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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1970-06-02 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 19080 · 80°F · 2:37

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Ray Culp earned the win. Billy Conigliaro went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8
BOS	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		5	12

W: Ray Culp L: Jim Perry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Emmett Ashford · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	3	0	1	0	1	1
Rod Carew	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tony Oliva	4	0	1	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	2	0	0	0	2	0
Rich Reese	4	0	2	0	0	1
Brant Alyea	4	0	1	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Ratliff	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Perry	2	1	2	0	0	0
George Mitterwald	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Manuel	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Andrews	5	1	4	1	0	0
Mike Fiore	4	1	0	0	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski	3	0	1	0	2	0
Rico Petrocelli	5	0	1	1	0	1
George Scott	4	0	1	1	0	1
Billy Conigliaro	2	2	1	1	1	0
Luis Alvarado	4	0	1	1	0	2
Tom Satriano	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ray Culp	3	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Perry	5.0	9	3	3
Dick Woodson	3.0	3	2	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Culp	9.0	8	3	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: K
Rod Carew: 3/G
Tony Oliva: S3
Harmon Killebrew: 63

Bot 1

Mike Andrews: S4
Mike Fiore: 8/L
Carl Yastrzemski: W.1-2
Rico Petrocelli: D7.1-3;2-H
George Scott: K
Billy Conigliaro: W
Luis Alvarado: K

Top 2

Rich Reese: D9
Brant Alyea: WP.2XH(21)
Brant Alyea: 53
Leo Cardenas: 4

Bot 2

Tom Satriano: S9
Ray Culp: 34/SH.1-2
Mike Andrews: 8
Mike Fiore: 6

Top 3

Paul Ratliff: K/C
Jim Perry: S9
Cesar Tovar: S8.1-2
Rod Carew: 8
Tony Oliva: K

Bot 3

Carl Yastrzemski: 9
Rico Petrocelli: 7/L
George Scott: 63

Top 4

Harmon Killebrew: W
Rich Reese: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Brant Alyea: S7
Leo Cardenas: K

Bot 4

Billy Conigliaro: HR/8
Luis Alvarado: K
Tom Satriano: S7
Ray Culp: S9.1-2
Mike Andrews: D9.1-3;2-H
Mike Fiore: 7
Carl Yastrzemski: IW
Rico Petrocelli: 2/FL

Top 5

Paul Ratliff: K
Jim Perry: S9.B-3(E9)
Cesar Tovar: W
Rod Carew: D9.1-3;3-H
Tony Oliva: 7
Harmon Killebrew: 63

Bot 5

George Scott: 9
Billy Conigliaro: HP
Luis Alvarado: D7.1-H
Tom Satriano: 9
Ray Culp: 43

Top 6

Rich Reese: D9
Brant Alyea: 3
Leo Cardenas: 63.2-3
Paul Ratliff: 3/FL

Bot 6

Mike Andrews: S8
Mike Fiore: 46(1)/FO
Carl Yastrzemski: S7.1-3
Rico Petrocelli: K/C
George Scott: S8.1-3;3-H
Billy Conigliaro: 7

Top 7

George Mitterwald: 7
Cesar Tovar: 7
Rod Carew: 43

Bot 7

Luis Alvarado: 53
Tom Satriano: W
Ray Culp: 13(B)4(1)/DP

Top 8

Tony Oliva: 53
Harmon Killebrew: W
Rich Reese: K
Brant Alyea: K

Bot 8

Mike Andrews: S7.BX2(74)
Mike Fiore: W
Carl Yastrzemski: 36(1)/FO
Rico Petrocelli: WP.1-2
Rico Petrocelli: 8

Top 9

Leo Cardenas: 4
Charlie Manuel: K
George Mitterwald: K