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. Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 1Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRed 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. |
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