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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 5, 1988
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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 5, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Gardner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Toliver |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 44,091 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Dale Scott 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Dale Ford |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | DH |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 5, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Toliver
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Toliver
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Toliver
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Toliver
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gardner
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gardner
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gardner
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Puckett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Gardner
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Toliver
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Toliver
There goes Burks. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Toliver
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Toliver
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gardner
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Larkin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Gardner
Bush hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Gardner
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Toliver
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Toliver
Owen hits a popup into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Toliver
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lombardozzi scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Gardner
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gardner
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gardner
Laudner hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Toliver
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Toliver
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Toliver
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Toliver
Burks hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Puckett. Burks reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Toliver
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Benzinger vs. Toliver
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Burks scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gedman vs. Toliver
There's a wild pitch. Rice scores. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Toliver
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gardner
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Gardner
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Gardner
There's a wild pitch. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Gardner
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Gardner
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Gardner
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Toliver
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Toliver
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Toliver
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Gardner
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gardner
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gardner
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Toliver
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Toliver
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Toliver
Toliver fires to first and picks off Greenwell. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Toliver
Burks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gardner
Puckett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Gardner
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Gardner
There goes Gaetti. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Gaetti steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Gardner
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Berenguer
Benzinger hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Berenguer
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gedman for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gardner
Bush hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Bush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Gardner
Gagne bunts towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Torve vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching. Kelvin Torve pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi.
Torve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bush scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Smith
Al Newman pinch runs for Kelvin Torve.
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Berenguer
Al Newman now playing second base.
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Berenguer
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Berenguer
Barrett hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Berenguer
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Berenguer
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Berenguer
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Smith
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Smith
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Smith
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Smith
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Bolton
Tom Bolton now pitching.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Bolton
Mark Davidson pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Davidson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Reardon
Mark Davidson now playing right field. Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Reardon
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Reardon
Gedman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1988 -- Boston at Minnesota (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 1 1 0 Gladden D, lf 4 0 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Laudner T, c 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0 Puckett K, cf 3 2 3 0
Greenwell M, lf 2 0 0 1 Hrbek K, dh 4 1 1 0
Burks E, cf 4 1 2 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 2 3 4
Rice J, dh 3 1 0 0 Larkin G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 1 2 Bush R, rf 3 1 2 1
Gedman R, c 4 0 1 0 Davidson M, ph-rf 1 0 1 0
Owen S, ss 3 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi S, 2b 2 0 0 0
Torve K, ph 1 0 1 1
Newman A, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
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31 4 8 3 33 6 12 6
Boston 000 300 010 -- 4
Minnesota 000 200 13x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W 6.1 7 3 3 1 5
Smith L (L) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Bolton T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Stanley B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver F 6.0 6 3 3 2 5
Berenguer J (W) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Reardon J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Boston 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Minnesota 5
2B -- Puckett K, Larkin G, Burks E, Bush R
HR -- Gaetti G
SB -- Gaetti G
CS -- Burks E
SH -- Gagne G
SF -- Greenwell M
WP -- Toliver F, Gardner W
T -- 2:58
A -- 44091
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