The Red Sox broke a tie with an unearned run in the third inning and then got a homer by Cecil Cooper in the sixth to clinch a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Rick Burleson singled with the bases loaded to drive in the first two runs for the Red Sox in the second.

The Twins came back with a matching pair in their half on a single by Dan Ford, double by Lyman Bostock, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Danny Thompson. But Thompson then committed an error with two out in the third to allow Denny Doyle to score. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      23, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Evans rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Terrell 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Doyle 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .377
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .328        Gomez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Rice lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .292      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Cooper dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .343      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Bostock rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .255
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .249      Thompson ss           1   0   0   1     1   0   .268
Burleson ss           4   0   2   2     0   1   .279        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lundstedt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                          Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   3     2   6             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,452
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 0
Errors: Yastrzemski, Thompson
Doubles: Doyle (7), Burleson (17), Bostock (6)
Home Runs: Cooper (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(6-1)            8.1   7   2   2   2   4   0  34   4.59
Willoughby SV(4)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.77
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(8-8)           9     9   4   3   2   6   1  38   4.13
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   6   1  38

Wild Pitches: Moret (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo struck out; Doyle grounded out (first to
pitcher); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Terrell popped to third in
foul territory; Carew singled to right; Carew was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Yastrzemski [Carew to second];
Oliva struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice walked;
Cooper flied out to left; Fisk singled to left [Rice to second];
Petrocelli walked [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Burleson
singled to left [Rice scored, Fisk scored, Petrocelli to
second]; Carbo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm struck out; Ford singled to right; Bostock
doubled [Ford scored]; Moret threw a wild pitch [Bostock to
third]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored];
Borgmann singled to left; Braun singled to center [Borgmann to
second]; Terrell forced Braun (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle doubled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to
center [Doyle to third]; Lynn struck out; Rice reached on an
error by Thompson [Doyle scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cooper
singled to center [Rice to second]; Fisk forced Cooper
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva lined to
shortstop; Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Burleson
struck out; Carbo flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to right; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); Thompson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to
shortstop; Lynn flied out to center [Doyle to second]; Rice
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Braun grounded out
(second to first); Terrell walked; Carew forced Terrell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper homered; Fisk lined to shortstop; Petrocelli
singled to left [Petrocelli out at second (left to second)];
Burleson doubled to left; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm popped to catcher;
Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled to
right; Lynn forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Rice
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock struck out; Thompson walked; Borgmann lined
to left; Braun forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper flied out to left; Fisk popped to first;
Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell lined to center; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); Oliva singled to left; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Carbo flied out to right; Doyle
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: EVANS REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Ford grounded out
(third to first); Bostock singled to left; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
MORET (PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Briggs grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; LUNDSTEDT BATTED FOR
BORGMANN; Lundstedt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Twins 2.