Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
August 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 0, Minnesota Twins 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Rice dh 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 3 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0
Carbo rf 2 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 1 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 5 0 1 1
Smalley ss 5 1 1 0
Carew 1b 4 1 1 1
Bostock lf 4 2 3 1
Adams dh 4 1 3 1
Chiles rf 3 0 1 1
Wynegar c 4 1 1 0
Cubbage 3b 4 1 2 1
Randall 2b 3 0 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 14 6
Boston 000 000 000012
Minnesota 201 020 02x7141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (10-8) 4.1 9 5 4 0 3
  Stanley   3.2 5 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
6
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (16-7) 9.0 1 0 0 3 10
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
3
10

  E–Carbo (6), Jenkins (3), Smalley (27).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Minnesota Adams 2 (14,off Jenkins,off Stanley); Bostock (29,off Jenkins); Wynegar (19,off Stanley); Cubbage (14,off Stanley).  HR–Minnesota Carew (12,1st inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out).  WP–Goltz 2 (9).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:32.  A–32,346.
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