New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 14, Minnesota Twins 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 1 2
White lf 4 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 1 2 1
  Swoboda rf 1 0 0 0
Murcer cf 6 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 2 1 1
Blomberg 1b 4 2 2 4
Callison dh 3 2 1 1
Munson c 5 2 3 1
Michael ss 5 2 2 2
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 14 14 14
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 5 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 3 1
  Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
  Lis 1b 0 0 0 0
Oliva dh 4 2 2 1
Darwin rf 3 1 1 0
Braun 3b 3 0 2 1
Thompson ss 4 0 1 1
Roof c 3 0 0 0
Holt lf 4 1 1 0
Woodson p 0 0 0 0
  Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
New York 023 010 71014140
Minnesota 010 011 0104111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (4-4) 6.0 9 3 3 2 2
  McDaniel  SV (4) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  L (1-1) 4.1 7 6 5 2 2
  Decker   1.2 3 4 4 5 1
  Strickland   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Goltz   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Sanders   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
14
13
9
5

  E–Hisle (4).  DP–New York 3, Minnesota 1.  2B–New York M Alou (5,off Woodson); Murcer (4,off Woodson); Munson (5,off Decker), Minnesota Darwin (2,off Stottlemyre); Holt (4,off Stottlemyre).  HR–New York Blomberg (1,3rd inning off Woodson 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Oliva (2,8th inning off McDaniel 0 on, 0 out).  SF–M Alou (1,off Strickland).  HBP–Nettles (3,by Woodson).  WP–Woodson (1).  HBP–Woodson (1,Nettles).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:06.  A–6,041.
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