Twins 2-8 Red Sox (Jul 2, 1972)

MIN

BOS

1

0

2

0

2

3

0

4

0

5

0

1

6

0

7

1

4

8

1

9

0

X

R

2

8

H

8

10

E

1

0

W: L. Tiant

L: B. Blyleven

MIN

Team Stats

BOS

1

HR

1

2

R

8

H

10

0

SB

0

LOB

.229

AVG

.323

.270

OBP

.382

.343

SLG

.581

9.00

ERA

2.00

0

K

4

3

BB

2

Current Series

Twins

2

Red Sox

8

Game 1

Final

Twins

0

Red Sox

2

Game 2

Final

Twins

0

Red Sox

2

Game 3

Final

1972 AL West

MIN BOS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	93	62	.600
White Sox	87	67	.565	5.5
Twins	77	77	.500	15.5
Royals	76	78	.494	16.5
Angels	75	80	.484	18.0
Rangers	54	100	.351	38.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Tigers	86	70	.551
Red Sox	85	70	.548	0.5
Orioles	80	74	.519	5.0
Yankees	79	76	.510	6.5
Indians	72	84	.462	14.0
Brewers	65	91	.417	21.0

Game Summary

The Boston Red Sox dominated the Minnesota Twins, 8 to 2, on July 3, 1972.

Game Info

July 2, 1972

MIN

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Cesar Tovar C. Tovar RF	5	0	2	1	0	0	1
Danny Thompson D. Thompson SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rod Carew R. Carew 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Bobby Darwin B. Darwin CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Eric Soderholm E. Soderholm 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Brye S. Brye LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Glenn Borgmann G. Borgmann C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Mitterwald G. Mitterwald C	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Nettles J. Nettles PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Granger W. Granger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Strickland J. Strickland P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Reese R. Reese PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	8	2	1	2	4

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB
Tommy Harper T. Harper CF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Miller R. Miller CF	1	0	1	1	0	0
Juan Beniquez J. Beniquez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Reggie Smith R. Smith RF	3	2	2	0	0	1
Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli 3B	2	2	1	0	0	2
Bob Burda B. Burda 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	3	2	2	2	1	0
Luis Tiant L. Tiant P	3	1	1	2	0	0
Totals	31	8	10	6	1	3

Batting

2B: C. Tovar

HR: B. Darwin

TB: B. Blyleven, B. Darwin 5, H. Killebrew, G. Mitterwald, D. Thompson, C. Tovar 3

RBI: B. Darwin, C. Tovar

Batting

2B: C. Fisk, R. Petrocelli, R. Smith

3B: R. Smith

HR: C. Fisk

TB: C. Fisk 6, D. Griffin, T. Harper, R. Miller, R. Petrocelli 2, R. Smith 5, L. Tiant, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: B. Burda, C. Fisk 2, R. Miller, L. Tiant 2

GIDP: J. Beniquez, B. Burda

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	ERA
Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven (L)	6.0	5	3	3	1	1	4.50
Wayne Granger W. Granger	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	108.00
Jim Strickland J. Strickland	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	5.40
Totals	8.0	10	8	8	3	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	9.0	8	2	2	2	4	1	2.00
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	4	1

Balks: B. Blyleven

Batters faced: B. Blyleven 22, W. Granger 5, J. Strickland 7

Batters faced: L. Tiant 37

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Cesar Tovar C. Tovar RF	5	0	2	1	0	0	1
Danny Thompson D. Thompson SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rod Carew R. Carew 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Bobby Darwin B. Darwin CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Eric Soderholm E. Soderholm 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Brye S. Brye LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Glenn Borgmann G. Borgmann C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Mitterwald G. Mitterwald C	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Nettles J. Nettles PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Granger W. Granger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Strickland J. Strickland P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Reese R. Reese PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	8	2	1	2	4

Batting

2B: C. Tovar

HR: B. Darwin

TB: B. Blyleven, B. Darwin 5, H. Killebrew, G. Mitterwald, D. Thompson, C. Tovar 3

RBI: B. Darwin, C. Tovar

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	ERA
Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven (L)	6.0	5	3	3	1	1	4.50
Wayne Granger W. Granger	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	108.00
Jim Strickland J. Strickland	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	5.40
Totals	8.0	10	8	8	3	1

Balks: B. Blyleven

Batters faced: B. Blyleven 22, W. Granger 5, J. Strickland 7

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB
Tommy Harper T. Harper CF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Miller R. Miller CF	1	0	1	1	0	0
Juan Beniquez J. Beniquez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Reggie Smith R. Smith RF	3	2	2	0	0	1
Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli 3B	2	2	1	0	0	2
Bob Burda B. Burda 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	3	2	2	2	1	0
Luis Tiant L. Tiant P	3	1	1	2	0	0
Totals	31	8	10	6	1	3

Batting

2B: C. Fisk, R. Petrocelli, R. Smith

3B: R. Smith

HR: C. Fisk

TB: C. Fisk 6, D. Griffin, T. Harper, R. Miller, R. Petrocelli 2, R. Smith 5, L. Tiant, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: B. Burda, C. Fisk 2, R. Miller, L. Tiant 2

GIDP: J. Beniquez, B. Burda

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	9.0	8	2	2	2	4	1	2.00
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	4	1

Batters faced: L. Tiant 37

36-32 MIN

BOS 31-34

Team Stats

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1972 AL West

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