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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1971-05-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:49

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 1–0. Ray Culp earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ray Culp L: Bert Blyleven SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Don Denkinger · 2B: Art Frantz · 3B: Bill Deegan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	1	0	0
Steve Braun	3	0	1	0
Tony Oliva	4	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	1
Rich Reese	3	0	0	0
Brant Alyea	3	0	0	1
Paul Ratliff	3	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	3	1	0	0
Bert Blyleven	2	0	0	0
Jim Holt	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Luis Aparicio	4	1	1	0	0
Reggie Smith	4	0	0	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski	3	0	0	1	0
Rico Petrocelli	4	0	2	0	1
George Scott	4	0	1	0	1
Duane Josephson	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Lahoud	3	0	1	0	0
Doug Griffin	2	0	0	1	0
Ray Culp	2	0	0	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Blyleven	8.0	6	2	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Culp	9.0	2	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: D7/L
Steve Braun: 23/BG
Tony Oliva: 9/L
Harmon Killebrew: K

Bot 1

Luis Aparicio: 13
Reggie Smith: 6
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Rico Petrocelli: K/C

Top 2

Rich Reese: 4
Brant Alyea: 8/L
Paul Ratliff: 9/L

Bot 2

George Scott: 63
Duane Josephson: 9
Joe Lahoud: D8
Doug Griffin: 8

Top 3

Leo Cardenas: 53
Bert Blyleven: 3/G
Cesar Tovar: 7/L

Bot 3

Ray Culp: K
Luis Aparicio: D7/L
Reggie Smith: K
Carl Yastrzemski: E4/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Rico Petrocelli: S8/G.1-2
George Scott: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Steve Braun: 3/G
Tony Oliva: 31
Harmon Killebrew: 8

Bot 4

Duane Josephson: S8/G
Joe Lahoud: 8/L
Doug Griffin: 9
Ray Culp: K

Top 5

Rich Reese: 4
Brant Alyea: 2/FL
Paul Ratliff: K

Bot 5

Luis Aparicio: 8/L
Reggie Smith: 7
Carl Yastrzemski: 8

Top 6

Leo Cardenas: D7/L
Bert Blyleven: 53/BG
Cesar Tovar: 9
Steve Braun: 8

Bot 6

Rico Petrocelli: 43
George Scott: K/C
Duane Josephson: 8

Top 7

Tony Oliva: 2/FL
Harmon Killebrew: 7/L
Rich Reese: 13

Bot 7

Joe Lahoud: 9/L
Doug Griffin: W
Ray Culp: 14/SH.1-2
Luis Aparicio: 5/L

Top 8

Brant Alyea: K
Paul Ratliff: 43
Leo Cardenas: 13

Bot 8

Reggie Smith: 43
Carl Yastrzemski: 8
Rico Petrocelli: S7/G
George Scott: S7/G.1-3
Duane Josephson: 8

Top 9

Jim Holt: 43
Cesar Tovar: 43
Steve Braun: W
Tony Oliva: 13