| Tony Oliva and Steve Braun hit homers and knocked in two runs apiece to lead the Twins to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox. Oliva rapped his round-tripper in the third inning. Braun connected for the circuit after a pass to Eric Soderholm in the sixth. Oliva then accounted for his second RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. Carl Yastrzemski batted in both of the Red Sox runs with a single and homer. [The Sporting News] |
Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, August 31, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0 Twins 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 x - 6 11 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 1 .231 Brye cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Miller cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .252 Carew 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .364 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Hisle rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .314 Oliva dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 .290 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .279 Rice dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 .320 Braun lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .300 Cooper ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Montgomery ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Thompson ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Borgmann c 2 0 2 0 1 0 .257 Burleson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blackwell c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 2 0 6 Totals 33 6 11 6 5 1 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 11,557 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 10 DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 2 Doubles: Brye (26) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (13), Oliva (12), Braun (6) Stolen Bases: Hisle (11), Soderholm (5) Caught Stealing: Hisle (4) GIDP: Petrocelli (9), Montgomery (9), Oliva (13) Hit by Pitch: Hisle (6,by Drago), Borgmann (1,by Drago) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(6-8) 5.2 8 4 4 1 1 2 27 3.79 Segui 2.1 3 2 2 4 0 0 13 3.77 Totals 8 11 6 6 5 1 2 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(7-7) 8 9 2 2 0 6 1 32 3.87 Burgmeier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 Totals 9 9 2 2 0 6 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Drago 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Miller was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye popped to left; Carew singled to center; Hisle was hit by a pitch [Carew to second]; Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm singled to left [Carew scored, Hisle to second]; Braun lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Petrocelli flied out to right; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Thompson grounded out (third to first); Borgmann was hit by a pitch; Brye forced Borgmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin popped to second; Burleson singled to left; Blackwell grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to second]; Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to left; Hisle flied out to left; Oliva homered; Soderholm struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2. RED SOX 4TH: Miller singled to second; Evans singled to right [Miller to third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Evans to second, Miller scored]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans to third, Yastrzemski out at second]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Braun popped to shortstop; Kusick flied out to center; Thompson singled to second; Borgmann singled to center [Thompson to second]; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Burleson popped to second; Blackwell singled to right; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Hisle singled to center; Oliva popped to left; Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. RED SOX 6TH: Miller singled to right; Evans popped to first; Yastrzemski forced Miller (shortstop to second); Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Soderholm walked; Braun homered [Soderholm scored]; Kusick flied out to center; Thompson flied out to right; Borgmann singled to left; SEGUI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Brye forced Borgmann (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4. RED SOX 7TH: COOPER BATTED FOR RICE; Cooper struck out; Griffin flied out to left; Burleson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Carew walked; Hisle forced Carew (shortstop to second); Hisle stole second; Oliva singled to right [Hisle scored]; Soderholm forced Oliva (shortstop to second); Soderholm stole second; Braun was walked intentionally; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5. RED SOX 8TH: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Harper singled to center; Miller flied out to center; Evans lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Thompson singled to right; Borgmann walked [Thompson to second]; Brye doubled to left [Borgmann to third, Thompson scored]; Carew was walked intentionally; Hisle popped to first; Oliva grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 6. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski homered; Petrocelli singled to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR COOPER; Montgomery grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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