A homer by Carl Yastrzemski in the fourth inning enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Tigers, 1-0, in a duel between winner Sonny Siebert and loser Dean Chance. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .381
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   1     1   0   .324      Northrup cf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .273
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .229      Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .429
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Josephson c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Conigliaro cf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .200        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Freehan c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Siebert p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                          Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Gutierrez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     1   5             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 19,606
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Tigers 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (2)
Stolen Bases: Conigliaro (1), Freehan (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(2-0)          9     5   0   0   2   5   0  33   0.37
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance L(0-1)           8     3   1   1   1   4   1  28   1.50
Zepp                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   5   1  31

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


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio flied out to center; Smith singled to
left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Smith to
second]; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Kaline grounded
out (shortstop to first); Northrup walked; Cash walked [Northrup
to second]; Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (third to first); Josephson was
called out on strikes; Conigliaro singled to center; Conigliaro
stole second; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; Freehan singled
to left; Freehan stole second; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Chance flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Siebert was called out on strikes; Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Kaline was
called out on strikes; Northrup grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski homered; Petrocelli popped to third in
foul territory; Scott flied out to right; Josephson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash flied out to right; Horton made an out to
shortstop; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Conigliaro struck out; Griffin lined to second;
Siebert flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman
popped to catcher in foul territory; Chance struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio made an out to second; Smith grounded out
(first unassisted); Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline
grounded out (third to first); Northrup singled to shortstop;
Cash grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan singled to first;
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin flied out to left; Siebert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR CHANCE; Jones singled to center;
GUTIERREZ RAN FOR JONES; McAuliffe lined into a double play
(second to first) [Gutierrez out at first]; Kaline grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 9TH: ZEPP REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); Smith grounded
out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to
first); Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup singled to center; Cash flied out to
center; Horton struck out; G. BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; G.
Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 0.