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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 3, 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 July 3, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 3, 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 | July 3, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 13,460 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Merle Anthony |
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 |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
Juan Beniquez | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Bob Burda | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 3, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
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. Tiant
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Blyleven
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Tiant
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Tiant
Brye strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Tiant
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Tiant
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burda vs. Blyleven
Burda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Blyleven
The umpire calls a balk on Blyleven Petrocelli scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Blyleven
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Blyleven
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Tiant
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burda vs. Blyleven
Burda hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Tiant
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Tiant
Borgmann hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Tiant
Blyleven hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blyleven moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Blyleven
Tiant hits a popup into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blyleven
George Mitterwald now catching.
Harper hits a line drive 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Tiant
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Tiant
Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Blyleven
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brye throws the ball in to Carew who tags Yastrzemski, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a popup into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Tiant
Rick Miller now playing center field.
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Tiant
Jim Nettles pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a popup into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burda vs. Granger
Burda hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Granger
Griffin hits a line drive towards the mound. Granger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Granger
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli scores. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tiant vs. Granger
Tiant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Fisk scores. Tiant moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Strickland
Jim Strickland now pitching.
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Darwin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Darwin. Tiant scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Strickland
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Strickland
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Tiant
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Tiant
Brye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Strickland
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Strickland
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burda vs. Strickland
Burda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Petrocelli for the double play. Smith scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Strickland
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Tiant
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Tiant
Rich Reese pinch hits for Jim Strickland.
Reese hits a popup towards first. Burda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/3/1972 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Tovar C, rf 5 0 2 1 Harper T, cf 3 0 1 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 1 0 Miller R, cf 1 0 1 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beniquez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0 Darwin B, cf 4 1 2 1 Smith R, rf 3 2 2 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 2 2 1 0 Brye S, lf 4 0 0 0 Burda B, 1b 4 0 0 1 Borgmann G, c 1 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 2 1 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 2 2 2 Blyleven B, p 2 0 1 0 Tiant L, p 3 1 1 2 Nettles J, ph 1 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Strickland J, p 0 0 0 0 Reese R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 31 8 10 6 Minnesota 000 000 110 -- 2 Boston 020 010 41x -- 8 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (L) 6.0 5 3 3 1 0 Granger W 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 Strickland J 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 4 E -- Darwin B DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- Minnesota 8, Boston 2 2B -- Petrocelli R, Smith R, Tovar C, Fisk C 3B -- Smith R HR -- Fisk C, Darwin B Balk -- Blyleven B T -- 2:17 A -- 13460
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