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 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red 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.