Sparked by Ray Culp, who batted better than he pitched, the Red Sox defeated the Senators, 10-7. A single by Culp with the bases loaded drove in the first two of six runs by the Red Sox in a seventh-inning uprising. Rico Petrocelli capped the stanza with a homer. Boston Red Sox 10, Washington Senators 7Game Played on Monday, April 12, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 0 - 10 12 0 Senators 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 - 7 15 4 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Aparicio ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .300 Unser cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .333 Smith rf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .238 Cullen 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .160 Yastrzemski lf 1 1 0 1 3 0 .222 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Lahoud ph,lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Petrocelli 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .267 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Scott 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Epstein 1b 5 0 3 0 0 1 .400 Josephson c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .235 Foy 3b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .435 Conigliaro cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .158 Scheinblum rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .125 Griffin 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .267 French c 4 0 2 2 1 1 .333 Culp p 4 2 2 2 0 1 .286 Harrah ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .148 Tatum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Janeski p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCraw lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Totals 38 10 12 9 5 3 Totals 42 7 15 6 2 7 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 7,392 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Senators 10 DP: Red Sox 1, Senators 1 Errors: Unser, Foy 2, Scheinblum Doubles: Scott (2), Foy (4), Howard (3), Scheinblum (1) Home Runs: Petrocelli (1), Conigliaro (1) Stolen Bases: Unser (1) GIDP: Scott (2), Howard (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Culp W(2-0) 8.2 15 7 7 2 6 0 43 3.57 Tatum SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.75 Totals 9 15 7 7 2 7 0 44 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Janeski L(0-1) 6.1 6 6 5 4 2 0 29 5.06 Riddleberger 1.1 6 4 4 1 0 2 10 12.00 Pina 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.86 Totals 9 12 10 9 5 3 2 43 Passed Balls: Josephson (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Cullen popped to third in foul territory; Howard struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Epstein singled to right [Howard to second]; Foy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Josephson flied out to right; Conigliaro reached on an error by Foy; Griffin popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 2ND: Scheinblum walked; French struck out; Harrah lined to left; Janeski lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 3RD: Culp grounded out (first to pitcher); Aparicio struck out; Smith popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 3RD: Unser singled to right; Unser stole second; Cullen singled to left [Unser to third]; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Unser scored (no RBI), Cullen out at second]; Epstein singled to shortstop; Foy singled to left [Epstein to second]; Scheinblum flied out to left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to center [Yastrzemski to third (error by Unser)]; Scott grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski scored (unearned) (no RBI), Petrocelli out at second]; Josephson lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 4TH: French flied out to center; Harrah popped to first; Janeski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 1. RED SOX 5TH: Conigliaro grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); Culp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 5TH: Unser flied out to right; Cullen struck out; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 1. RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio lined to second; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli reached on an error by Foy [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 6TH: Epstein singled to first; Foy doubled to left [Epstein to third]; Scheinblum reached on a fielder's choice [Epstein out at home (first to catcher), Foy to third]; French singled to right [Scheinblum to second, Foy scored]; Harrah flied out to left; Janeski struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 2. RED SOX 7TH: Josephson walked; Conigliaro singled to center [Josephson to second]; On a bunt Griffin singled to third [Conigliaro to second, Josephson to third]; Culp singled to center [Griffin to second, Conigliaro scored, Josephson scored]; On a bunt Aparicio singled to third [Culp to second, Griffin to third]; Smith singled to right [Griffin scored, Culp scored, Aparicio to third (error by Scheinblum), Smith out at second (right to second)]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED JANESKI (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Aparicio scored]; Petrocelli homered; Scott doubled to right [Scott out at third (right to second to third)]; 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Senators 2. SENATORS 7TH: Unser popped to pitcher; Cullen popped to second; Howard doubled; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Senators 2. RED SOX 8TH: Josephson flied out to center; Conigliaro homered; Griffin singled to left; Culp singled to center [Griffin to second]; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first) [Culp to second, Griffin to third]; Smith was walked intentionally; LAHOUD BATTED FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Lahoud singled to right [Smith to third, Culp scored, Griffin scored]; PINA REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); MCCRAW REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PLAYING LF); Petrocelli struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Senators 2. SENATORS 8TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum grounded out (pitcher to first); French walked; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Senators 2. RED SOX 9TH: Scott flied out to center; Josephson flied out to center; Conigliaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Senators 2. SENATORS 9TH: McCraw singled to shortstop; Unser singled to right [McCraw to second]; Cullen singled to right [Unser to second, McCraw to third]; ALLEN BATTED FOR PINA; Allen flied out to right; Epstein struck out; Foy singled to center [Cullen to second, Unser scored, McCraw scored]; Scheinblum doubled to center [Foy scored, Cullen scored]; French singled to center [Scheinblum scored]; TATUM REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Harrah was called out on strikes; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Senators 7. |
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