While Jim Perry hurled a four-hitter, the Twins piled up 16 hits and walloped the Red Sox, 12-0. Steve Braun rapped four hits, Steve Brye collected three and between them they drove in seven runs. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     25, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  4
Twins        4  5  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -  12 16  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Tovar rf              5   2   2   0     1   1   .308
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Thompson ss           6   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Carew 2b              1   2   0   0     2   0   .227
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .240        Monzon pr,3b        1   1   1   0     1   0  1.000
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Killebrew 1b          3   1   2   1     1   1   .250
Cater 1b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .087        Reese 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Burda pr,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .455
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Nettles cf          1   0   0   1     0   0   .333
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Braun 3b,2b           5   3   3   4     0   0   .455
Pattin p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Brye lf               5   0   4   3     0   0   .313
  Peters p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               4   1   1   0     1   0   .167
  Oglivie ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   2             Totals               40  12  16  10     7   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  4,425
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Twins 11
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 0
Errors: Yastrzemski, Smith, Griffin, Fisk
Doubles: Cater (1), Braun 2 (2), Brye (1)
GIDP: Thompson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cater (1,by Perry)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(0-3)           1.2   6   8   7   3   2   0  14   7.36
Peters                  2.1   4   2   1   2   2   0  13   3.86
Moret                   2     3   1   1   2   1   0  11   4.50
Bolin                   2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.50
Totals                  8    16  12  10   7   6   0  47

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(1-1)            9     4   0   0   2   2   0  34   0.61
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Perry (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Aparicio popped to
catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to center; Smith
singled to right [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Thompson singled [Tovar to third];
Carew walked [Thompson to second]; Killebrew struck out; Darwin
popped to catcher in foul territory; Braun singled to left
[Tovar scored, Thompson scored, Carew scored (error by Fisk),
Braun to second]; Brye singled [Braun scored (unearned), Brye to
second (error by Griffin)]; Dempsey was called out on strikes; 4
R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Cater doubled to left; Griffin grounded out (second
to first) [Cater to third]; Fisk flied out to center; Pattin
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
singled to left; Thompson grounded out (third to first) [Tovar
to second]; Carew walked; Killebrew singled to left [Tovar
scored, Carew to third (error by Yastrzemski)]; Darwin singled
to center [Carew scored, Killebrew to second]; PETERS REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); Braun doubled to left [Killebrew scored,
Darwin scored]; Brye singled to center [Braun scored]; Dempsey
was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 9.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to catcher in foul territory;
Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 9.

TWINS 3RD: Perry walked; Tovar singled to center [Perry to
second]; Thompson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Perry to third, Tovar out at second]; Carew reached
on an error by Smith [Perry scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carew to
second]; MONZON RAN FOR CAREW; Killebrew walked; Debut game
for Dan Monzon; Darwin was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 10.

RED SOX 4TH: MONZON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BRAUN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Smith struck out; Petrocelli made an out
to second; Cater was hit by a pitch; BURDA RAN FOR CATER;
Griffin made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 10.

TWINS 4TH: BURDA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Braun flied out to
left; Brye singled; Dempsey flied out to center; Perry forced
Brye (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 10.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk flied out to right; Peters lined to shortstop;
Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 10.

TWINS 5TH: MORET REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Tovar grounded out
(third to first); Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Monzon walked; Killebrew singled to left [Monzon to second];
Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 10.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to
third in foul territory; Smith made an out to shortstop;
Petrocelli forced Aparicio (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 10.

TWINS 6TH: Braun doubled to right; Brye doubled to right [Braun
scored]; Dempsey walked; Perry made an out to second; Tovar
flied out to center; Thompson forced Dempsey (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 11.

RED SOX 7TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); NETTLES
REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING CF); Burda flied out to right; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk walked; OGLIVIE BATTED
FOR MORET; Oglivie walked [Fisk to second]; Harper lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 11.

TWINS 7TH: BOLIN REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); Monzon singled to
left; Reese singled to right [Monzon to third]; Nettles grounded
out (third to first) [Monzon scored, Reese to second]; Braun
grounded out (second to first) [Reese to third]; Brye made an
out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 12.

RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio popped to catcher in foul territory;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 12.

TWINS 8TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Perry singled to right;
Tovar was called out on strikes; Thompson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 12.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Burda grounded out
(second to pitcher); Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 12.