Bert Blyleven, who leads the major leagues in shutouts, pitched his seventh of the season as the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 3-0. The Twins staked their ace to a two-run lead in the first inning on singles by Rod Carew and Bobby Darwin and a double by Tony Oliva. Singles by George Mitterwald, Danny Walton and Jerry Terrell added the other run in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      11, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Twins        2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Carew 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .346
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Darwin rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .265
Cepeda dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Oliva dh              3   0   2   2     1   0   .296
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Miller cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Mitterwald c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .234
Montgomery c          3   0   2   0     0   0   .341      Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Walton lf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .164
Hunter 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .429        Brye lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     1   5             Totals               34   3  12   3     2   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 11,617
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 2
Errors: Miller
Doubles: Montgomery (3), Oliva (10)
Caught Stealing: Carew (9)
GIDP: Montgomery (2), Guerrero (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(7-8)           4.2  11   3   3   1   5   0  24   3.05
Bolin                   3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.45
Totals                  8    12   3   3   2   6   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(12-8)        9     6   0   0   1   5   0  32   2.29
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  32

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
struck out; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled; Carew singled to left [Hisle to
second]; Darwin was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball to shortstop [Hisle out at third (shortstop
unassisted), Carew to second]; Oliva doubled to left [Carew
scored, Darwin scored]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mitterwald struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to center; Petrocelli was called out
on strikes; Miller struck out; Montgomery singled to right
[Cepeda to second]; Evans forced Cepeda (third unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); Walton singled
to left; Terrell popped to left; Hisle forced Walton (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hunter lined to first; Harper grounded out (third
to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied to left; Darwin struck out; Oliva
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Mitterwald
singled to center; Lis popped to second; Walton singled to right
[Mitterwald to third]; Terrell singled to center [Mitterwald
scored, Walton to third, Terrell to second (error by Miller)];
Hisle struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller singled to shortstop; Montgomery grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; Evans flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: On a bunt Carew singled; Darwin was called out on
strikes while Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Oliva singled to center; Thompson singled to center
[Oliva to second]; Mitterwald walked [Oliva to third, Thompson
to second]; BOLIN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Lis forced
Mitterwald (third to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hunter walked; Harper popped to third in foul
territory; Guerrero popped to right; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Hunter to second]; Cepeda popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Walton lined to first; Terrell grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 3.

RED SOX 7TH: BRYE REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING LF); Petrocelli flied
to right; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
doubled to right; Evans lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled; Darwin grounded out (catcher to first)
[Carew to second]; Oliva was walked intentionally; Thompson
grounded out (third to first) [Carew to third, Oliva to second];
Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Hunter was called out on strikes; Harper singled to
center; Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Lis grounded out (third to first); Brye popped to
third; Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Cepeda
grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.