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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 25, 1973
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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 April 25, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 1973 |
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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 | April 25, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 9,529 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Bill Haller |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | DH |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 25, 1973
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. McGlothen
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. McGlothen
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McGlothen
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. McGlothen
Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hands
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski 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
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. McGlothen
Darwin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Darwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. McGlothen
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. McGlothen
Thompson bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Darwin moves to third. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitterwald vs. McGlothen
Mitterwald strikes out. The throw from Fisk to pick off Braun, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hands
Smith 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--
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda 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: ---
Fisk vs. Hands
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hands
Oglivie 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
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. McGlothen
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. McGlothen
Hisle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Hisle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. McGlothen
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hisle scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McGlothen
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. McGlothen
There goes Carew. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hands
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hands
Evans 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hands
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McGlothen
Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. McGlothen
Darwin takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. McGlothen
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. McGlothen
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. Braun tags and moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. McGlothen
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Braun scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Holt 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 4
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hands
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Hands
Fisk hits a popup into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a popup in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
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 -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Lee
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hands
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Hands
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hands, and towards Braun, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hands
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oglivie scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Hands
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Hands
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Lee
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Lee
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitterwald vs. Lee
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brye vs. Lee
Steve Brye pinch hits for Jim Holt.
Brye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Corbin
Steve Brye now playing left field. Ray Corbin now pitching.
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Corbin
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Corbin
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Corbin
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Corbin
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Corbin
Griffin 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 -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Corbin
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Corbin
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corbin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Corbin
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Lee
Danny Walton pinch hits for Tony Oliva.
Walton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Lee
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Darwin for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Lee
Joe Lis pinch hits for Steve Braun.
Lis hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Corbin
Jerry Terrell now playing third base.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Corbin
Fisk hits a line drive towards the mound. Corbin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Corbin
Oglivie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lee
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Lee
Dan Monzon pinch runs for George Mitterwald. Mike Adams pinch hits for Steve Brye.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. Monzon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Veale
Bob Veale now pitching.
Carew takes first base on ball four. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/1973 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Hisle L, cf 4 1 2 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 1 Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oliva T, dh 3 1 1 0 Smith R, cf 3 0 1 0 Walton D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 1 2 0 Darwin B, rf 3 0 2 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 1 Braun S, 3b 2 1 0 0 Oglivie B, lf 4 1 1 0 Lis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 3b 3 0 1 1 Terrell J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 1 Thompson D, ss 2 0 0 1 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 2 1 Monzon D, pr 0 0 0 0 Holt J, lf 2 0 0 0 Brye S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Adams M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 3 33 4 10 4 Minnesota 001 200 000 -- 3 Boston 010 021 00x -- 4 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Hands B 5.0 7 3 3 1 2 Corbin R (L) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO McGlothen L 3.2 6 3 3 2 3 Lee B (W) 5.0 2 0 0 3 4 Veale B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Bolin B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Minnesota 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Minnesota 9, Boston 6 2B -- Darwin B, Hisle L, Cepeda O, Kennedy J, Mitterwald G HR -- Fisk C CS -- Carew R SH -- Thompson D SF -- Thompson D T -- 2:42 A -- 9529
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