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Thursday July 24, 1975
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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.



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