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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 6, 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 6, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,431 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 6, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hands
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hands. Harper goes all the way around to score. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Hands
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Hands
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Tiant
Hisle bunts towards the mound. Tiant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hands
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hands
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hands
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Tiant
Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Tiant
Roof 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hands
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Hands
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Tiant
Holt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Holt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Tiant
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. Holt scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tiant, and towards Kennedy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hands
Oglivie hits a line drive into center field. Hisle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hisle. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Hands
Griffin bunts in front of the plate. Roof fields it and throws to first for the out. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Hands
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oglivie scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Hands
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Tiant
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Tiant
Roof takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Tiant
Holt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hands
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hands
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Tiant
Hisle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Aparicio fumbles the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Carew goes all the way around to score. Killebrew moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Tiant
Darwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
Braun takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to third. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. McGlothen
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. Darwin scores. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roof vs. McGlothen
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to home to get Braun. Thompson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. McGlothen
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hands
Oglivie hits a popup into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hands
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hands
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. McGlothen
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. McGlothen
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Harper picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harper. Hisle scores. Carew goes all the way around to score. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. McGlothen
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. McGlothen
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. McGlothen
Braun is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hands
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holt. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hands
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McGlothen
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. McGlothen
Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. McGlothen
Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roof moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. McGlothen
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen has Roof trapped. He runs over and tags Roof for the out. Holt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hands
Joe Lis now playing first base.
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Hands
Oglivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Hands
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. McGlothen
Lis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McGlothen
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. McGlothen
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. McGlothen
Braun hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hands
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Hands
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Hands
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hands
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Hands
Smith strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1973 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Harper T, lf 5 1 2 0 Hisle L, cf 5 2 2 1
Aparicio L, ss 5 1 1 0 Carew R, 2b 5 2 3 1
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 1
Smith R, cf 3 0 1 1 Lis J, 1b 1 1 1 1
Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0 Oliva T, dh 3 1 0 0
Fisk C, c 3 0 1 0 Darwin B, rf 4 2 1 2
Oglivie B, rf 4 1 1 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 1 2
Kennedy J, 3b 3 0 1 1 Roof P, c 3 0 1 0
Holt J, lf 4 1 2 0
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34 3 10 2 37 10 14 8
Boston 200 100 000 -- 3
Minnesota 021 042 01x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L) 4.1 7 7 6 4 2
McGlothen L 3.2 7 3 2 1 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (W) 9.0 10 3 2 5 4
E -- Hands B, Hisle L, Aparicio L, Smith R, Harper T
DP -- Boston 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Boston 10, Minnesota 8
2B -- Holt J, Thompson D, Hisle L, Yastrzemski C 2
3B -- Carew R
HR -- Darwin B, Hisle L, Lis J
SH -- Griffin D
T -- 2:42
A -- 7431
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