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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 6, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 13,799 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Larry Barnett |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Siebert
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Perry picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Perry. Harper scores. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oglivie vs. Perry
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Siebert
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Siebert
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Perry
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson misplays the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin bunts towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Perry
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Siebert
Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Siebert
Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Siebert
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Siebert
Darwin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Griffin who tags Braun, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Siebert
Brye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Perry
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Perry
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cater for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Perry
Siebert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Siebert
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Siebert
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perry for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Siebert
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Harper fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Harper. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Siebert
Darwin hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Perry
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Perry
Cater hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Siebert
Brye hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Siebert
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Perry
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Siebert
Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Siebert
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Carew reaches second base with a double. Perry moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Perry scores. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Siebert
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. LaRoche
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. LaRoche
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. LaRoche
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ben Oglivie.
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Tatum
Ken Tatum now pitching. Reggie Smith now playing right field.
Braun hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Tatum
Brye is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Tatum
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. LaRoche
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. LaRoche
Rick Miller pinch runs for Danny Cater.
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. LaRoche
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. LaRoche
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. LaRoche
Harper hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1972 -- Minnesota at Boston (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Tovar C, rf 4 0 1 0 Harper T, cf 5 2 2 1 Thompson D, ss 4 1 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 2 0 Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 2 3 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reese R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Oglivie B, rf 3 0 0 0 Darwin B, cf 3 0 0 0 Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tatum K, p 0 0 0 0 Brye S, lf 4 0 0 0 Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 0 0 Miller R, pr 0 0 0 0 Perry J, p 3 1 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 2 0 0 0 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Siebert S, p 3 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 34 2 7 1 Minnesota 000 001 020 -- 3 Boston 100 000 010 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (W)* 7.0 4 2 2 2 2 LaRoche D (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Siebert S (L) 8.0 8 3 2 0 6 Tatum K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Perry J, Thompson D, Killebrew H, Harper T DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Boston 8 2B -- Harper T, Killebrew H 2, Tovar C, Thompson D, Carew R, Aparicio L HR -- Harper T SH -- Griffin D HBP -- by Siebert S (Darwin B) T -- 2:38 A -- 13799
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