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July 3, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 8 1
Red Sox 8 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 8 1
Red Sox 8 10 0

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .279
OBP .500 .353
At Bats 4 258
Hits 2 72
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 18

Luis Tiant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Fenway Park - July 3, 1972
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Out
Luis Tiant
Carlton Fisk
Bob Burda
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
Juan Beniquez
Carl Yastrzemski
Rick Miller
Reggie Smith
Cesar Tovar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 8 1 8
Boston Red Sox 8 10 0 2
Winning Pitcher Luis Tiant
Losing Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Burda
Attendance 13,460
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rich Reese pinch hits for Jim Strickland. Reese hits a popup towards first. Burda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Petrocelli for the double play. Smith scores.
Bottom 8 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Brye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Strickland now pitching. Miller hits a line drive into center field. Darwin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Darwin. Tiant scores. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tiant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Fisk scores. Tiant moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli scores. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Griffin hits a line drive towards the mound. Granger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burda hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Granger now pitching. Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thompson hits a popup into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Jim Nettles pinch hits for Bert Blyleven. Nettles strikes out.
Top 7 Rick Miller now playing center field. Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a popup into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brye throws the ball in to Carew who tags Yastrzemski, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Soderholm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 6 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Carew hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 George Mitterwald now catching. Harper hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tiant hits a popup into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fisk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Griffin bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blyleven moves to third.
Top 5 Blyleven hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Borgmann hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burda hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tovar strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fisk hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Blyleven Petrocelli scores.
Bottom 2 Griffin hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Borgmann takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Brye strikes out.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Top 1 Carew hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.