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.