The Red Sox broke a tie with an unearned run in the third inning and then got a homer by Cecil Cooper in the sixth to clinch a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Rick Burleson singled with the bases loaded to drive in the first two runs for the Red Sox in the second. Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Wednesday, July 23, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRed Sox 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Twins 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carbo rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .272 Braun lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Evans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Terrell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Doyle 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .252 Carew 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .377 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Oliva dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .328 Gomez pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Rice lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .292 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Cooper dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .343 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Bostock rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .255 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Thompson ss 1 0 0 1 1 0 .268 Burleson ss 4 0 2 2 0 1 .279 Briggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lundstedt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 9 3 2 6 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 9,452 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Twins 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 0 Errors: Yastrzemski, Thompson Doubles: Doyle (7), Burleson (17), Bostock (6) Home Runs: Cooper (7) Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moret W(6-1) 8.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 34 4.59 Willoughby SV(4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.77 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hughes L(8-8) 9 9 4 3 2 6 1 38 4.13 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 6 1 38 Wild Pitches: Moret (3) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck RED SOX 1ST: Carbo struck out; Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Terrell popped to third in foul territory; Carew singled to right; Carew was picked off first but was safe on an error by Yastrzemski [Carew to second]; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice walked; Cooper flied out to left; Fisk singled to left [Rice to second]; Petrocelli walked [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Burleson singled to left [Rice scored, Fisk scored, Petrocelli to second]; Carbo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Soderholm struck out; Ford singled to right; Bostock doubled [Ford scored]; Moret threw a wild pitch [Bostock to third]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored]; Borgmann singled to left; Braun singled to center [Borgmann to second]; Terrell forced Braun (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 3RD: Doyle doubled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center [Doyle to third]; Lynn struck out; Rice reached on an error by Thompson [Doyle scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cooper singled to center [Rice to second]; Fisk forced Cooper (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva lined to shortstop; Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Burleson struck out; Carbo flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to right; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. RED SOX 5TH: Doyle singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Lynn flied out to center [Doyle to second]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Braun grounded out (second to first); Terrell walked; Carew forced Terrell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. RED SOX 6TH: Cooper homered; Fisk lined to shortstop; Petrocelli singled to left [Petrocelli out at second (left to second)]; Burleson doubled to left; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm popped to catcher; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. RED SOX 7TH: Doyle popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled to right; Lynn forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Bostock struck out; Thompson walked; Borgmann lined to left; Braun forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. RED SOX 8TH: Cooper flied out to left; Fisk popped to first; Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Terrell lined to center; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva singled to left; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. RED SOX 9TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Carbo flied out to right; Doyle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: EVANS REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Ford grounded out (third to first); Bostock singled to left; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; LUNDSTEDT BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Lundstedt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. |
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