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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 16, 1972
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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 July 16, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,222 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Frank Umont |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| John Kennedy | Shortstop |
| Marty Pattin | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Charlie Manuel | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 16, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew catches it and throws to first to double up Griffin. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Pattin
Tovar hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Thompson vs. Pattin
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field. Tovar 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. Blyleven
Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Pattin
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Pattin
Manuel hits a popup into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Pattin
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Pattin
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pattin vs. Blyleven
into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Pattin
Roof hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Roof reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blyleven vs. Pattin
Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Pattin
Tovar hits a popup into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Pattin
Thompson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Harper, who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. Roof scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blyleven, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Pattin
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Pattin
Manuel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Pattin
Darwin 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, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Pattin
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Pattin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pattin vs. Blyleven
Pattin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manuel. Pattin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Pattin
Roof hits a popup into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Pattin
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Pattin
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Blyleven
Blyleven fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Blyleven. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Petrocelli tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pattin vs. Blyleven
Pattin hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pattin
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Pattin
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Pattin
Manuel hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Pattin
Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Pattin
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pattin vs. Blyleven
Pattin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Blyleven
Harper hits a line drive into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Pattin
Rick Renick pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Pattin
Jim Nettles pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Pattin
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Pattin
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. LaRoche
Glenn Borgmann now catching. Jim Nettles now playing right field. Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. LaRoche
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 -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaRoche
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. LaRoche
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. LaRoche
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Pattin
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Pattin
Manuel strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1972 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 5 0 1 0 Tovar C, rf 4 0 1 0
Griffin D, 2b 5 0 0 0 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 2 2 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 1 1
Smith R, rf 4 1 2 2 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 2 2 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Fisk C, c 5 0 2 1 Manuel C, lf 4 0 0 0
Cater D, 1b 3 1 1 3 Darwin B, cf 3 0 0 0
Kennedy J, ss 4 0 1 0 Braun S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pattin M, p 4 0 2 0 Roof P, c 2 1 1 0
Renick R, ph 1 0 0 0
Borgmann G, c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 2 0 0 0
Nettles J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
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36 6 11 6 31 1 4 1
Boston 000 103 020 -- 6
Minnesota 001 000 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 8.0 11 6 5 2 7
LaRoche D 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
E -- Blyleven B
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Minnesota 4
2B -- Fisk C, Roof P, Pattin M
3B -- Thompson D
HR -- Smith R, Cater D
SF -- Cater D
HBP -- by Blyleven B (Petrocelli R)
T -- 2:22
A -- 18222
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