; Gagliano walked [Conigliaro to second]; THOMAS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Thomas singled to left [Gagliano to second, Conigliaro to third, Scott scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 9.

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