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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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