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Friday April 17, 1970
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Running with two out, Al Kaline scored from the first base on a double by Jim Northrup in the 11th inning to bring the Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. Mike Andrews singled and Reggie Smith homered for the Red Sox in the first. The Tigers' initial tally counted in the home half on a double by Mickey Stanley, sacrifice bunt by Dick McAuliffe and infield out by Kaline. The tying run followed in the eighth on a double by Don Wert and a pair of grounders. Kaline walked in the 11th before making his winning dash home. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  6  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   3  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Stanley 1b            6   1   1   1     0   0   .158
Smith cf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .359      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     1   2   .265
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     2   2   .371      Kaline rf             3   1   1   1     3   0   .273
Scott 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Horton lf             5   0   0   0     1   0   .314
Petrocelli ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Northrup cf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .361
T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Freehan c             3   0   1   0     2   0   .387
Alvarado 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Wert 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .211
Moses c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .406        Maddox pr,3b        1   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Peters p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Gutierrez ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .324
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Price ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Szotkiewicz ss      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Derrick ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lasher p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               35   2   6   2     3   3             Totals               37   3   7   3    10   8

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  7,390
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Tigers 15
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Moses, Wert
Doubles: Stanley (1), McAuliffe (2), Wert (1), Northrup (4)
Home Runs: Smith (2)
Stolen Bases: Smith (2)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (2), Derrick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jarvis (1), McAuliffe (1), I. Brown (1)
GIDP: Petrocelli (1), Scott (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (1,by Lasher), Northrup (1,by Peters)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  6.2   5   1   1   7   4   0  32   4.96
Jarvis                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.86
Lyle                    0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
Romo                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Brett L(0-1)            1.2   1   1   1   1   3   0   7   1.93
Totals                 10.2   7   3   3  10   8   0  50

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8     4   2   2   1   2   1  28   1.40
Lasher W(1-0)           3     2   0   0   2   1   0  12   0.00
Totals                 11     6   2   2   3   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Peters (2), Lasher (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews singled to center; Smith homered [Andrews
scored]; Yastrzemski struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Petrocelli struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley doubled to left; McAuliffe out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stanley to third]; Kaline
grounded out (third to first) [Stanley scored]; Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: T. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Alvarado made an out to shortstop; Moses flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup popped to catcher in foul territory;
Freehan walked; Wert struck out; Gutierrez forced Freehan
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Peters made an out to third; Andrews flied out to
center; Smith grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop
to first); McAuliffe walked; Kaline singled to left [McAuliffe
to second]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski lined to left; Scott flied to right in
foul territory; Petrocelli lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup walked; Freehan singled to center [Northrup
to second]; Wert made an out to shortstop; Gutierrez popped to
first in foul territory; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: T. Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alvarado singled to second; Moses flied out to right; Peters
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe was
called out on strikes; Kaline walked; Horton forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers
1.

RED SOX 6TH: Andrews flied out to right; Smith flied out to
center; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Freehan
walked; Wert walked [Freehan to second]; Gutierrez singled to
right [Wert to third, Freehan out at home (right to catcher)];
Niekro forced Gutierrez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott singled to center; Petrocelli grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; T.
Conigliaro lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
doubled to right; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first)
[McAuliffe to third]; Horton was walked intentionally; Northrup
was hit by a pitch [Horton to second]; JARVIS REPLACED PETERS
(PITCHING); Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Alvarado reached on an error by Wert; Moses popped
to third in foul territory; Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Alvarado to second]; Andrews grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Wert doubled to left; MADDOX RAN FOR WERT; G. BROWN
BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; LYLE REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); PRICE
BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Price walked; I. BROWN BATTED FOR NIEKRO;
I. Brown reached on an error by Moses on a sacrifice bunt [Price
to second, Maddox to third]; Stanley forced Price (third
unassisted) [I. Brown to second, Maddox scored]; McAuliffe
grounded out (third to first) [Stanley to second, I. Brown to
third]; Kaline walked; ROMO REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SZOTKIEWICZ
REPLACED PRICE (PLAYING SS); LASHER REPLACED I. BROWN
(PITCHING); Smith walked; Smith stole second; Yastrzemski struck
out; Scott singled to second [Smith to third]; Petrocelli
reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at home (third to
catcher), Scott to second]; T. Conigliaro made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan
made an out to shortstop; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 10TH: Alvarado popped to catcher in foul territory;
Moses lined to center; DERRICK BATTED FOR ROMO; Derrick singled
to center; Derrick was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: BRETT REPLACED DERRICK (PITCHING); Szotkiewicz
struck out; Lasher struck out; Stanley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 11TH: Andrews flied out to center; Smith was hit by a
pitch; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; Scott grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 11TH: McAuliffe struck out; Kaline walked; Horton made an
out to first; Northrup doubled to left [Kaline scored]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.



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