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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 0Game Played on Wednesday, July 11, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRed 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. |
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