Jim Rice's three-run homer triggered a four-run first inning and sent the Red Sox on to a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Rice's blow was preceded by Bernie Carbo's triple and a walk to Rick Miller. Their fourth run came on singles by Dwight Evans and Doug Griffin wrapped around a walk to Rick Burleson and followed by Bob Heise's groundout.

Griffin's single in the fifth and Miller's double in the eighth drove in the two other Bosox runs. Twins' manager Frank Quilici was ejected from the game in the ninth for arguing a ball-and-strike call. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Monday, July      7, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Red Sox      4  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .194      Carbo rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .255
Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .370      Miller cf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .255
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .278      Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Rice lf               3   2   1   3     0   0   .288
Oliva dh              5   1   2   1     0   1   .269      Evans dh              2   1   1   0     1   0   .230
  Gomez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Soderholm 3b          5   0   0   0     0   3   .256      Griffin 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .248
Braun lf              2   0   2   0     2   0   .298      Heise 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .216
Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Blackwell c           3   1   1   0     1   0   .190
Terrell ss            4   0   1   1     0   2   .300      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   8   2     6  10             Totals               30   6   8   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 21,885
Left on Base: Twins 12, Red Sox 8
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Bostock (3), Miller (2)
Triples: Carbo (3)
Home Runs: Rice (13)
Stolen Bases: Carew 3 (18), Rice (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (1,by Hughes)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(7-7)           7.1   7   6   6   6   2   1  36   4.43
Albury                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.72
Totals                  8     8   6   6   6   3   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(10-6)            6     5   2   1   4   5   0  28   4.59
Burton                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.20
Willoughby SV(1)        2.1   2   1   1   1   5   0  10   9.82
Totals                  9     8   3   2   6  10   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (6)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Twins Manager Frank Quilici ejected by HP umpire
George Maloney sometime in game; Bostock doubled to left;
Carew lined to left; Ford was called out on strikes; Briggs
reached on an error by Griffin [Bostock scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Oliva was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo tripled; Miller walked; Cooper grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Miller to second]; Rice homered [Carbo
scored, Miller scored]; Evans singled to left; Burleson walked
[Evans to second]; Griffin singled to left [Evans to third,
Burleson to second]; Heise forced Griffin (shortstop to second)
[Evans scored, Burleson to third]; Blackwell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Braun singled to
right; Borgmann singled to left [Braun to second]; Terrell
struck out; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo flied out to left; Miller singled to center;
Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first) [Miller to second]; Rice
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Red Sox 4.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford walked;
Briggs popped to shortstop; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Braun walked;
Borgmann popped to second; Terrell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Heise grounded out (third to first); Blackwell
grounded out (second to first); Carbo walked; Miller struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (second to pitcher); Carew
walked; Carew stole second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper walked; Rice forced Cooper (third to
second); Rice stole second; Evans walked; Burleson popped to
first in foul territory; Griffin singled to left [Rice scored,
Evans to third]; Heise popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to center; Soderholm flied out to
right; Braun walked [Oliva to second]; Borgmann flied out to
left; Terrell singled to left [Oliva scored, Braun to second];
Bostock lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 6TH: Blackwell walked; Carbo forced Blackwell (first to
shortstop); Miller popped to third; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: BURTON REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); On a bunt Carew
singled; Carew stole second; Ford lined to center; Briggs
walked; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to third,
Briggs to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING);
Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice was hit by a pitch; Evans out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Rice to second]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Braun singled to right; Borgmann forced Braun
(shortstop to second); Terrell struck out; Bostock grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Heise popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Blackwell singled to center; ALBURY REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING);
Carbo was called out on strikes; Miller doubled [Blackwell
scored, Miller out at third (catcher to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: Carew walked; Carew stole second; Ford struck out;
Briggs was called out on strikes; Oliva singled [Carew scored];
GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 3, Red Sox 6.