The Red Sox built up a 5-0 lead, with a two-run single by Carlton Fisk as their decisive blow, and held on to defeat the Twins, 5-4. In the second inning, a walk to Fred Lynn, triple by Jim Rice and single by Rico Petrocelli gave the Red Sox their first two tallies.

Three other runs followed in the third. After singles by Denny Doyle and Lynn around a pass to Carl Yastrzemski loaded the bases, Cecil Cooper walked to force in one run and Fisk followed with his two-run single. The Twins were unable to catch up, although Rod Carew hit a homer with a man on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Tuesday, July 22, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  5  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   4  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .277      Braun lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .280
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Terrell 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   0   0     2   0   .299      Carew 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .379
Lynn cf               3   2   1   0     1   1   .332      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Rice lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .294      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Cooper dh             3   0   0   1     1   1   .338      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Fisk c                4   0   1   2     0   1   .274      Bostock rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Thompson ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .269
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Borgmann c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .216
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   5   5     6   7             Totals               34   4   8   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  9,531
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Twins 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 2
Errors: Burleson, Braun
Doubles: Thompson (8), Braun (9)
Triples: Rice (3)
Home Runs: Carew (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (2)
GIDP: Doyle 2 (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(12-6)             9     8   4   3   1   2   1  36   3.96
Totals                  9     8   4   3   1   2   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(7-8)            9     5   5   5   6   7   0  36   3.95
Totals                  9     5   5   5   6   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Goltz (6)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


RED SOX 1ST: Braun dropped a foul fly hit by Carbo for an error;
Carbo walked; Doyle grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Carbo out at second]; Yastrzemski popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun was called out on strikes; Terrell walked;
Carew forced Terrell (second to shortstop); Oliva grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Rice tripled [Lynn scored]; Cooper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk popped to first in foul
territory; Petrocelli singled to center [Rice scored]; Burleson
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Ford grounded out
(third to first); Bostock singled to center; Thompson singled to
center [Bostock to third]; Borgmann grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Doyle singled
to center; Yastrzemski walked [Doyle to second]; Goltz threw a
wild pitch [Doyle to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled
to third [Doyle stayed at third, Yastrzemski stayed at second];
Rice struck out; Cooper walked [Doyle scored, Yastrzemski to
third, Lynn to second]; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski
scored, Lynn scored, Cooper to second]; Petrocelli struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Terrell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew singled to center; Oliva
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Carbo
walked; Doyle grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lynn flied out to center; Rice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Borgmann flied
out to right; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper was called out on strikes; Fisk lined to
left; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell reached on an error by Burleson [Terrell to
second]; Carew homered [Terrell scored (unearned)]; Oliva
grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ford grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to center; Carbo grounded out
(second to first); Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: On a bunt Bostock singled; Thompson doubled [Bostock
to third]; Borgmann lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Bostock scored]; Braun doubled to right [Thompson scored];
Terrell grounded out (second to first) [Braun to third]; Braun
was picked off third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski walked; Lynn was called out on strikes;
Rice struck out; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Carew lined to left; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Twins 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk was called out on strikes; Petrocelli grounded
out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Ford singled to center; Bostock forced Ford (third to
shortstop); Thompson grounded out (third to third to first)
[Bostock to second]; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

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