Dave Stapleton's inside-the-park homer -- the first at Fenway Park since 1976 -- capped a four-run first inning that sent the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Twins and their 12th win in 13 outings. The Sox' outburst in the first began with walks to Jerry Remy and Dwight Evans. One out later, Carl Yastrzemski doubled home both runners.

After Carney Lansford fanned, Stapleton sliced a liner to right which landed inches from a diving Mickey Hatcher. By the time the ball was relayed to the infield, Stapleton was rounding third. He beat the throw home with a head-first slide. Rich Gedman led off the fifth frame with a double and Rick Miller followed with a round-tripper, his first of the season. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, May 3, 1982 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Red Sox 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Eisenreich cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Remy 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .298 Mitchell cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Evans rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .230 Hatcher rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Hrbek 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .315 Yastrzemski dh 4 1 3 2 0 1 .351 Johnson dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 .361 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Ward lf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .271 Stapleton 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .256 Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Hoffman ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Gedman c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .314 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Miller cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .284 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Felton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 5 2 4 5 Totals 31 6 10 6 2 6 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 12,065 Left on Base: Twins 6, Red Sox 3 DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Eisenreich (6), Yastrzemski 2 (2), Gedman (5), Remy (3) Home Runs: Stapleton (2), Miller (1) Sacrifice Flies: Ward (3) GIDP: Wilfong (4), Rice (4), Stapleton (5) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Felton L(0-3) 6 7 6 6 2 5 2 25 4.76 Castillo 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.16 Corbett 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.00 Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8.06 Totals 8 10 6 6 2 6 2 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rainey W(2-0) 5 3 2 2 4 3 0 22 2.22 Stanley SV(1) 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.58 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 35 Balks: Felton (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins TWINS 1ST: Eisenreich doubled; Hatcher singled [Eisenreich to third]; Hrbek walked [Hatcher to second]; Johnson forced Hrbek (second to shortstop) [Eisenreich scored (RBI), Hatcher to third]; Ward hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hatcher scored]; Gaetti lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans walked [Remy to second]; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski doubled [Remy scored, Evans scored]; Felton balked [Yastrzemski to third]; Lansford struck out; Stapleton homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Hoffman struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 2ND: Gedman grounded out (first unassisted); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. TWINS 3RD: Eisenreich grounded out (first to pitcher); Hatcher flied out to center; Hrbek singled; Johnson walked [Hrbek to second]; Ward walked [Hrbek to third, Johnson to second]; Gaetti forced Ward (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (third to first); Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar made an out to shortstop; Wilfong flied out to left; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: MITCHELL REPLACED EISENREICH (PLAYING CF); Lansford grounded out (third to first); Stapleton flied out to left; Hoffman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. TWINS 5TH: Mitchell walked; Hatcher struck out; Hrbek struck out; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Gedman doubled; Miller homered [Gedman scored]; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. TWINS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Ward grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski doubled; Lansford was called out on strikes; Stapleton singled [Yastrzemski out at home (right to catcher)]; Hoffman flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Washington struck out; Mitchell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: CASTILLO REPLACED FELTON (PITCHING); Gedman singled; Miller flied out to center; Remy doubled [Gedman to third]; CORBETT REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (third to first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. TWINS 8TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED CORBETT (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled; Lansford flied out to center; Stapleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. TWINS 9TH: Ward struck out; Gaetti singled; Wynegar singled [Gaetti to second]; Wilfong grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6.

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