Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
May 2, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1971 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Boston Red Sox 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 0 1 0
Braun 2b 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0
Reese 1b 3 0 0 0
Alyea lf 3 0 0 0
Ratliff c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 2 0
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Josephson c 4 0 1 0
Lahoud rf 3 0 1 0
Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0
Culp p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 0
Minnesota 000 000 000021
Boston 001 000 00x160
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-4) 8.0 6 1 0 2 5
Totals
8.0
6
1
0
2
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Culp  W (3-1) 9.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
3

  E–Braun (2).  2B–Minnesota Tovar (7,off Culp); Cardenas (5,off Culp), Boston Lahoud (1,off Blyleven); Aparicio (4,off Blyleven).  SH–Culp (4,off Blyleven).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–1:49.
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