Tony Oliva and George Mitterwald batted in seven runs between them as the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 10-7. After Oliva drove in a run with a single in the first inning, Mitterwald homered with two men on base. Oliva grounded into a forceout at second with the bases loaded in the fifth, Jerry Terrell scoring from third, and when the Red Sox were late in an attempt to complete a double play, Rod Carew also raced home from second, giving Oliva credit for two RBIs.

Oliva batted in his other run with a single in the sixth when the Twins completed their scoring. Reggie Smith and Orlando Cepeda hit homers for the the Red Sox. Smith drove in four runs with his homer and a double. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 7

Game Played on Sunday, July 22, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Twins        4  0  0    0  2  4    0  0  0  -  10 15  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    3  0  2  -   7 15  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 3b            6   2   4   0     0   1   .286      Harper lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Carew 2b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .350        Miller lf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Darwin rf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .264      Smith cf              5   2   3   4     0   1   .297
Oliva dh              5   1   2   4     0   0   .293      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   1     0   0   .259
Mitterwald c          4   1   1   3     1   0   .251      Cepeda dh             5   1   3   1     0   2   .285
Walton lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .165      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
  Hisle pr,lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Holt 1b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .294      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Thompson ss           4   1   0   0     1   1   .235      Guerrero ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Brye cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Evans rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .225
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  10  15  10     4   4             Totals               39   7  15   6     1   6

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 28,656
Left on Base: Twins 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 3, Red Sox 0
Errors: Fisk
Doubles: Carew (16), Holt (16), Hisle (15), Guerrero (3), Smith (15)
Home Runs: Mitterwald (11), Cepeda (14), Smith (13)
GIDP: Evans (5), Yastrzemski (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(11-9)            6.2  11   5   5   1   3   2  29   3.63
Bane                    2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   3.71
Corbin SV(12)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.54
Totals                  9    15   7   7   1   6   2  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(12-4)             5     9   8   6   1   1   1  25   2.63
Garman                  2     5   2   2   2   1   0  13   7.43
Bolin                   2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.76
Totals                  9    15  10   8   4   4   1  46

Wild Pitches: Lee (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled to center; Carew grounded out (second
to first) [Terrell to second]; Darwin singled to shortstop
[Terrell to third]; Oliva singled to center [Terrell scored,
Darwin to second]; Mitterwald homered [Darwin scored, Oliva
scored]; Walton flied to center; Holt lined to third; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith
flied to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
flied to center; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to right; Petrocelli singled to left
[Cepeda to second]; Fisk was called out on strikes; Griffin
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Cepeda out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew doubled to left; Darwin reached on a fielder's
choice [Carew out at third (shortstop to third)]; Oliva flied to
right; Darwin was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero lined to second; Evans lined to second;
Harper flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox
0.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald flied to center; Walton struck out; Holt
doubled to left; Tommy Harper left with injured ankle;
MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Thompson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
singled to right; Cepeda singled to right [Yastrzemski to
second]; Petrocelli forced Cepeda (shortstop to second)
[Yastrzemski to third]; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Brye flied to center; Terrell singled to left; Carew
reached on an error by Fisk [Terrell to third, Carew to second];
Darwin was walked intentionally; Oliva forced Darwin (second to
shortstop) [Terrell scored (unearned), Carew scored (unearned)];
Mitterwald forced Oliva (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin lined to center; Guerrero singled to
center; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
6, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Walton singled to left; HISLE RAN FOR WALTON; Lee
threw a wild pitch [Hisle to second]; Holt singled to center
[Hisle scored]; GARMAN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Thompson walked
[Holt to second]; Brye was called out on strikes; Terrell
singled to second [Holt to third, Thompson to second]; Carew
forced Terrell (third to second) [Holt scored, Thompson to
third]; Darwin singled to third [Thompson scored, Carew to
third]; Oliva singled to center [Carew scored, Darwin to
second]; Mitterwald walked [Darwin to third, Oliva to second];
Hisle popped to first; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 10, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 6TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Miller singled
to right; Smith singled to left [Miller to third]; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Miller scored, Smith out at second]; Cepeda homered; Petrocelli
singled to left; Fisk flied to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 10, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Holt flied to center; Thompson flied to right; Brye
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin singled to right; Guerrero flied to left;
Evans walked [Griffin to second]; Miller struck out; Smith
homered [Griffin scored, Evans scored]; BANE REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell singled to right; Carew singled to left
[Terrell to second]; BOLIN REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Darwin
forced Carew (shortstop to second) [Terrell to third]; Oliva
popped to left; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 10, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fisk singled to left; Griffin struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle doubled to center; Holt walked; Thompson struck
out; Brye flied to center; Terrell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 10, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Guerrero doubled to right; Evans grounded out
(third to first); Miller grounded out (second to first)
[Guerrero to third]; Smith doubled to left [Guerrero scored];
Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith scored]; CORBIN REPLACED
BANE (PITCHING); Cepeda struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
10, Red Sox 7.

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