The Sox did try to rally early although Tommy Harper flied out to left to start. Luis Aparicio hit one up the elevator shaft but Carl Yastrzemski singled to center. Reggie Smith singled to right but Rico Petrocelli flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox would have just two hits the rest of the game. The Twins teed off on Pattin in the bottom of the first as Cesar Tovar walked to start. Danny Thompson singled Tovar to third and Rod Carew walked to load the bases. Somehow Harmon Killebrew struck out swinging and Bobby Darwin hit one up the elevator shaft. One out away from getting out of it....Steve Braun singled to left. Tovar and Thompson scored and when Carew came around to score, Fisk botched the throw home allowing Rod to score on the error. Steve Brye hit a routine grounder to second but Doug Griffin turned and fired the ball into left field for an error to score Braun. Rick Dempsey struck out looking to end the inning but the Sox committed two errors and trailed 4-0.
Danny Cater tried to spark a rally with a double to left to start the top of the second but could only move to third on the groundout by Griffin. Fisk flied out to center and Pattin struck out swinging to end the inning. The Twins finished off Pattin in the bottom of the second although Perry grounded out to short to start. Tovar singled to left but could only move to second on the groundout by Thompson. One out away from getting out of it....Carew walked and Killebrew singled to left. Yaz then threw himself on the ball and swam on it for an error to score Tovar and chase Pattin from the game. Marty was shelled for 8 runs in 1 2/3 innings but the 3 errors certainly didn't help. Gary Petters came in for his season debut and Braun doubled home both runners and Brye singled him in to add to the lead. Dempsey took strike three to end the inning but the score was now 9-0 Twins.
"Thanks for the mess ya left me Marty!"
The Sox did nothing in the top of the third as Harper hit one up the elevator shaft to start. Aparicio grounded out to third and Yaz flied out to left to end the inning. Things got worse in the bottom of the third as Perry walked to start. Tovar singled to center but Thompson banged into a double play. Carew then hit a routine pop up to Smith who let the ball hit him in the head for an error that scored Thompson. Unfortunately Carew pulled up lame and Dan Monzon ran for him at second. Killebrew walked but Darwin took strike three to end the inning with the Twins up 10-0.
Smith struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth and Petrocelli popped up to second. Cater then got plunked and was knocked unconscious by the pitch. He had to be carried out on a stretcher, loaded onto an ambulance and rushed to the local ICU. Bob Burda took his place but Griffin popped up to second to end the inning. The Sox finally kept the Twins off the board in the bottom of the fourth as Braun flied out to left to start. Brye beat out a single to short but Dempsey flied out to center. Perry forced Brye at second to end the inning.
Fisk flied out to right to begin the top of the fifth and Peters lined out to short. Harper grounded out to third to end the inning. Roger Moret took over on the mound for his season debut to start the bottom of the fifth and Tovar grounded out to third to start. Thompson hit one up the elevator shaft but Monzon walked. Killebrew singled to left but Darwin struck out swinging to end the inning.
Aparicio tried to start a rally with a base hit to center to start the top of the sixth but Yaz popped up to third. Smith popped up to short and Petrocelli forced Aparicio at second to end the inning. The Twins struck again in the bottom of the sixth as Braun doubled to right to start. Brye also doubled to right to score Braun and increase the lead. Dempsey walked but Perry popped up to second. Tovar flied out to center and Thompson forced Dempsey at second to end the inning with the Twins up 11-0.
With the game in hand, Rich Reese took over for Killebrew and Jim Nettles came in for Darwin to start the top of the seventh. Burda flied out to right and Griffin grounded out to short, but Fisk walked. Ben Oglivie pinch hit for Moret and drew a walk but Harper lined out to second to end the inning. Bobby Bolin came in to get tagged in the bottom of the seventh in his debut as Monzon singled to left to start. Reese singled Monzon over to third and Nettles grounded out to third to score Dan with the final run. Reese moved to third on the grounder by Braun but Brye popped up to first to end the inning with the Twins up 12-0.
The Sox went quietly in the top of the eighth as Aparicio hit one up the elevator shaft to start. Yaz and Smith both grounded out to first to end the inning. Bolin returned for the bottom of the eighth and Dempsey flied out to center to begin. Perry ripped a base hit to right but Tovar struck out looking. Thompson flied out to center to end the inning. Perry had half as many hits by himself than the Sox had as a team total.
Perry returned to complete the game in the top of the ninth and Petrocelli flied out to right to begin. Burda grounded out to second and Griffin grounded out to short to end the game. The Twins had won it 12-0.
Jackass of the Night is Marty Pattin. He was shelled for 8 runs (7 earned) in just 1 2/3 innings. He's 0-3 so far on the season.
The Good:
Danny Cater was 1 for 1 with a hit by pitch before leaving the game.
Ben Oglivie walked as a pinch hitter.
The Bad:
Tommy Harper was 0 for 4.
Rico Petrocelli was 0 for 4.
Bob Burda was 0 for 2.
Doug Griffin was 0 for 4 with an error.
The Ugly:
Luis Aparicio was just 1 for 4.
Carl Yastrzemski was just 1 for 4 with an error.
Reggie Smith was just 1 for 4 with an error and a strikeout.
Carlton Fisk was 0 for 2 with an error but walked.
Gary Peters allowed an earned run in 2 1/3 innings of work as well as an unearned one.
Roger Moret allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Bobby Bolin allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
What a massacre. That was as bad as a game you could possibly play. The offense scored no runs, the pitching gave up 12 and the Sox committed 4 field errors. As great as they looked against the New York Yankees offensively, they looked THAT bad in this one. The Sox could possibly be regretting the Milwaukee trade with Pattin 0-3 with an ERA over 7, Jim Lonborg was never that bad. Tommy Harper is hitting .160 in the leadoff spot and Ken Tatum can't really be used if the Sox don't have the lead. Still, the strike wiped out a full week off the schedule and bad weather days prevented anyone from getting into a proper rhythm. The Sox have only played 7 games this season so there's plenty of time to turn things around. The Baltimore Orioles didn't get off to a blazing start either so the Sox are nearing the end of April right there with everyone else. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon against the Twins when Ray Culp (1-1) takes the mound against Dick Woodson of Minnesota. The game begins at 3:05 PM Eastern time at Metropolitan Stadium.
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