A double by Rod Carew and triple by Bobby Darwin highlighted a four-run outburst in the eighth inning as the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 6-2. Jim Holt and Larry Hisle started the uprising with singles. Carew's double drove in Holt to break a 2-2 tie. Then, after an intentional pass to Tony Oliva loaded the bases, Darwin iced the Twins' victory with his triple. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      19, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  1    0  4  0  -   6  7  1
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell ss            3   0   0   0     0   3   .277      Harper lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Carew 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .351      Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Oliva dh              3   2   1   1     1   0   .288        Guerrero ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Darwin rf             4   0   1   3     0   0   .266      Smith cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Braun 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     2   0   .256
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .258      Cepeda dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .224        Kennedy pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Holt lf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .286      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Hisle cf              2   2   1   0     1   0   .257      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
                                                          Griffin 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .299
                                                          Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   7   6     2  10             Totals               32   2   5   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 21,359
Left on Base: Twins 2, Red Sox 8
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Mitterwald
Doubles: Mitterwald (9), Carew (15)
Triples: Darwin (1)
Home Runs: Oliva (9), Smith (12)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (3)
Caught Stealing: Carew (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (6), Harper (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(4-5)           9     5   2   1   4   4   1  37   4.47
Totals                  9     5   2   1   4   4   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(12-9)           7.2   7   6   6   2   8   1  31   3.77
Veale                   1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.49
Totals                  9     7   6   6   2  10   1  35

Wild Pitches: Decker (5)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Terrell was called out on strikes; Carew flied to
left; Oliva homered; Darwin flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio popped to right; Smith
homered; Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun struck out; Mitterwald doubled to left; Lis
struck out; Holt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Fisk grounded out (shortstop
to first); Miller singled to second; Griffin singled to pitcher
[Miller to third]; Griffin stole second [Miller scored (error by
Mitterwald) (unearned), Griffin to third]; Harper grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox
2.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle popped to right; Terrell struck out; Carew
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio was called out on strikes; Smith grounded
out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva popped to shortstop; Darwin lined to first;
Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk
struck out; Miller lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald struck out; Lis popped to right; Holt
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin walked; Harper reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Griffin to second]; On a bunt
Aparicio popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith forced
Harper (second to shortstop) [Griffin to third]; Yastrzemski
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Hisle to second]; Carew singled to left [Hisle
scored]; Oliva flied to right; Carew was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); Petrocelli
lined to center; Fisk popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: GUERRERO REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Darwin
grounded out (third to first); Braun flied to right; Mitterwald
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Harper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Lis struck out; Holt singled to center; Hisle singled
to left [Holt to second]; Terrell was called out on strikes;
Carew doubled to left [Holt scored, Hisle to third]; Oliva was
walked intentionally; Darwin tripled to right [Hisle scored,
Carew scored, Oliva scored]; VEALE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Smith
singled to right; Decker threw a wild pitch [Smith to second];
Yastrzemski flied to left; Cepeda walked; KENNEDY RAN FOR
CEPEDA; Petrocelli flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
6, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mitterwald
struck out; Lis grounded out (first unassisted); Holt struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk popped to shortstop; Miller flied to center;
Griffin singled to right; Harper grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 2.