Two unearned runs in the eighth inning enabled the Tigers to win the day game, 6-4, but the Red Sox breezed to a 10-1 victory in the night game behind the three-hit pitching of Cal Koonce, who turned in his first A. L. route-going performance. Don Pavletich hit a bases-loaded triple for the Red Sox in the sunshine contest, but the score was tied, 4-4, when Cesar Gutierrez singled for the Tigers in the eighth. After two out, George Scott failed to come up with a grounder by Ike Brown, Gutierrez scoring. Brown took second on a balk and, following a pass to Al Kaline, Jim Northrup singled to plate an insurance run.

Gene Lamont, a catcher called up from Toledo (International), accounted for the Tigers' run in the nightcap as the 39th rookie to hit a homer in his first major league time at bat. Rico Petrocelli drove in three runs with a double in the Red Sox attack, Carl Yastrzemski hit a homer and Koonce batted in two runs with a single for his second hit of the season. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   6 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            6   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
I. Brown 2b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .290      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .319
  McAuliffe pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .251      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   0     0   0   .320
Kaline 1b,rf          4   0   2   0     1   0   .272      T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Northrup rf,lf        4   1   1   1     1   1   .277      Petrocelli ss         4   1   1   1     0   1   .259
Wert 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Scott 3b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .292
Maddox lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      B. Conigliaro lf      3   1   0   0     1   0   .295
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   1     1   0   .250      Pavletich c           4   0   1   3     0   2   .161
  Patterson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Peters p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Price c               2   0   0   1     2   0   .188        Wagner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Gutierrez ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .252        Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reed p                2   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Niekro ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .193        Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .168
  Cash 1b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .257

Totals               35   6  10   5     8   2             Totals               33   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 14,704
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Red Sox 5
DP: Tigers 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Price, Scott
Triples: Pavletich (1)
Stolen Bases: B. Conigliaro (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gutierrez (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Price (2)
GIDP: Gutierrez (6), Yastrzemski (8), B. Conigliaro (7), T. Conigliaro (11)
Hit by Pitch: Wert (4,by Wagner)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    6     8   4   4   2   2   0  26   5.54
Patterson W(6-1)        3     0   0   0   1   3   0  10   4.45
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   5   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  6.1   7   4   4   4   1   0  29   4.17
Wagner                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.73
Lyle L(0-6)             1     2   2   0   2   0   0   8   4.40
Hartenstein             1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   6.33
Totals                  9    10   6   4   8   2   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Wagner (2)
Balks: Lyle (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; I. Brown lined to
second; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews singled to left; Smith reached on a
fielder's choice [Andrews to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews to third,
Smith out at second]; T. Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup walked; Wert walked [Northrup to second];
Maddox flied out to center [Northrup to third]; Price hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Northrup scored]; Gutierrez lined to
left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

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

TIGERS 3RD: Reed singled to right; Stanley singled to right
[Reed to second]; I. Brown singled to center [Reed scored,
Stanley to second]; Kaline singled to center [Stanley to third,
I. Brown to second]; Northrup forced Stanley (first to catcher)
[I. Brown to third, Kaline to second]; Wert popped to first in
foul territory; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Pavletich was called out on strikes; Peters
grounded out (second to first); Andrews lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Price flied out to center; Gutierrez singled to
left; On a bunt Reed forced Gutierrez (catcher to shortstop);
Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
singled to right; T. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first)
[Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski
scored]; Scott singled to left [Petrocelli to second]; B.
Conigliaro walked [Petrocelli to third, Scott to second];
Pavletich tripled to right [Petrocelli scored, Scott scored, B.
Conigliaro scored]; Peters grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: I. Brown walked; Kaline made an out to shortstop;
Northrup was called out on strikes; Wert flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Andrews flied out to right; Smith singled to
center; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith to third]; T.
Conigliaro grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Maddox made an out to second; Price walked;
Gutierrez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Price out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott
walked; B. Conigliaro forced Scott (shortstop to second); B.
Conigliaro stole second [B. Conigliaro to third (error by
Price)]; Pavletich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: NIEKRO BATTED FOR REED; Niekro singled to center;
Stanley flied out to center [Niekro to second]; I. Brown singled
to center [Niekro scored]; WAGNER REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING);
Kaline singled to left [I. Brown to second]; Northrup forced
Kaline (second to shortstop) [I. Brown to third]; Wert was hit
by a pitch [Northrup to second]; LYLE REPLACED WAGNER
(PITCHING); G. BROWN BATTED FOR MADDOX; G. Brown walked [I.
Brown scored, Northrup to third, Wert to second]; Price flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: PATTERSON REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); CASH
REPLACED NIEKRO (PLAYING 1B); KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lyle grounded out
(second to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith walked; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Gutierrez singled to center; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gutierrez to second]; Stanley flied out to
center [Gutierrez to third]; I. Brown reached on an error by
Scott [Gutierrez scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; MCAULIFFE RAN FOR
I. BROWN; Lyle balked [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline was walked
intentionally; Northrup singled to right [McAuliffe scored
(unearned), Kaline to third]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); Wert grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); T.
Conigliaro flied out to center; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red
Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Patterson struck out; Price walked; Gutierrez out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Price to second]; Cash was
walked intentionally; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: B. Conigliaro made an out to second; Pavletich was
called out on strikes; FIORE BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Fiore
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Red Sox 4.

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