Willie Horton, who hit two homers, including a grand slam earlier in the game, singled with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning to give the Tigers a 10-9 victory in a wild and wooly encounter with the Red Sox. Horton hit his grand slam in the third inning as the Tigers rallied for five runs after trailing, 7-1.

In the seventh, the Tigers tied the score at 9-9 when Jim Northrup, Norm Cash and Horton homered in succession. Tom Timmermann, who pitched four scoreless innings in relief for the Tigers, walked to open the 10th. Dick McAuliffe, attempting to bunt, popped to Rico Petrocelli, who then threw wildly in an attempt at a double play, allowing Timmermann to reach third. After two intentional passes loaded the bases, Mickey Stanley popped up, but Horton came through with the winning single for his fifth hit of the game. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 9

Game Played on Saturday, April 17, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox      3  4  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   9 13  2
Tigers       1  0  5    0  0  0    3  0  0    1  -  10 12  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           5   1   1   1     1   0   .237      McAuliffe 2b          5   1   1   0     1   0   .244
Smith rf              4   3   2   0     2   0   .316      Kaline rf             4   1   0   0     2   1   .421
Yastrzemski lf        3   3   2   2     1   0   .323      Northrup cf,1b        5   3   2   2     1   0   .244
  Thomas lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cash 1b               4   2   3   2     1   0   .545
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   2   1     2   1   .258        Gutierrez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott 1b              6   0   3   3     0   1   .324        Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Josephson c           2   0   1   1     2   1   .300      Horton lf             6   2   5   6     0   0   .257
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     2   0   .282
  Pavletich c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     1   0   .188        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffin 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .214        Price c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Culp p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Brinkman ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .194
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Boswell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hannan p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Timmermann p        1   1   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               37   9  13   8     9   5             Totals               41  10  12  10     9   3

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 15,758
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 11
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 4
Errors: Petrocelli, Culp, Northrup, Cash, Rodriguez
Doubles: Smith (3), Griffin (2)
Home Runs: Horton 2 (2), Northrup (1), Cash (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Culp 3 (3)
GIDP: Conigliaro 3 (3), Smith (1)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Timmermann)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp                    6     8   8   7   5   2   3  31   5.32
Bolin                   2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7  12.00
Lee                     0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Tatum L(0-2)            1.1   1   1   1   4   0   0   9   5.79
Totals                  9.2  12  10   9   9   3   4  50

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  1.1   7   6   5   1   0   0  11   4.88
Scherman                0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.60
Patterson               0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Boswell                 1.1   0   1   1   3   1   0   7   2.70
Hannan                  2.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  12   2.70
Timmermann W(2-0)       4     0   0   0   3   2   0  16   2.19
Totals                 10    13   9   8   9   5   0  50

Hit by Pitch: Timmermann (1)
Wild Pitches: Patterson (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Honochick


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio made an out to second; Smith doubled;
Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith scored]; Petrocelli singled
to center [Yastrzemski scored (error by Northrup), Petrocelli to
third]; Scott singled to right [Petrocelli scored (unearned)];
Josephson walked [Scott to second]; Conigliaro grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Josephson out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Kaline lined into a double play
(third to first) [McAuliffe out at first]; Northrup reached on
an error by Culp [Northrup to third]; Cash singled to right
[Northrup scored (unearned)]; Horton forced Cash (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin doubled to left; Culp out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Griffin to third]; Aparicio singled
[Griffin scored]; Smith singled to left [Aparicio to third];
SCHERMAN REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to
right [Smith to third, Aparicio scored]; Petrocelli singled to
third [Yastrzemski to second, Smith scored]; PATTERSON REPLACED
SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Scott singled to left [Yastrzemski scored,
Petrocelli out at third (left to first to third)]; Patterson
threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Josephson struck out; 4 R,
6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Freehan
singled to third; Brinkman forced Freehan (shortstop to second);
COLLINS BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Collins made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: BOSWELL REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Conigliaro
walked; Griffin flied out to left; Culp was called out on
strikes; Aparicio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe singled; Kaline walked [McAuliffe to
second]; Northrup singled to right [Kaline to third, McAuliffe
scored]; Cash walked [Northrup to second]; Horton homered
[Kaline scored, Northrup scored, Cash scored]; Rodriguez flied
to left in foul territory; Freehan lined to center; Brinkman
struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Smith to second]; Petrocelli walked; HANNAN REPLACED
BOSWELL (PITCHING); Scott singled to right [Petrocelli to third,
Smith scored]; Josephson walked [Scott to second]; Conigliaro
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Josephson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Hannan grounded out (catcher to first); McAuliffe
popped to first in foul territory; Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to left; Culp out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Griffin to second]; Aparicio flied out
to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup made an out to third; Cash grounded out
(first unassisted); Horton singled to left; Rodriguez walked
[Horton to second]; Freehan walked [Horton to third, Rodriguez
to second]; Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; Scott reached on an error by Rodriguez [Yastrzemski to
third]; Josephson singled to center [Scott to third, Yastrzemski
scored]; Conigliaro grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Josephson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); JONES
BATTED FOR HANNAN; Jones grounded out (catcher to first);
McAuliffe flied out to center; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Griffin was
hit by a pitch; Culp out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Griffin to second]; Aparicio grounded out (third to first);
Smith was walked intentionally; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup homered; Cash homered; BOLIN REPLACED CULP
(PITCHING); Horton homered; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul
territory; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
9, Tigers 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli walked; Scott struck out; LAHOUD BATTED
FOR JOSEPHSON; Lahoud flied out to right; Conigliaro lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: PAVLETICH REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING C ); Timmermann
popped to first; McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Kaline
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); FIORE
BATTED FOR BOLIN; Fiore reached on an error by Cash; Aparicio
walked [Fiore to second]; Smith grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 9TH: LEE REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Northrup grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash singled to center; GUTIERREZ RAN FOR
CASH; Horton singled to right [Gutierrez to third]; TATUM
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Rodriguez was walked intentionally
[Horton to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR FREEHAN; G. Brown forced
Gutierrez (shortstop to catcher) [Rodriguez to second, Horton to
third]; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 9, Tigers 9.

RED SOX 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PRICE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING
C ); Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli flied
out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 10TH: Timmermann walked; On a bunt McAuliffe made an out
to third [Timmermann to third (error by Petrocelli)]; Kaline was
walked intentionally; Northrup was walked intentionally [Kaline
to second]; Stanley made an out to second; Horton singled to
left [Northrup to second, Kaline to third, Timmermann scored]; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 10.

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