Playing one hour after learning that owner Tom Yawkey had died, the Red Sox were unable to win the game for their late boss, losing to the Twins, 8-6. Rod Carew had an outstanding night for the Twins with three hits, three runs and two stolen bases.

The Twins piled up six of their runs in the fourth inning on a double by Roy Smalley, bunt single by Carew, double by Butch Wynegar, single by Larry Hisle, double by Mike Cubbage and singles by Craig Kusick and Steve Braun. Bobby Darwin and Carl Yastrzemski each homered with two men on base for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    6  1  0    1  0  0  -   8 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    3  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .255      Cooper 1b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .210      Doyle 2b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Carew 1b              5   3   3   0     0   0   .329        Darwin ph           1   1   1   3     0   0   .243
Wynegar c             5   1   2   2     0   1   .292        Griffin 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Bostock cf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .330        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Hisle rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .253      Lynn cf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .322
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .227      Yastrzemski lf        5   1   2   3     0   1   .265
Kusick dh             4   1   1   1     0   2   .305      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .205
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .231
                                                          Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   7     1   4             Totals               37   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 29,917
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Cubbage, Hobson
Doubles: Cubbage 2 (7), Smalley (6), Wynegar (13), Bostock (6), Yastrzemski (12)
Triples: Carew (4)
Home Runs: Darwin (4), Yastrzemski (16)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (35)
GIDP: Hisle (3), Wynegar (9), Rice (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   5.03
Burgmeier               2     4   3   3   2   0   1  11   2.37
Campbell W(10-2)        5     4   3   3   0   4   1  20   3.23
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   5   2  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(7-6)             3.1   8   6   6   0   0   0  17   3.98
Murphy                  4.2   6   2   2   1   4   0  21   4.46
House                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.01
Totals                  9    14   8   8   1   4   0  40

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper singled to center; Doyle walked [Cooper to
second]; Lynn popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski
flied out to right [Cooper to third]; Fisk flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to left; Bostock flied out to right;
Hisle grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second
to first); Hobson walked; Burleson singled to left [Hobson to
second]; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage doubled to right; Kusick lined to right
[Cubbage to third]; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first);
Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: BURGMEIER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Doyle
grounded out (second to first); Lynn singled to center;
Yastrzemski doubled to left [Lynn to third]; Fisk walked; Rice
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley doubled to left; Carew singled to right
[Smalley to third]; Carew stole second; Wynegar doubled to right
[Smalley scored, Carew scored]; Bostock flied out to left; Hisle
singled to third [Wynegar scored (error by Hobson) (no RBI),
Hisle to second]; Cubbage doubled to right [Hisle scored];
Kusick singled to left [Cubbage scored, Kusick to second (on
throw to home)]; MURPHY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Randall
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kusick to third]; Braun singled
to right [Kusick scored]; Smalley flied out to center; 6 R, 7 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to center; Hobson singled to
center; Burleson walked [Hobson to second]; Cooper forced
Burleson (shortstop to second) [Hobson to third]; DARWIN BATTED
FOR DOYLE; Darwin homered [Hobson scored, Cooper scored]; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Red Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 2B); Carew singled
to right; Carew stole second; Wynegar struck out; Bostock
doubled to left [Carew scored]; Hisle struck out; Cubbage
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Rice reached on an error by Cubbage; Evans grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick struck out; Randall grounded out (second to
first); Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Burleson
lined to center; Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
tripled to center; Wynegar popped to left; Bostock singled to
center [Carew scored]; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin singled to left; Lynn singled to center
[Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski homered [Griffin scored, Lynn
scored]; Fisk struck out; Rice struck out; Evans was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Kusick struck out;
Randall singled to center; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
grounded out (second to first); Cooper lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley walked; HOUSE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING);
Carew flied out to center; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: MILLER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Miller flied out to
left; Lynn singled to right; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Red Sox 6.