Final
MIN 2 — BOS 8
7/3/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197207030
Complete available game record for MIN at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Miller | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Beniquez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Darwin | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Burda | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Borgmann | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Strickland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Granger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Granger | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Strickland | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Beniquez | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Burda | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Harper | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Strickland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Borgmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Darwin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | DGR/9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | BK.3-H | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/7D | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/BG | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/8 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/P | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | S7.BX2(74) | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/P | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D8.1-H | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/P | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S1/L.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH) | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L.2-H;B-2(E8) | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 1–7 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 1–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | T8 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP.3-H(NR) | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–8 |