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Sunday June 13, 1976
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Rookie reliever Rick Jones, who had appeared in eight games but had not pitched since May 31, made the first start of his major league career and hurled the Red Sox to a 10-2 victory over the Twins. The Red Sox scored seven of their runs, five unearned, on six hits and two errors in the third inning. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 10, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 13, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  7    0  0  0    3  0  0  -  10 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  5


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Brye cf               5   0   3   2     0   0   .286
  Darwin ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Terrell ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .197
Doyle 2b              5   2   1   1     0   0   .204      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .321
Lynn cf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .347      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Yastrzemski 1b        3   2   1   3     1   1   .251      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Rice lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Kusick dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   1   .280      Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .276      McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Dillard ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Heise 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .357      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  12   8     2   4             Totals               36   2   9   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 22,146
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Twins 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 2
Errors: Terrell, Hisle 2, Hughes, Luebber
Doubles: Kusick (7)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (11)
Stolen Bases: Evans (2), Lynn (4), Terrell (4)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (1)
GIDP: Doyle (5), Yastrzemski (4), Terrell (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(1-0)            9     9   2   2   2   3   0  38   3.52
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   3   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(2-7)           6.2  10   8   2   1   3   0  29   5.13
Burgmeier               0.1   1   2   2   1   1   1   3   1.22
Luebber                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.05
Totals                  9    12  10   2*  2   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Hughes (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to left; Doyle popped to third;
Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Rice popped to shortstop;
Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: On a bunt Hisle singled; Ford singled to third [Hisle
to second]; Kusick flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hisle to third, Ford to second]; McKay flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to third; Evans stole second; Dillard
singled to left [Evans scored, Dillard to second (on throw to
home)]; Heise grounded out (pitcher to first); Hughes threw a
wild pitch [Dillard to third]; Cooper struck out; Doyle singled
to left [Dillard scored, Doyle to second (error by Hisle)]; Lynn
reached on an error by Hughes (assist by Randall) [Doyle scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Lynn to first]; Lynn stole second;
Yastrzemski walked; Rice singled to left [Lynn scored
(unearned), Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk singled to left
[Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Rice to second]; Evans singled
to left [Rice scored (unearned), Fisk scored (error by Hisle)
(unearned), Evans to third]; Dillard lined to center; 7 R (2
ER), 6 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall struck out; Brye flied out to right; Terrell
singled to left; Terrell stole second; Carew walked; Hisle
reached on a fielder's choice [Terrell to third, Carew to
second]; Bob Heise missed tag on Jerry Terrell; Ford
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Heise singled to center; Cooper lined to right;
Doyle grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Heise out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick doubled to center; Wynegar walked; McKay lined
to left; Randall singled to center [Kusick to third, Wynegar to
second]; Brye singled to center [Kusick scored, Wynegar scored,
Randall to second]; Terrell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn singled to right; Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second];
Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew popped to center; Hisle popped to shortstop;
Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins
2.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk flied out to center; Evans popped to first;
Dillard singled to center; Dillard was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Wynegar
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Heise singled to left; Cooper flied out to right;
Doyle forced Heise (second to shortstop); Doyle was caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by Terrell; assist
by Wynegar); BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Lynn walked;
Yastrzemski homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)
[Doyle scored (unearned), Lynn scored (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher)]; Rice struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Randall popped to third; Brye singled to left;
Terrell lined to third; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Twins 2.

RED SOX 8TH: LUEBBER REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right;
Dillard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle flied out to center; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kusick popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Heise singled to pitcher [Heise to third (error by
Luebber)]; DARWIN BATTED FOR COOPER; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
10, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: DARWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar singled
to center; McKay popped to first; Randall flied out to left;
Brye singled to shortstop [Wynegar to second]; Terrell flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Twins 2.



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