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Thursday July 13, 1972
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While Ray Corbin pitched a six-hitter, the Twins piled up 12 hits, including two homers, and walloped the Red Sox, 10-0. Rich Reese hit one homer with two men on base and Eric Soderholm supplied the other blow with one aboard. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 13, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  4
Twins        1  2  1    4  0  0    2  0  x  -  10 12  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .279      Tovar rf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .274
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .243        Nettles rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Thompson ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Carew 2b              3   2   2   2     0   1   .293
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Monzon 2b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Montgomery c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Reese 1b              4   1   1   3     1   0   .229
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Cater 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Manuel lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Beniquez ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .261        Brye pr,lf          1   1   0   0     0   0   .212
Culp p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   2     1   2   .202
  Peters p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Roof c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .175
                                                          Corbin p              3   1   1   1     1   0   .056

Totals               34   0   6   0     2   3             Totals               37  10  12   9     4   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 12,969
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Twins 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 0
Errors: Oglivie, Beniquez 3, Soderholm 2
Doubles: Cater (9), Manuel (4), Corbin (1), Tovar (12)
Home Runs: Reese (4), Soderholm (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(5-8)             3.2   9   8   6   2   2   1  23   4.46
Peters                  4.1   3   2   2   2   3   1  19   3.73
Totals                  8    12  10   8   4   5   2  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin W(5-2)           9     6   0   0   2   3   0  36   1.88
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


RED SOX 1ST: Harper lined to right; Griffin popped to first in
foul territory; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar reached on an error by Beniquez [Tovar to
second]; On a bunt Thompson singled [Tovar to third]; Carew hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Tovar scored (unearned)]; Reese walked
[Thompson to second]; Darwin lined into a double play (third to
second) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk lined to left; Oglivie struck out; Cater
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Manuel doubled to right; Soderholm was called out on
strikes; Roof flied out to center; Corbin doubled [Manuel
scored]; Tovar doubled to left [Corbin scored]; Thompson
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez lined to center; Culp struck out; Harper
singled to left; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to shortstop [Carew to second (error by
Beniquez)]; Reese flied out to left; Darwin flied out to center;
Manuel reached on an error by Oglivie [Carew scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Soderholm struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Petrocelli singled to
center; Fisk made an out to second; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Roof grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Corbin flied out to center; Tovar singled to third; Thompson
singled to right [Tovar to third]; On a bunt Carew singled
[Tovar scored, Thompson to second]; Reese homered [Thompson
scored, Carew scored]; Darwin walked; PETERS REPLACED CULP
(PITCHING); Manuel grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Cater flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
shortstop; Peters flied out to right; On a bunt Harper singled
to third [Beniquez to third (error by Soderholm)]; Griffin
walked [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski lined to left; 0 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 5TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Soderholm
walked; Roof struck out; Corbin walked [Soderholm to second];
Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Thompson forced Corbin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (first unassisted);
Montgomery flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 6TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Reese grounded out
(second to first); Darwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Cater doubled; Beniquez struck out; Peters made an
out to shortstop; Harper singled to third [Cater to third];
Griffin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Manuel singled; BRYE RAN FOR MANUEL; Soderholm
homered [Brye scored]; Roof made an out to first; Corbin
grounded out (first unassisted); Tovar reached on an error by
Beniquez; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 10.

RED SOX 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING RF); MONZON
REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli lined to
left; Montgomery reached on an error by Soderholm; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 10.

TWINS 8TH: Monzon singled to right; Reese flied out to left;
Darwin popped to right; Brye grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 10.

RED SOX 9TH: Cater lined to shortstop; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Peters flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 10.



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