Run-scoring singles by Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew and Steve Braun paced the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox, who were the victims of a baserunning blunder in the eighth inning. Carlton Fisk led off with a single and was forced by Ben Oglivie.

Tommy Harper was safe on an error, but Oglivie failed to touch second base on his way to third and was called out on appeal. As a result, the Red Sox failed to score, although Luis Aparicio doubled and Carl Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch before Reggie Smith ended the inning by striking out. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Twins        1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .138      Tovar rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .267
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Thompson ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Carew 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .231
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .133        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .074      Darwin cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .423
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Braun 3b              3   0   3   1     0   0   .571
Fisk c                4   1   2   0     0   1   .357      Brye lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Culp p                2   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Woodson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               30   3   7   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  4,368
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Twins 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Petrocelli, Thompson
Doubles: Fisk (2), Aparicio (4), Thompson (3)
Stolen Bases: Brye (2)
Caught Stealing: Braun (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (2)
GIDP: Cater (2)
Hit by Pitch: Yastrzemski (2,by LaRoche)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(1-2)             7     7   3   2   1   7   0  29   3.05
Tatum                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     7   3   2   1   7   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(1-0)          7.2   5   1   1   1   3   0  29   2.31
LaRoche SV(2)           1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (1)
Balks: Woodson (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio grounded
out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; Smith flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar reached on an error by Petrocelli; Thompson out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Tovar to second]; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted) [Tovar to third]; Killebrew
singled to left [Tovar scored (unearned)]; Darwin struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Cater
grounded out (second to first); Griffin flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to right; Braun was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Brye struck out; Dempsey walked;
Woodson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk singled; Culp struck out; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fisk to second]; Woodson balked [Fisk to
third]; Aparicio flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
doubled to left; Carew singled to left [Thompson scored, Carew
to second (on throw)]; Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin
singled to left [Carew to third]; Braun singled to center [Carew
scored, Darwin to third]; Brye forced Braun (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Dempsey made an out to first; Woodson struck out;
Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Cater lined to center; Griffin flied out to right;
Fisk doubled to left; Culp singled [Fisk scored]; Harper lined
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
struck out; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin struck out; Braun singled to right; Brye
forced Braun (shortstop to second); Brye stole second; Dempsey
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Cater grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli out at
second]; On a bunt Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Woodson was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk reached on an error by Thompson; OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR CULP; Oglivie forced Fisk (second to shortstop);
Harper forced Oglivie (pitcher to second); Steve Braun made
an error on Tommy Harper's ball; Ben Oglivie reached 3B on the
play but was called out on appeal for missing 2B; Red Sox
Manager Eddie Kasko ejected by 2B umpire Red Flaherty;
Aparicio doubled to left [Harper to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED
WOODSON (PITCHING); Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch; Smith struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: TATUM REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); Carew lined to
left; Killebrew made an out to first; Darwin made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 9TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli
lined to right; Cater lined to left; Griffin singled to left;
Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.