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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1969-06-01 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 29207 Β· 69Β°F Β· 2:23

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Ray Culp earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Rico Petrocelli went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Ray Culp   L: Jim Perry   SV: Sparky Lyle

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Odom Β· 1B: Larry Barnett Β· 2B: Ed Runge Β· 3B: Cal Drummond Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ted Uhlaender300001
Rod Carew400000
Tony Oliva400001
Harmon Killebrew301011
Charlie Manuel300002
Graig Nettles210010
Leo Cardenas313100
John Roseboro301100
Jim Perry100001
Rick Renick100001
Rich Reese100001
Bob Allison000010
George Mitterwald100000
Frank Quilici100000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Schofield410001
Dalton Jones412000
Carl Yastrzemski400002
Reggie Smith311010
Rico Petrocelli311310
Tony Conigliaro414200
George Scott200021
Russ Gibson400001
Ray Culp301001
Sparky Lyle100001

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Perry5.0643
Joe Grzenda1.2301
Bob Miller0.1001
Jerry Crider1.0002

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ray Culp7.0517
Sparky Lyle2.0021

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ted Uhlaender: 43
  • Rod Carew: 43
  • Tony Oliva: 8

Bot 1

  • Dick Schofield: 43
  • Dalton Jones: 43
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 53

Top 2

  • Harmon Killebrew: 63
  • Charlie Manuel: K
  • Graig Nettles: 3/L

Bot 2

  • Reggie Smith: 31
  • Rico Petrocelli: W
  • Tony Conigliaro: D9.1-3
  • George Scott: IW
  • Russ Gibson: 2/BINT
  • Ray Culp: K

Top 3

  • Leo Cardenas: D7.BX3(75)
  • John Roseboro: 3/G
  • Jim Perry: K/C

Bot 3

  • Dick Schofield: HP
  • Dalton Jones: D7.1-3
  • Carl Yastrzemski: K
  • Reggie Smith: W
  • Rico Petrocelli: 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
  • Tony Conigliaro: D7.3-H;1-3
  • George Scott: IW
  • Russ Gibson: K/C

Top 4

  • Ted Uhlaender: 3/G
  • Rod Carew: 53
  • Tony Oliva: 8

Bot 4

  • Ray Culp: S9
  • Dick Schofield: CS2(26)
  • Dick Schofield: 1/G
  • Dalton Jones: D/78
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Top 5

  • Harmon Killebrew: K
  • Charlie Manuel: 143
  • Graig Nettles: 7

Bot 5

  • Reggie Smith: 43
  • Rico Petrocelli: 7/7D
  • Tony Conigliaro: HR/7
  • George Scott: 8/L

Top 6

  • Leo Cardenas: HR/7
  • John Roseboro: 7
  • Rick Renick: K/C
  • Ted Uhlaender: K/C

Bot 6

  • Russ Gibson: 3
  • Ray Culp: 63
  • Dick Schofield: 53

Top 7

  • Rod Carew: 8
  • Tony Oliva: K
  • Harmon Killebrew: S7/L
  • Charlie Manuel: K/C

Bot 7

  • Dalton Jones: 43
  • Carl Yastrzemski: K
  • Reggie Smith: S
  • Rico Petrocelli: HR/7.1-H
  • Tony Conigliaro: S7/7D/L
  • George Scott: K23

Top 8

  • Graig Nettles: W
  • Leo Cardenas: S7/G.1-2
  • John Roseboro: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Rich Reese: WP.1-2
  • Rich Reese: K
  • Bob Allison: W
  • Rod Carew: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

  • Russ Gibson: 7/L
  • Sparky Lyle: K/C
  • Dick Schofield: K/C

Top 9

  • Tony Oliva: 53
  • Harmon Killebrew: W
  • George Mitterwald: 6
  • Frank Quilici: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

  • Russ Gibson called for interference when the ball struck his bat in fair territory