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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

1972-04-26 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 4368 · 63°F · Wind 14 mph · 2:06

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 3–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 3rd. Dick Woodson earned the win and Dave LaRoche picked up the save. Steve Braun went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dick Woodson L: Ray Culp SV: Dave LaRoche

Umpires — HP: Jerry Neudecker · 1B: Bill Kunkel · 2B: Red Flaherty · 3B: Bill Haller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Harper	4	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Aparicio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	2	0	0	0	1	1
Reggie Smith	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rico Petrocelli	4	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Cater	4	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Griffin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ray Culp	2	0	1	1	0	1
Ben Oglivie	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	1	0	0	0	0
Danny Thompson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Rod Carew	4	1	1	1	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bobby Darwin	4	0	1	0	0	2
Steve Braun	3	0	3	1	0	0
Steve Brye	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rick Dempsey	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Woodson	3	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Culp	7.0	7	1	7
Ken Tatum	1.0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Woodson	7.2	5	1	3
Dave LaRoche	1.1	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Harper: K/C
Luis Aparicio: 63
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Reggie Smith: 7

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: E5/G
Danny Thompson: 53/SH.1-2
Rod Carew: 3/G.2-3
Harmon Killebrew: S7/L.3-H(UR)
Bobby Darwin: K

Top 2

Rico Petrocelli: 3/FL
Danny Cater: 43
Doug Griffin: 9

Bot 2

Steve Braun: S9/L
Steve Brye: CS2(24)#
Steve Brye: K
Rick Dempsey: W
Dick Woodson: 7/L

Top 3

Carlton Fisk: S
Ray Culp: K
Tommy Harper: 63.1-2
Luis Aparicio: BK.2-3
Luis Aparicio: 9

Bot 3

Cesar Tovar: 2/FL
Danny Thompson: D7/L
Rod Carew: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Harmon Killebrew: 7
Bobby Darwin: S7/G.2-3
Steve Braun: S8.3-H;1-3
Steve Brye: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Carl Yastrzemski: K
Reggie Smith: 3/G
Rico Petrocelli: 9

Bot 4

Rick Dempsey: 3
Dick Woodson: K
Cesar Tovar: 13

Top 5

Danny Cater: 8/L
Doug Griffin: 9
Carlton Fisk: D7/L
Ray Culp: S/89.2-H
Tommy Harper: 9/L

Bot 5

Danny Thompson: 63
Rod Carew: K
Harmon Killebrew: K

Top 6

Luis Aparicio: 8
Carl Yastrzemski: 43
Reggie Smith: 63

Bot 6

Bobby Darwin: K
Steve Braun: S9/G
Steve Brye: 64(1)/FO
Rick Dempsey: SB2
Rick Dempsey: 8/L

Top 7

Rico Petrocelli: S7/G
Danny Cater: 64(1)3/GDP
Doug Griffin: 13/BG

Bot 7

Dick Woodson: K/C
Cesar Tovar: 63
Danny Thompson: 9

Top 8

Carlton Fisk: E6/G
Ben Oglivie: 46(1)/FO
Tommy Harper: 14(1)/FO/AP
Luis Aparicio: D7/L.1-3
Carl Yastrzemski: HP
Reggie Smith: K

Bot 8

Rod Carew: 7/L
Harmon Killebrew: 3
Bobby Darwin: 6

Top 9

Rico Petrocelli: 9/L
Danny Cater: 7/L
Doug Griffin: S7/L
Carlton Fisk: K

Notes & reviews

Steve Braun made an error on Tommy Harper's ball; Ben Oglivie reached 3B on the play but was called out on appeal for missing 2B; Red Sox Manager Eddie Kasko ejected by 2B umpire Red Flaherty

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