Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew batted in two runs apiece and Rich Reese hit a homer to pace the Twins to an 8-4 victory over the Red Sox. Killebrew singled with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and two more runs followed on singles by Bobby Darwin and Steve Braun. Carew accounted for his RBIs with a double in the sixth and Reese wrapped up the decision with his round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       7, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    1  4  2    0  0  1  -   8 14  4
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Harper cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .245
Thompson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .355      Aparicio ss           5   0   2   2     0   0   .293
Carew 2b              4   1   2   2     1   1   .267      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   2     1   1   .170
Killebrew 1b          2   1   1   2     2   0   .294      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .211
  Reese 1b            1   1   1   1     0   0   .500      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Darwin cf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .364      Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .120
Braun 3b              5   0   4   1     0   0   .500      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Brye lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Fisk c                4   1   0   0     0   0   .235
  Nettles lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Tiant p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Mitterwald c          5   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Woodson p             4   2   2   0     0   1   .182        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Josephson ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .429

Totals               39   8  14   7     5   5             Totals               37   4   6   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 11,747
Left on Base: Twins 10, Red Sox 10
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Thompson 2, Carew, Braun, Smith
Doubles: Thompson (6), Carew (4), Harper (4)
Home Runs: Reese (1)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (3)
GIDP: Mitterwald (1)
Hit by Pitch: Harper (1,by Woodson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(3-0)          6.2   3   2   0   2   6   0  29   2.13
LaRoche                 2     3   2   2   1   0   0  11   1.00
Granger SV(3)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.50
Totals                  9     6   4   2   3   6   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(0-1)            5     8   5   4   4   2   0  26   4.38
Bolin                   2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   8.44
Pattin                  2     3   1   1   0   2   1   9   7.02
Totals                  9    14   8   7   5   5   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Woodson (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Thompson walked; Carew
singled to left [Thompson out at third (left to third)];
Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper was hit by a pitch; Aparicio reached on a
fielder's choice [Harper to second (error by Carew)];
Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper scored (unearned),
Aparicio to third, Yastrzemski to second (on throw)]; Smith was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli struck out; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to center; Brye flied out to left;
Mitterwald struck out; Woodson forced Braun (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin struck out; Fisk reached on an error by
Braun; Fisk stole second; Tiant struck out; Harper lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
left; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 1.

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

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Darwin
walked; Braun singled to right [Darwin to second]; Brye reached
on an error by Smith [Darwin scored (unearned) (no RBI), Braun
to second, Brye to first]; Mitterwald grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
flied out to right; Fisk made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Woodson singled to center; Tovar made an out to
second; Thompson doubled to center [Woodson to third]; Carew was
walked intentionally; Killebrew singled to left [Woodson scored,
Thompson scored, Carew to third]; Darwin singled to center
[Carew scored, Killebrew to second]; Braun singled to right
[Killebrew scored, Darwin to third]; Brye reached on a fielder's
choice [Darwin out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Braun
to second]; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to catcher to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: BURDA BATTED FOR TIANT; Burda made an out to
shortstop; Harper doubled to left; Aparicio grounded out (third
to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
5, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: BOLIN REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Woodson singled to
pitcher; On a bunt Tovar singled to pitcher [Woodson to second];
Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Woodson to
third, Tovar to second]; Carew doubled [Woodson scored, Tovar
scored]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Darwin flied out to
left; Braun made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith popped to catcher in foul territory;
Petrocelli flied out to right; Cater was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Brye flied out to left; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); Woodson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
reached on an error by Thompson [Fisk to second]; MILLER BATTED
FOR BOLIN; Miller walked; Harper forced Miller (third to second)
[Fisk to third]; Aparicio singled to center [Fisk scored
(unearned), Harper to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED WOODSON
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to second]; Smith flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: PATTIN REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Tovar flied out to
left; Thompson grounded out (third to first); Carew struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli
lined to left; Cater flied out to right; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Reese homered; Darwin grounded out (second to first);
Braun singled to right; Brye struck out; Mitterwald singled to
left [Braun to second]; LaRoche grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: NETTLES REPLACED BRYE (PLAYING LF); Fisk flied out
to center; JOSEPHSON BATTED FOR PATTIN; Josephson singled to
right; Harper singled to left [Josephson to second]; Aparicio
singled to center [Josephson scored, Harper to third];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Harper scored,
Aparicio to second]; Smith reached on an error by Thompson
[Aparicio to third]; GRANGER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 8, Red Sox 4.