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Saturday May 31, 1975
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Although the Twins numbered three homers among their nine hits, the Red Sox pounded their way to a 12-8 victory with 17 hits, including only one round-tripper. Larry Hisle and Rod Carew each hit for the circuit with two men on base and Steve Braun added a solo swat in the Twins' scoring.

The only Red Sox homer was more potent however, coming off the bat of Jim Rice after singles by Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski to break a 7-7 tie in the seventh inning. Dwight Evans iced the verdict with a two-run double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 8

Game Played on Saturday, May 31, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  3  0    0  3  1    3  0  2  -  12 17  1
Twins        3  0  1    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   8  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo lf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .311      Braun lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .313
  Conigliaro ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Carew 2b              4   3   3   3     1   0   .379
  Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Brye rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Burleson ss           5   2   2   0     0   0   .265      Oliva dh              3   1   1   1     1   0   .244
Yastrzemski 1b        5   2   2   0     0   1   .236        Kusick pr,dh,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Lynn cf               4   3   3   1     0   0   .350        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Rice dh               4   2   2   4     1   1   .282      Hisle cf              3   1   1   3     1   0   .305
Evans rf              5   1   2   3     0   0   .231      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Beniquez 3b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .300        Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Blackwell c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Griffin 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .246        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelly 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .162
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Thompson ss,3b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .326
                                                          Borgmann c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .184
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  12  17  11     1   4             Totals               37   8   9   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 10,873
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Twins 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Lynn (9), Evans 2 (9), Blackwell (2), Carew (10)
Triples: Carbo (1)
Home Runs: Rice (7), Hisle (9), Braun (5), Carew (2)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (2), Rice (2), Carew 2 (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Lynn (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (1)
GIDP: Conigliaro (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    3.2   6   7   7   3   2   3  20   4.71
Moret W(2-0)            5.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  20   4.32
Totals                  9     9   8   8   3   3   3  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                4.2   9   6   6   0   4   0  23   3.81
Corbin                  1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.31
Burgmeier L(2-2)        3     6   5   5   1   0   1  15   3.93
Totals                  9    17  12  12   1   4   1  43

Wild Pitches: Moret (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo struck out; Burleson grounded out (second to
first); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to right; Carew singled; Carew stole
second; Brye grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third];
Oliva walked; Hisle homered [Carew scored, Oliva scored];
Soderholm grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn doubled to left; Rice was called out on
strikes; Evans doubled to left [Lynn scored]; Beniquez singled
to left [Evans to third]; Blackwell doubled to right [Evans
scored, Beniquez to third]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Beniquez scored, Blackwell to third]; Carbo flied out to left;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Kelly was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Braun homered; Carew walked; Carew stole second; Brye
popped to first in foul territory; Oliva popped to second; Hisle
walked; Soderholm struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Twins 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans lined to center; Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Blackwell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson
singled to left; Borgmann singled to right [Thompson to third];
Braun flied out to center; Carew homered [Thompson scored,
Borgmann scored]; MORET REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Brye flied out
to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to left; Carbo was called out on
strikes; Burleson forced Griffin (shortstop to second);
Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson to second]; Lynn singled
to right [Burleson scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Rice singled
to center [Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to third]; CORBIN REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Lynn stole home and Rice stole second;
Evans grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Hisle lined to
second; Soderholm reached on an error by Griffin; Kelly flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 7.

RED SOX 6TH: FERRER REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING SS); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Beniquez singled; Blackwell
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Beniquez to second]; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo tripled [Beniquez
scored]; Carbo was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson flied out to right; Borgmann lined to left;
Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins
7.

RED SOX 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Burleson
singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson to
second]; Lynn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Burleson to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Rice homered
[Burleson scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Carew doubled; Brye flied out to right [Carew to
third]; Oliva singled to right [Carew scored]; KUSICK RAN FOR
OLIVA; Hisle forced Kusick (shortstop to second); DARWIN BATTED
FOR FERRER; Darwin popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 10, Twins 8.

RED SOX 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GOMEZ REPLACED
DARWIN (PLAYING SS); Blackwell grounded out (second to first);
Griffin singled to right; CONIGLIARO BATTED FOR CARBO;
Conigliaro grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
10, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PLAYING LF); FORD BATTED
FOR KELLY; Ford struck out; Thompson flied out to center;
Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10,
Twins 8.

RED SOX 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); KUSICK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Burleson lined to left; Yastrzemski
popped to third; Lynn singled to right; Rice walked [Lynn to
second]; Evans doubled to right [Lynn scored, Rice scored];
Beniquez flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12,
Twins 8.

TWINS 9TH: Braun singled to center; Moret threw a wild pitch
[Braun to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Braun
to third]; Brye grounded out (third to first); WALTON BATTED FOR
KUSICK; Walton popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Twins 8.



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