Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Goltz
  
  Harper strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Goltz
  
  Miller is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Goltz
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Drago
  
  Brye hits a popup into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Drago
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hisle vs. Drago
  
  Hisle is hit by the pitch. Carew moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliva vs. Drago
  
  Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Soderholm vs. Drago
  
  Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Hisle moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Braun vs. Drago
  
  Braun hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Goltz
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Goltz
  
  Rice strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kusick vs. Drago
  
  Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Drago
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Drago
  
  Borgmann is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brye vs. Drago
  
  Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Goltz
  
  Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Goltz
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blackwell vs. Goltz
  
  Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harper vs. Goltz
  
  Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borgmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Drago
  
  Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Drago
  
  Hisle hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Drago
  
  Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Drago
  
  Soderholm strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Goltz
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Goltz
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Petrocelli vs. Goltz
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Evans moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rice vs. Goltz
  
  Rice strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Drago
  
  Braun hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kusick vs. Drago
  
  Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Drago
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Borgmann vs. Drago
  
  Borgmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brye vs. Drago
  
  Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Goltz
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Goltz
  
  Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blackwell vs. Goltz
  
  Blackwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Goltz
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Drago
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Yastrzemski, and towards Griffin, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Drago
  
  Hisle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliva vs. Drago
  
  Oliva hits a popup into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Soderholm vs. Drago
  
  There goes Hisle. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Goltz
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Goltz
  
  Evans hits a popup towards first. Kusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Petrocelli vs. Goltz
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Drago
  
  Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Braun vs. Drago
  
  Braun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kusick vs. Drago
  
  Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Drago
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Drago
  
  Borgmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brye vs. Segui
  
  Diego Segui now pitching.
  
  Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Goltz
  
  Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Jim Rice.
  
  Cooper strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Goltz
  
  Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Goltz
  
  Burleson hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Segui
  
  Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hisle vs. Segui
  
  Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliva vs. Segui
  
  There goes Hisle. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Hisle steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliva vs. Segui
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hisle scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Soderholm vs. Segui
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Braun vs. Segui
  
  There goes Soderholm. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Soderholm steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Braun vs. Segui
  
  Braun is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kusick vs. Segui
  
  Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blackwell vs. Goltz
  
  Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Goltz
  
  Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Goltz
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Goltz
  
  Evans hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Segui
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Borgmann vs. Segui
  
  Borgmann takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brye vs. Segui
  
  Brye hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Brye reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. Borgmann moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Carew vs. Segui
  
  Carew is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hisle vs. Segui
  
  Hisle hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Oliva vs. Segui
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Goltz
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Goltz
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Burgmeier
  
  Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Bob Montgomery pinch hits for Cecil Cooper.
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Burgmeier
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/31/1974 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, lf          4  0  1  0   Brye S, cf            5  0  1  1   
Miller R, cf          4  1  2  0   Carew R, 2b           3  1  1  0   
Evans D, rf           4  0  1  0   Hisle L, rf           4  1  1  0   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     4  1  2  2   Oliva T, dh           5  1  2  2   
Petrocelli R, 3b      4  0  1  0   Soderholm E, 3b       3  1  1  1   
Rice J, dh            2  0  0  0   Braun S, lf           3  1  1  2   
Cooper C, ph          1  0  0  0   Kusick C, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Montgomery B, ph      1  0  0  0   Thompson D, ss        4  1  2  0   
Griffin D, 2b         4  0  0  0   Borgmann G, c         2  0  2  0   
Burleson R, ss        3  0  1  0                                      
Blackwell T, c        3  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  9  2                        33  6 11  6

Boston           000 100 001 --  2
Minnesota        101 002 11x --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drago D (L)           5.2  8  4  4  1  1
Segui D               2.1  3  2  2  4  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D (W)*          8.0  9  2  2  0  6
Burgmeier T           1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

DP -- Boston 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Minnesota 10
2B -- Brye S
HR -- Oliva T, Braun S, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Hisle L, Soderholm E
CS -- Hisle L
HBP -- by Drago D (Hisle L), by Drago D (Borgmann G)
T -- 2:30
A -- 11557

    

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