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Tuesday July 10, 1973
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Luis Tiant allowed only two hits and pitched the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Twins. Larry Hisle walked and Joe Lis doubled for the Twins' run in the second inning, but the Red Sox bounced back with their pair in the third on doubles by Dwight Evans and Tommy Harper and a single by Luis Aparicio. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 10, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .225      Terrell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .257      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .340
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Cepeda dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Hisle cf              1   1   0   0     2   1   .261
Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Lis 1b                3   0   1   1     0   1   .214
Evans rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Guerrero 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Holt lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     0   6             Totals               28   1   2   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 11,907
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Twins 2
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Evans (5), Harper (11), Lis (3)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (4)
GIDP: Lis (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(11-8)           9     2   1   1   2   8   0  30   3.69
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   8   0  30

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(9-8)             9     5   2   2   0   6   0  32   3.73
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied to center; Aparicio grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Carew flied
to left; Oliva lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Braun flied to left; Hisle walked;
Lis doubled to left [Hisle scored]; Roof struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller struck out; Evans doubled to center;
Guerrero grounded out (second to first) [Evans to third]; Harper
doubled to left [Evans scored]; Aparicio singled to center
[Harper scored]; Yastrzemski flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Holt flied to left; Terrell grounded out (second to
first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda flied to right; Petrocelli singled to left;
Fisk forced Petrocelli (third to second); Miller forced Fisk
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins
1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied to left; Darwin was called out on
strikes; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Guerrero
flied to right in foul territory; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle walked; Lis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hisle out at second]; Roof
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio flied to right; Yastrzemski struck out;
Cepeda flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Holt popped to shortstop; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli flied to right; Fisk singled to center;
Miller was called out on strikes; Fisk stole second; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; Harper
flied to center; Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle was called out on strikes; Lis struck out;
THOMPSON BATTED FOR ROOF; Thompson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 9TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING C );
Yastrzemski flied to center; Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Holt flied to center; Terrell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Carew singled to left; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.



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