| Starting their scoring with a two-run homer by Jim Rice in the first inning, the Red Sox defeated the Twins, 6-2, behind the pitching of Rick Wise, who gained his sixth straight victory. Bob Heise also batted in two runs for the Red Sox, hitting a single with the bases loaded in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, July 24, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 6 6 0 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .316 Braun lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .284 Doyle 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .252 Terrell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Cooper 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .340 Carew 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .379 Yastrzemski ph,1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Oliva dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Rice lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 .294 Gomez pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Evans rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .236 Ford cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Miller cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .215 Briggs 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .275 Burleson ss 1 0 0 0 3 0 .278 Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Heise 3b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .243 Bostock rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Blackwell c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Decker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 6 6 5 10 1 Totals 33 2 9 2 1 7 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 14,880 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Twins 5 DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 1 Errors: Terrell 2 Doubles: Evans (12), Soderholm (14) Home Runs: Rice (16) Stolen Bases: Burleson (7), Carew (21) Caught Stealing: Doyle (5) Sacrifice Hits: Blackwell (3) GIDP: Evans (9), Terrell (7), Ford (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(13-6) 9 9 2 2 1 7 0 34 4.17 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 7 0 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Decker L(1-3) 2 1 3 3 6 0 1 13 9.82 Corbin 7 5 3 2 4 1 0 29 4.69 Totals 9 6 6 5 10 1 1 42 Wild Pitches: Decker (5), Corbin (2) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle walked; Cooper lined to left; Rice homered [Doyle scored]; Evans walked; Decker threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Miller lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Terrell grounded out (catcher to first) [Braun to second]; Carew singled to center [Braun scored]; Carew stole second; Oliva struck out; Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. RED SOX 2ND: Burleson walked; Heise walked [Burleson to second]; Blackwell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Burleson to third, Heise to second]; Beniquez popped to second; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Briggs flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. RED SOX 3RD: Cooper walked; Rice walked [Cooper to second]; CORBIN REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Evans singled [Cooper scored, Rice out at third (shortstop to third), Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; Miller lined to left; Burleson walked; Heise forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to center; Braun singled to center; Terrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. RED SOX 4TH: Blackwell grounded out (third to first); Beniquez walked; Doyle lined to left; YASTRZEMSKI BATTED FOR COOPER; Yastrzemski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: YASTRZEMSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded out (third to first); Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled; Evans doubled to left [Rice to third]; Miller was called out on strikes; Burleson was walked intentionally; Heise singled [Rice scored, Evans scored, Burleson to third]; Blackwell flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Soderholm doubled to right; Bostock was called out on strikes; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1. RED SOX 6TH: Doyle singled to right; Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yastrzemski popped to second; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Braun walked; Terrell flied out to right; Carew lined into a double play (center to first) [Braun out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1. RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Miller walked; Burleson reached on an error by Terrell [Miller to third]; Burleson stole second; Corbin threw a wild pitch [Miller scored (unearned), Burleson to third]; Heise lined to left; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Oliva flied out to center; Ford struck out; Briggs singled to center; Soderholm singled to right [Briggs to second]; Bostock lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 1. RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 1. RED SOX 9TH: Rice reached on an error by Terrell; Evans grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Rice out at second]; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Carew singled to left; Oliva singled to right [Carew to second]; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Ford grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carew to third, Gomez out at second]; Briggs singled to right [Carew scored]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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