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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 4, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 4, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 4, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 7,285 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Red Flaherty |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | DH |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 4, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Pattin
Braun 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Pattin
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kaat
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Kaat
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kaat
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Pattin
Oliva hits a line drive 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: ---
Darwin vs. Pattin
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Pattin
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Pattin
There goes Hisle. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kaat
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thompson. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Kaat
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Darwin throws the ball in to Thompson who tags Aparicio trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Griffin scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Pattin
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pattin
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Pattin
Roof strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kaat
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Kaat
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Kaat
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Pattin
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Pattin
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliva vs. Pattin
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun scores. Killebrew moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Pattin
Darwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Pattin
Hisle takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to third. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holt vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching.
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Skok
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roof vs. Skok
Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin scores. Hisle moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Skok
Carew hits a line drive towards third. Petrocelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kaat
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kaat
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Skok
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Skok
Killebrew 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Skok
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Skok
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Skok fields it and throws to second for the out. Braun scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Skok
Hisle strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Kaat
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kaat, and towards Carew, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Kaat
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kaat
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Kaat
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Skok
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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Skok
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Skok
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kaat
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Kaat
There goes Harper. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Kaat
There goes Harper. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Harper steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harper tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Skok
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Skok
Braun hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Braun reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Skok
Killebrew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Skok
Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Evans picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Braun scores. Killebrew moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Darwin vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Bolin
Hisle hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Bolin
Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Bolin
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanders
Ken Sanders now pitching.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Sanders
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Carew fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Sanders
Rick Miller pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Carew fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Sanders
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Bolin
Roof hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bolin
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bolin
Braun hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Sanders
Joe Lis now playing first base.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sanders
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Sanders
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle who is chasing the ball. Harper reaches third base with a triple. Evans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Sanders
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Sanders
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Thompson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1973 -- Boston at Minnesota (N) Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 5 1 1 1 Carew R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 2 2 Braun S, 3b 4 3 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 2 1 1 Smith R, cf 4 1 1 0 Lis J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0 Oliva T, dh 4 2 3 2 Miller R, pr 0 0 0 0 Darwin B, rf 4 1 2 3 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 2 3 Hisle L, cf 2 0 1 1 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Holt J, lf 3 0 1 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Roof P, c 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 33 9 12 9 Boston 001 003 101 -- 6 Minnesota 000 510 30x -- 9 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (L)* 3.0 5 5 3 1 2 Skok C 3.1 5 4 4 2 2 Bolin B 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (W) 7.0 8 5 4 1 6 Sanders K (S) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 * Pitched to 6 batters in 4th E -- Thompson D, Yastrzemski C, Evans D DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Minnesota 5 2B -- Killebrew H, Braun S 3B -- Harper T HR -- Petrocelli R SB -- Harper T 2 CS -- Hisle L SF -- Holt J, Aparicio L, Hisle L T -- 2:55 A -- 7285
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