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Tuesday April 20, 1971
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Two-run doubles by Gary Peters and Reggie Smith in the fifth inning carried the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Indians. Peters was knocked out in the sixth, but Ken Tatum saved his decision with 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 20, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Kennedy ss            3   1   0   0     0   2   .000
  Lowenstein ph,2b    2   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Smith rf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .313
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .135      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Fosse c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .171      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Harrelson 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .167      Josephson c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
R. Foster lf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .250      Conigliaro cf         3   1   2   0     0   1   .227
Brown ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .184
Bradford cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .130      Peters p              2   1   1   2     0   0   .333
  Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tatum p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Pascual p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .556
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .286

Totals               32   1   6   1     5   2             Totals               32   4   8   4     0   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 11,416
Left on Base: Indians 9, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Conigliaro (2), Peters (1), Smith (4)
Home Runs: Fosse (2)
GIDP: Bradford (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kennedy (1,by Pascual)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pascual L(1-1)          4     6   4   4   0   4   0  19   4.02
Mingori                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.25
Lamb                    3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   1.08
Totals                  8     8   4   4   0   7   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters W(2-1)           5.2   6   1   1   4   1   1  26   3.80
Tatum SV(2)             3.1   0   0   0   1   1   0  11   3.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   2   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Pascual (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar


INDIANS 1ST: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
lined to center; Nettles walked; Fosse forced Nettles (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski singled to right;
Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrelson flied out to left; R. Foster walked;
Brown forced R. Foster (second unassisted); Bradford flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott was called out on strikes; Josephson singled
to left; Conigliaro singled to left [Josephson to second];
Griffin flied out to left; Peters grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Pascual singled to second; Leon forced Pascual
(second to shortstop); Pinson popped to first in foul territory;
Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy struck out; Smith flied out to center;
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
walked; R. Foster singled to center [Harrelson to second]; Brown
singled to left [R. Foster to second, Harrelson to third];
Bradford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Brown out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott was
called out on strikes; Josephson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Pascual flied out to left; Leon popped to first in
foul territory; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Conigliaro doubled; Griffin singled to shortstop
[Conigliaro to third]; Peters doubled to right [Conigliaro
scored, Griffin scored, Peters to third (on throw)]; Kennedy was
hit by a pitch; MINGORI REPLACED PASCUAL (PITCHING); Smith
doubled to left [Kennedy scored, Peters scored]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Smith to third]; Petrocelli
lined to third; Scott grounded out (catcher to first); 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; Fosse homered;
Harrelson grounded out (third to first); R. Foster singled;
Brown singled to left [R. Foster to second]; Bradford walked [R.
Foster to third, Brown to second]; HODGE BATTED FOR MINGORI;
TATUM REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Hodge grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: LAMB REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Josephson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Conigliaro struck out; Griffin made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 7TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR LEON; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Tatum was
called out on strikes; Kennedy was called out on strikes; Smith
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse flied out to left; Harrelson walked; R.
Foster forced Harrelson (pitcher to shortstop to second); Brown
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Petrocelli singled
to left; Scott forced Petrocelli (third to second); Josephson
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: CAMILLI BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Camilli flied out to
left; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR LAMB; Uhlaender was called out on
strikes; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.



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