With the help of a homer and triple by Dwight Evans, Luis Tiant pitched the Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. The Red Sox scored in the first inning on a double by Cecil Cooper and single by Fred Lynn before Evans hit his homer in the second. After adding an unearned run in that same stanza, the Red Sox completed their scoring in the fifth on a single by Lynn, Evans' triple and a single by Rico Petrocelli. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      12, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      1  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             5   1   2   0     0   1   .307      Brye cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Doyle 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .204      Terrell ss,2b,ss      5   0   2   0     0   1   .197
Lynn cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .350      Carew 1b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .325
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     1   2   .250      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Evans rf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .271      Braun dh,3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   2   1     0   0   .266      Ford rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
  Heise pr,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cubbage 3b,2b         3   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Dillard ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .319      Randall 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Montgomery c          2   0   1   0     2   0   .263        Oliva ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McKay pr,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                            Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   4     3   6             Totals               37   2  12   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 10,812
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 10
DP: Red Sox 2, Twins 2
Errors: Ford
Doubles: Cooper (6), Dillard (5), Ford (9)
Triples: Evans (1)
Home Runs: Evans (7)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (3), Carew 2 (27)
Caught Stealing: Montgomery (1)
GIDP: Doyle (4), Evans (8), McKay (6)
Hit by Pitch: Cubbage (3,by Tiant)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(8-3)            9    12   2   2   1   3   0  39   2.95
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   3   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(6-3)            4.2  11   5   4   1   1   1  25   4.44
Albury                  4.1   1   0   0   2   5   0  15   3.86
Totals                  9    12   5   4   3   6   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Tiant (1)
Wild Pitches: Tiant (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper doubled to center; Doyle popped to
shortstop; Lynn singled to left [Cooper scored]; Lynn stole
second; Yastrzemski lined to center; Rice grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye lined to center; Terrell lined to center; On a
bunt Carew singled; Carew stole second; Wynegar flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans homered; Petrocelli singled to center;
Dillard singled to right [Petrocelli scored (error by Ford)
(unearned), Dillard to third]; Montgomery reached on a fielder's
choice; Cooper popped to left; Doyle grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Montgomery out at second]; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle flied out to center; Braun popped to right;
Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
walked; Rice singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage flied out to right; Randall struck out; Brye
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory;
Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery singled to
left; Cooper singled to right [Montgomery to third]; Doyle lined
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Terrell singled to third; Carew singled to right
[Terrell to second]; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted)
[Terrell to third, Carew to second]; Hisle grounded out (catcher
to first); Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Twins 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn singled to right; Yastrzemski struck out; Rice
popped to second; Evans tripled to left [Lynn scored];
Petrocelli singled to center [Evans scored]; HEISE RAN FOR
PETROCELLI; ALBURY REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Dillard forced
Heise (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ford doubled to
left; Cubbage flied out to left; OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva
singled to center [Ford scored]; MCKAY RAN FOR OLIVA; Brye
grounded out (catcher to first) [McKay to second]; Terrell
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

RED SOX 6TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TERRELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Montgomery walked; Cooper was called out
on strikes; Montgomery was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Doyle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Wynegar
popped to left; Hisle flied out to center; Braun walked; Tiant
threw a wild pitch [Carew to third, Braun to second]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Twins 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
was called out on strikes; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage was hit by a pitch; McKay grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cubbage out at
second]; Brye singled to right; Terrell singled to left [Brye to
second]; Carew forced Terrell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; Heise lined to left; Dillard
doubled to left; Montgomery was walked intentionally; Cooper
forced Montgomery (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; Hisle
struck out; Braun singled to left; Ford singled to center [Braun
to second]; Cubbage singled to center [Braun scored, Ford to
third]; KUSICK BATTED FOR MCKAY; Kusick forced Cubbage
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CUBBAGE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); ALBURY REPLACED KUSICK (PITCHING); Doyle struck
out; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins
2.

TWINS 9TH: Brye singled to right; Terrell flied out to right;
Carew lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Brye out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.