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Getting revenge, Bert Blyleven pitched the Twins to a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox in a duel with Ray Culp. In their previous head-to-head meeting, Culp beat Blyleven, 1-0, May 2. This time, the Twins' Dutch-born righthander scattered seven hits and struck out 11. The only run scored in the fourth inning when Rod Carew tripled and Jim Holt singled. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 1, Boston Red Sox 0Game Played on Wednesday, May 12, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Twins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 6 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .245 Tovar rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Carew 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .327 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Holt cf,rf 2 0 2 1 1 0 .338 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .300 Alyea lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Conigliaro cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Powell cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Josephson c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Renick 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Kennedy 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Gagliano 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Blyleven p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Culp p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Fiore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bolin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 7 0 0 11 Totals 27 1 6 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 8,643 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Twins 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1 Errors: Carew, Mitterwald Triples: Carew (1) Stolen Bases: Smith (2), Griffin (2) Caught Stealing: Griffin (1), Tovar (3) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (1) GIDP: Aparicio (2), Renick (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Culp L(3-2) 7 6 1 1 1 4 0 26 4.41 Bolin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.35 Totals 8 6 1 1 1 4 0 29 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(3-4) 9 7 0 0 0 11 0 33 2.26 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 11 0 33 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan RED SOX 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Aparicio grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffin out at second]; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Carew lined to first; Killebrew made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to center; Scott popped to second in foul territory; Conigliaro forced Yastrzemski (third to second); Josephson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Holt singled to center; Alyea flied out to center; Renick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Holt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied out to center; Culp was called out on strikes; Griffin singled to left; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio was called out on strikes; Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Yastrzemski struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew tripled to left; Killebrew struck out; Holt singled to center [Carew scored]; Alyea singled to left [Holt to second]; Renick struck out; Cardenas flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 5TH: Conigliaro flied out to center; Josephson singled to center; Kennedy flied out to center; Culp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald flied out to right; Blyleven struck out; Tovar singled to left; Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 6TH: Griffin reached on an error by Carew; Aparicio flied out to left; Smith made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to center; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt walked; Alyea flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 7TH: POWELL REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scott struck out; Conigliaro singled to third; Josephson struck out; LAHOUD BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING 3B); Renick was called out on strikes; Cardenas flied out to left; Mitterwald made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 8TH: FIORE BATTED FOR CULP; Fiore struck out; Griffin singled to center; Griffin stole second [Griffin to third (error by Mitterwald)]; Aparicio flied out to left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: BOLIN REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Blyleven flied out to center; Tovar flied out to left; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Scott was called out on strikes; Conigliaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. |
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