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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 4, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 4, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Thormodsgard |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 15,290 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ron Luciano |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 4, 1977
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Thormodsgard
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Thormodsgard
Lynn hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thormodsgard
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Thormodsgard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Thormodsgard
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Thormodsgard
There goes Fisk. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Fisk steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Thormodsgard
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Thormodsgard
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Hisle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Lee
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hisle moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Lee
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to home for the out. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Lee
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Thormodsgard
Hobson 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Thormodsgard
Doyle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Thormodsgard
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burleson for the out. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Thormodsgard
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Thormodsgard
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Lee
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Thormodsgard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bostock who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Thormodsgard
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Thormodsgard
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carbo vs. Thormodsgard
Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Thormodsgard
Hobson hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Lee
Kusick hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Thormodsgard
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Thormodsgard
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Thormodsgard
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Lee
Wynegar strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Lee
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thormodsgard
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Thormodsgard
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Thormodsgard
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Thormodsgard
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carbo vs. Thormodsgard
There's a wild pitch. Fisk scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Thormodsgard
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Lee
Randall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Johnson
There goes Doyle. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Johnson
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Johnson
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Johnson
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Johnson
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Lee
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bostock. Carbo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Johnson
Hobson bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carbo tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Wynegar for a passed ball. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Johnson
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Lee
Wynegar hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lynn. Wynegar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Lee
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynegar scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Lee
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Burgmeier
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Burgmeier
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Lee
Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Larry Hisle.
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1977 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 1 Terrell J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 5 0 2 2 Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 5 0 1 0 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0 Hisle L, lf 4 1 3 1
Fisk C, c 5 1 2 0 Wilfong R, pr 0 0 0 0
Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kusick C, dh 4 0 0 0
Carbo B, rf 3 1 2 1 Wynegar B, c 3 1 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bostock L, cf 3 0 0 0
Doyle D, 2b 3 2 2 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 1
Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0
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36 5 11 4 32 2 6 2
Boston 001 101 110 -- 5
Minnesota 000 100 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Thormodsgard P (L) 5.2 7 3 3 1 1
Johnson T 2.1 4 2 2 2 2
Burgmeier T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Doyle D
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- Boston 9, Minnesota 3
2B -- Hisle L, Doyle D, Rice J, Carbo B, Wynegar B
3B -- Yastrzemski C
HR -- Hisle L
SB -- Fisk C, Doyle D
SH -- Hobson B
SF -- Burleson R
WP -- Thormodsgard P
PB -- Wynegar B
T -- 2:12
A -- 15290
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