Thursday July 13, 1972
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While Ray Corbin pitched a six-hitter, the Twins piled up 12 hits, including two homers, and walloped the Red Sox, 10-0. Rich Reese hit one homer with two men on base and Eric Soderholm supplied the other blow with one aboard. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 13, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 4 Twins 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 x - 10 12 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .279 Tovar rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .274 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Nettles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Thompson ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Carew 2b 3 2 2 2 0 1 .293 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Monzon 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Montgomery c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Reese 1b 4 1 1 3 1 0 .229 Oglivie rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Darwin cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Cater 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .197 Manuel lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Beniquez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Brye pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 Culp p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 2 1 2 .202 Peters p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Roof c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Corbin p 3 1 1 1 1 0 .056 Totals 34 0 6 0 2 3 Totals 37 10 12 9 4 5 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 12,969 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Twins 8 DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 0 Errors: Oglivie, Beniquez 3, Soderholm 2 Doubles: Cater (9), Manuel (4), Corbin (1), Tovar (12) Home Runs: Reese (4), Soderholm (11) Sacrifice Flies: Carew (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Culp L(5-8) 3.2 9 8 6 2 2 1 23 4.46 Peters 4.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 19 3.73 Totals 8 12 10 8 4 5 2 42 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Corbin W(5-2) 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 36 1.88 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 36 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom RED SOX 1ST: Harper lined to right; Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar reached on an error by Beniquez [Tovar to second]; On a bunt Thompson singled [Tovar to third]; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Tovar scored (unearned)]; Reese walked [Thompson to second]; Darwin lined into a double play (third to second) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk lined to left; Oglivie struck out; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Manuel doubled to right; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Roof flied out to center; Corbin doubled [Manuel scored]; Tovar doubled to left [Corbin scored]; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3. RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez lined to center; Culp struck out; Harper singled to left; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to shortstop [Carew to second (error by Beniquez)]; Reese flied out to left; Darwin flied out to center; Manuel reached on an error by Oglivie [Carew scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Soderholm struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Petrocelli singled to center; Fisk made an out to second; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Roof grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Corbin flied out to center; Tovar singled to third; Thompson singled to right [Tovar to third]; On a bunt Carew singled [Tovar scored, Thompson to second]; Reese homered [Thompson scored, Carew scored]; Darwin walked; PETERS REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Manuel grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 8. RED SOX 5TH: Cater flied out to center; Beniquez singled to shortstop; Peters flied out to right; On a bunt Harper singled to third [Beniquez to third (error by Soderholm)]; Griffin walked [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 8. TWINS 5TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Soderholm walked; Roof struck out; Corbin walked [Soderholm to second]; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Thompson forced Corbin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 8. RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (first unassisted); Montgomery flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 8. TWINS 6TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Reese grounded out (second to first); Darwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 8. RED SOX 7TH: Cater doubled; Beniquez struck out; Peters made an out to shortstop; Harper singled to third [Cater to third]; Griffin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 8. TWINS 7TH: Manuel singled; BRYE RAN FOR MANUEL; Soderholm homered [Brye scored]; Roof made an out to first; Corbin grounded out (first unassisted); Tovar reached on an error by Beniquez; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 10. RED SOX 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING RF); MONZON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli lined to left; Montgomery reached on an error by Soderholm; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 10. TWINS 8TH: Monzon singled to right; Reese flied out to left; Darwin popped to right; Brye grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 10. RED SOX 9TH: Cater lined to shortstop; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Peters flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 10.

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