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.

Billy Conigliaro homered and Culp contributed another single and scored in the eighth when the Red Sox added three runs for their winning margin. Culp, who gave up 15 hits, was knocked out in the ninth as the Senators rallied for five runs. Ken Tatum struck out Toby Harrah to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Washington Senators 7
Game Played on Monday, April     12, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Red 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.