Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
May 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 0 1 0
  Miller lf 1 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 1
Yastrzemski 1b 4 2 2 0
Smith cf 4 1 3 2
Cepeda dh 3 0 0 1
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0
  Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
Fisk c 4 0 1 1
Oglivie rf 4 0 1 0
Griffin 2b 4 1 2 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 0
Darwin rf 5 0 0 0
Oliva dh 4 0 2 0
  Brye pr,dh 1 0 1 0
Walton lf 4 1 0 0
Braun 3b 4 0 1 0
Roof c 3 0 1 1
Terrell ss 4 0 2 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 10 1
Boston 201 010 0105121
Minnesota 000 100 0001101
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (2-0) 7.2 9 1 1 4 6
  Veale  SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-5) 4.1 8 4 3 2 2
  Corbin   4.2 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
2
4

  E–Aparicio (4), Carew (2).  DP–Boston 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Boston Smith (6,off Blyleven); Griffin (4,off Blyleven); Fisk (6,off Corbin).  SF–Aparicio (2,off Blyleven).  HBP–Killebrew (1,by Lee).  SB–Smith (1,2nd base off Corbin/Roof).  HBP–Lee (1,Killebrew).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:52.  A–6,996.
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