Lynn McGlothen and Juan Beniquez each achieved a "first" for his major league career as the Red Sox defeated the Twins, 2-0. McGlothen, who pitched a three-hitter, posted his first major league victory and Beniquez hit his first major league homer in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   2   0     1   0   .290
Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Fisk c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Brye lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .206      Burda 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .146        Cater ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Corbin p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .266
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Beniquez ss           3   1   1   1     1   0   .270
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGlothen p           2   0   1   0     1   0   .250

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   7             Totals               31   2   8   1     3   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 16,356
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Soderholm, Beniquez
Doubles: Soderholm (9), Yastrzemski (9)
Home Runs: Beniquez (1)
GIDP: Carew (8)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (11,by McGlothen), Fisk (3,by Corbin)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(4-1)           7     6   2   1   3   2   1  30   1.38
LaRoche                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.15
Totals                  8     8   2   1   3   2   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(1-1)        9     3   0   0   1   7   0  32   1.82
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   7   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Corbin (3), McGlothen (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


TWINS 1ST: Tovar was hit by a pitch; Thompson flied out to
center; Carew grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin reached on an
error by Beniquez; Soderholm doubled to left [Darwin to third];
Brye popped to catcher in foul territory; Mitterwald flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Burda grounded out (second to first); Griffin lined
to second; Beniquez walked; McGlothen walked [Beniquez to
second]; Harper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Corbin grounded out (third to first); Tovar struck
out; Thompson singled to center; Carew singled to left [Thompson
to second]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Oglivie lined to center; Yastrzemski singled to
center; Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski
to second]; Fisk was hit by a pitch; Burda grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin flied out to right; Soderholm was called out
on strikes; Brye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin struck out; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); McGlothen singled to center; Harper
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory;
Corbin struck out; Tovar walked; Thompson forced Tovar
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
doubled; Petrocelli lined to left; Fisk singled to third
[Yastrzemski scored (error by Soderholm) (unearned)]; Fisk was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew made an out to shortstop; Killebrew flied out
to center; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burda was called out on strikes; On a bunt Griffin
grounded out (catcher to first); Beniquez homered; McGlothen
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Brye struck out;
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Oglivie flied
out to right; Yastrzemski popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: REESE BATTED FOR CORBIN; Reese grounded out (first
unassisted); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk singled to left; CATER
BATTED FOR BURDA; Cater popped to right; Griffin singled to
second [Fisk to second]; Beniquez forced Griffin (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILLER REPLACED
HARPER (PLAYING CF); Carew flied out to left; Killebrew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.