Two homers by Jim Rice led the Red Sox to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins. Rice blasted a leadoff round-tripper in the fourth inning and drilled a two-run shot in the ninth. The Sox scored in the eighth on a single by Glenn Hoffman. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1982 (Night game) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  2  -   4 13  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Mitchell cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .182
Evans rf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .258      Castino 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .205
Rice lf               5   2   3   3     0   0   .293      Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .350
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     2   0   .330      Hrbek 1b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .315
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Ward rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Stapleton 1b          3   0   2   0     1   0   .260      Bush lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Hoffman ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .293      Gaetti 3b             4   0   0   0     0   4   .211
Gedman c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Butera c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Miller cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .295      Washington ss         1   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Engle ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .209
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Faedo ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                          Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  13   4     3   4             Totals               32   1   5   1     2  13

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 11,264
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Twins 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 2
Doubles: Lansford (5)
Home Runs: Rice 2 (5), Hrbek (9)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (3), Washington (1)
Caught Stealing: Miller (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (6)
GIDP: Hoffman (6), Lansford (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(4-2)        8     5   1   1   2  11   1  31   2.19
Clear SV(6)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.54
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2  13   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                6.1   8   1   1   3   3   1  28   3.67
Davis L(1-2)            2.2   5   3   3   0   1   1  12   3.74
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   4   2  40

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Rice singled; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Mitchell singled; Castino flied out to right; Johnson
lined to right; Hrbek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
singled; Hoffman grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ward popped to first in foul territory; Bush flied
out to left; Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman grounded out (third to first); Miller lined
to center; Remy singled; Evans forced Remy (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Butera flied out to left; Washington walked;
Washington stole second; Mitchell was called out on strikes;
Castino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Lansford grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski
out at second]; Stapleton singled; Hoffman struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Hrbek
homered; Ward struck out; Bush flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman grounded out (first unassisted); Miller
struck out; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Gaetti struck out; Butera was called out on strikes;
Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Twins 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Rice grounded out (third
to first); Yastrzemski walked; Lansford doubled [Yastrzemski to
third]; Stapleton was walked intentionally; Hoffman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Mitchell made an out to shortstop; Castino struck
out; Johnson singled; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Gedman singled; Miller singled [Gedman to second];
Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gedman to
third, Miller to second]; DAVIS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
Evans struck out; Rice popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ward grounded out (third to first); Bush struck out;
Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Lansford singled; Lansford stole second; Stapleton flied out to
center [Lansford to third]; Hoffman singled [Lansford scored];
Gedman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Butera grounded out (pitcher to first); ENGLE BATTED
FOR WASHINGTON; Engle struck out; Mitchell singled; Castino
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 9TH: FAEDO REPLACED ENGLE (PLAYING SS); Miller singled;
Remy flied out to center; Miller was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Evans singled;
Rice homered [Evans scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Johnson singled; Hrbek walked [Johnson to second];
CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Ward struck out; Bush lined
to shortstop; Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Twins 1.