Bobby Bolin, taking the mound for the Red Sox with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning, struck out Harmon Killebrew to save a 4-3 victory over the Twins. Carlton Fisk homered for the Red Sox in the second, but the Twins went ahead, 3-1, before the Red Sox rallied to tie the score in the fifth.

One run scored on a single by Luis Aparicio for the 2,000th hit of his major league career. Designated hitter Orlando Cepeda doubled in the sixth and scored the deciding run on a double by John Kennedy. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .316      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .321
Carew 2b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .260      Aparicio ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     1   3   .152      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Oliva dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Walton ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Cepeda dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .339
Darwin rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .226      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .360
Braun 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .295      Oglivie lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .364
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Kennedy 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Terrell 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .429      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .205
Thompson ss           2   0   0   1     0   1   .178      McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitterwald c          3   0   2   1     1   1   .240        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holt lf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .385        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brye ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   3     6   8             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  9,529
Left on Base: Twins 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Darwin (1), Hisle (3), Mitterwald (2), Cepeda (3), Kennedy (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (6)
Caught Stealing: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (1)
GIDP: Cepeda (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   5     7   3   3   1   2   1  22   3.33
Corbin L(0-1)           3     3   1   1   0   2   0  12   0.75
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   4   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               3.2   6   3   3   2   3   0  17   9.69
Lee W(1-0)              5     2   0   0   3   4   0  20   1.45
Veale                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.27
Bolin SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   8   0  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled to left; Carew forced Hisle (second to
shortstop); Killebrew grounded out (third to first) [Carew to
second]; Oliva popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Darwin doubled to left; Braun walked; Thompson out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Darwin to third, Braun to
second]; Mitterwald struck out while Braun was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled to center; Cepeda grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at
second]; Fisk homered; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Holt struck out; Hisle doubled to center; Carew
singled to center [Hisle scored]; Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy popped to third in foul territory; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled; Darwin walked [Oliva to second]; Braun
forced Darwin (second to shortstop) [Oliva to third]; Thompson
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliva scored, Braun to second];
Mitterwald singled [Braun scored]; LEE REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Holt grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio flied to center; Yastrzemski flied to
center; Smith walked; Cepeda singled to right [Smith to third];
Fisk popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle popped to catcher; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Killebrew walked; Oliva forced Killebrew (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Oglivie singled to left; Kennedy grounded out
(pitcher to third to first) [Oglivie to second]; Evans singled
to center [Oglivie scored, Evans to second (on throw)]; Griffin
singled to right [Evans to third]; Aparicio singled to right
[Evans scored, Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski flied to center;
Smith lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin singled to pitcher; Braun grounded out (first
unassisted) [Darwin to second]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Darwin to third]; Mitterwald walked; BRYE BATTED FOR
HOLT; Brye struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CORBIN REPLACED
HANDS (PITCHING); Cepeda doubled to center; Fisk popped to
shortstop; Oglivie struck out; Kennedy doubled to center [Cepeda
scored]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle flied to right; Carew struck out; Killebrew was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Aparicio
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to
pitcher; Smith popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Red Sox 4.

TWINS 8TH: WALTON BATTED FOR OLIVA; Walton flied to center;
Darwin grounded out (first unassisted); LIS BATTED FOR BRAUN;
Lis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED LIS (PLAYING 3B); Cepeda struck
out; Fisk lined to pitcher; Oglivie popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson struck out; Mitterwald doubled to left;
MONZON RAN FOR MITTERWALD; ADAMS BATTED FOR BRYE; Adams grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Monzon to third]; Hisle walked; VEALE
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Carew walked [Hisle to second]; BOLIN
REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Killebrew was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.