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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 9, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 9, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Redfern |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 29,917 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Dave Phillips |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Right Fielder |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 9, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Wise
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wise
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Wise
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Redfern
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Redfern
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Redfern
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Redfern
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Redfern
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Wise
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Wise
Bostock hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Wise
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Redfern
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Redfern
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Redfern
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Redfern
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Redfern
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Wise
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Wise
Kusick hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cubbage moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randall vs. Wise
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Wise
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Burgmeier
Lynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Burgmeier
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Burgmeier
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Burgmeier
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wise
Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Wise
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Wise
There goes Carew. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynegar vs. Wise
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Wynegar reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Wise
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Wise
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hobson. Wynegar scores. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Wise
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. Hisle scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Wise
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cubbage scores. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randall for the out. Kusick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Murphy
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kusick scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Murphy
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Burgmeier
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Burgmeier
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Burgmeier
Burleson takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Burgmeier
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Burgmeier
Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Denny Doyle.
Darwin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Burgmeier
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Murphy
Doug Griffin now playing second base.
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Murphy
There goes Carew. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Murphy
Wynegar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Murphy
Bostock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Bostock reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Murphy
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Murphy
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Campbell
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Campbell
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage juggles the ball. That's an error on Cubbage. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Campbell
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Murphy
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Murphy
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Murphy
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Campbell
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Campbell
Burleson hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Campbell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Murphy
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Murphy
Carew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynegar vs. Murphy
Wynegar hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bostock vs. Murphy
Bostock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Murphy
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Campbell
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Campbell
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Campbell
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Campbell
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Campbell
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Campbell
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Murphy
Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Murphy
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Murphy
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Murphy
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Campbell
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Campbell
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Campbell
Cooper hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Murphy
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. House
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Campbell
Rick Miller pinch hits for Doug Griffin.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Campbell
Lynn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Campbell
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Campbell
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1976 -- Minnesota at Boston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Braun S, lf 5 0 1 1 Cooper C, 1b 5 1 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Carew R, 1b 5 3 3 0 Darwin B, ph 1 1 1 3
Wynegar B, c 5 1 2 2 Griffin D, 2b 1 1 1 0
Bostock L, cf 4 0 2 2 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hisle L, rf 4 1 1 0 Lynn F, cf 5 1 3 0
Cubbage M, 3b 4 1 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 2 3
Kusick C, dh 4 1 1 1 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0
Randall B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Burleson R, ss 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 14 7 37 6 10 6
Minnesota 000 610 100 -- 8
Boston 000 300 300 -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern P 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Burgmeier T 2.0 4 3 3 2 0
Campbell B (W) 5.0 4 3 3 0 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wise R (L) 3.1 8 6 6 0 0
Murphy T* 4.2 6 2 2 1 4
House T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Hobson B, Cubbage M
DP -- Minnesota 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Boston 8
2B -- Cubbage M 2, Yastrzemski C, Smalley R, Wynegar B, Bostock L
3B -- Carew R
HR -- Darwin B, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Carew R 2
T -- 2:54
A -- 29917
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