Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
May 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1978 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 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 0 1
Remy 2b 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 0
Fisk c 4 2 1 0
Lynn cf 3 1 2 1
Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1
  Duffy 3b 1 0 0 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey dh 3 0 1 1
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 3 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 2 1
Cubbage 3b 3 1 2 1
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 0 1 0
  Rivera pr 0 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Chiles dh 3 0 1 0
Powell rf 3 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Randall 2b 0 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Boston 020 100 001471
Minnesota 100 000 100271
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  W (5-1) 8.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Burgmeier  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (2-2) 8.0 5 3 2 3 6
  Johnson   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
6

  E–Lynn (2), Smalley (10).  DP–Boston 3, Minnesota 2.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (5,off Zahn); Bailey (1,off Zahn), Minnesota Carew (5,off Torrez).  HR–Boston Lynn (5,4th inning off Zahn 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Cubbage (2,7th inning off Torrez 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bailey (1,off T Johnson).  SH–Wynegar (3,off Torrez).  HBP–Ford (2,by Burgmeier).  SB–Norwood (10,2nd base off Torrez/Fisk).  HBP–Burgmeier (1,Ford).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:42.  A–7,914.
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