| Hot-hitting Tommy Harper drove in three runs with a homer and two singles to pace the Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Twins behind the pitching of John Curtis. Carlton Fisk accounted for the other two runs with a homer and single. Harper had five homers in his last 10 games and 14 RBIs in his last 14 contests. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Friday, July 20, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Red Sox 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 5 11 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hisle cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Harper lf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .256 Carew 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .350 Evans lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Darwin rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Smith cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Oliva dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .287 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Cepeda dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Lis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 Terrell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Fisk c 4 2 3 2 0 0 .278 Walton lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .159 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Thompson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .291 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .262 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 5 0 5 7 Totals 35 5 11 5 1 3 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 22,996 Left on Base: Twins 8, Red Sox 7 DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Fisk Doubles: Thompson (8), Guerrero (2), Petrocelli (11) Home Runs: Harper (8), Fisk (18) Stolen Bases: Carew (20), Harper (21) GIDP: Thompson (7) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(12-9) 5.2 9 5 5 1 3 2 27 2.59 Corbin 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.55 Hands 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.40 Totals 8 11 5 5 1 3 2 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis W(8-8) 9 5 0 0 5 7 0 35 3.09 Totals 9 5 0 0 5 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Merle Anthony TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Carew singled; Carew stole second [Carew to third (error by Fisk)]; Darwin struck out; Oliva walked; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper homered; Smith popped to left; Yastrzemski flied to center; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 2ND: Lis flied to center; On a bunt Terrell singled; Walton struck out; Thompson popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Fisk homered; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. TWINS 3RD: Hisle walked; Carew forced Hisle (pitcher to second); Darwin grounded out (second to first) [Carew to second]; Oliva walked; Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero walked; Harper forced Guerrero (third to second); Smith flied to right; Harper stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. TWINS 4TH: Lis struck out; Terrell popped to right; Walton walked; Thompson doubled to left [Walton to third]; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda flied to right; Petrocelli singled to left; Fisk singled to right [Petrocelli to third]; Miller reached on a fielder's choice [Petrocelli out at home (shortstop to catcher), Fisk to second]; Griffin forced Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. TWINS 5TH: Carew struck out; Darwin struck out; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero doubled to right; Harper singled to right [Guerrero scored]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Harper to third]; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald flied to center; Lis lined to left; Terrell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli doubled to right; Fisk singled to center [Petrocelli scored]; Miller popped to first; Griffin was called out on strikes; Guerrero singled to left [Fisk to second]; CORBIN REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Harper singled to left [Fisk scored, Guerrero to second]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5. TWINS 7TH: EVANS REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Walton singled; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Walton out at second]; Hisle flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: HANDS REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to right; Cepeda popped to second; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); Fisk forced Petrocelli (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5. TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Darwin singled to center [Darwin out at second (center to second)]; Oliva popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); Guerrero popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5. TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; Lis walked; On a bunt Terrell grounded out (third to first) [Lis to second]; Walton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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