Four hits by Carl Yastrzemski, including a homer and double, led the attack of the Red Sox in a 9-7 victory over the Indians. The Red Sox trailed early in the game, 7-2, but rallied to tie the score with the aid of a three-run homer by Billy Conigliaro. Then, in the eighth, Joe Lahoud walked, John Kennedy sacrificed and Yastrzemski doubled to break the deadlock. Rico Petrocelli followed with a single to add an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  5    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  4  1    0  2  x  -   9 13  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bradford cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .154      Kennedy ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .143
  Hodge ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .556      Smith rf              3   2   1   1     2   0   .314
Pinson rf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .267      Yastrzemski lf        4   3   4   3     1   0   .354
Fosse c               4   2   2   1     1   0   .200      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   2   2     1   1   .255
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .146      Scott 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Harrelson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .175      Josephson c           5   0   1   0     0   0   .255
R. Foster lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Conigliaro cf         3   1   2   3     1   0   .255
Lowenstein 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Brown ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .217      Culp p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hargan p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Machemehl p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Peters ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lahoud ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .400
                                                            Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   6     3   6             Totals               35   9  13   9     6   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 12,524
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Petrocelli
Doubles: Bradford (2), Pinson (3), Fosse (3), Kennedy (1), Yastrzemski (3)
Triples: Fosse (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (2), Yastrzemski (3), Conigliaro (2)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (1)
GIDP: Hargan (1), Griffin (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan                  3     5   2   2   2   0   1  16  10.80
Machemehl               2.1   5   5   5   1   0   1  13   7.20
Austin                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Colbert L(1-1)          2.2   3   2   2   2   1   0  12   3.18
Totals                  8    13   9   9   6   1   2  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp                    2.1   5   5   5   1   3   1  13   6.58
Koonce                  1.2   1   1   0   0   0   0   6  15.00
Lee                     2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   4.26
Lyle W(1-0)             2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Bolin SV(1)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.71
Totals                  9     9   7   6   3   6   1  39

Passed Balls: Josephson (3)
Wild Pitches: Hargan 2 (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bradford struck out; Pinson flied out to right;
Fosse walked; Josephson allowed a passed ball [Fosse to second];
Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Smith
walked; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Smith to second]; Hargan
threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Smith scored]; Petrocelli flied out to right; Scott
singled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Josephson popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrelson struck out; R. Foster struck out;
Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Griffin grounded out (third to first); Culp made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: On a bunt Brown singled to third; On a bunt Hargan
made an out to pitcher; Bradford doubled [Brown to third];
Pinson doubled to right [Bradford scored, Brown scored]; Fosse
doubled [Pinson scored]; Nettles homered [Fosse scored]; KOONCE
REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); R. Foster lined to third; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied out to right; Smith grounded out
(first to pitcher); Yastrzemski homered; Petrocelli walked;
Scott forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein singled to third; Lowenstein stole
second; Brown reached on an error by Petrocelli [Lowenstein to
third]; Hargan grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lowenstein scored (unearned) (no RBI), Brown out at
second]; Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Josephson singled to left; Conigliaro singled to
right [Josephson to second]; MACHEMEHL REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); Griffin flied out to center; PETERS BATTED FOR
KOONCE; Peters lined to center; Kennedy forced Conigliaro (third
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: LEE REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Pinson lined to
left; Fosse tripled to right; Nettles made an out to first;
Harrelson singled to right [Fosse scored]; R. Foster lined to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith walked; Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith
to second]; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to second,
Smith scored]; Scott flied out to right; Josephson made an out
to shortstop; Conigliaro homered [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli
scored]; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Brown
grounded out (pitcher to first); Machemehl struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: FIORE BATTED FOR LEE; Fiore made an out to third;
Kennedy doubled to left; Smith singled to center [Kennedy
scored]; AUSTIN REPLACED MACHEMEHL (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
walked [Smith to second]; COLBERT REPLACED AUSTIN (PITCHING);
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Bradford walked;
Pinson struck out; Fosse forced Bradford (third to second);
Nettles made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Josephson popped to first in foul territory;
Conigliaro walked; Griffin grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrelson flied out to center; R. Foster singled to
left; Lowenstein forced R. Foster (first to shortstop); Brown
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR LYLE; Lahoud walked; Kennedy out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lahoud to second]; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski doubled to left
[Lahoud scored]; Petrocelli singled to right [Yastrzemski
scored]; Scott singled to left [Petrocelli to second]; Josephson
forced Petrocelli (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 9TH: BOLIN REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); UHLAENDER BATTED
FOR COLBERT; Uhlaender flied out to left; HODGE BATTED FOR
BRADFORD; Hodge walked; Pinson grounded out (second to first)
[Hodge to second]; Fosse made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.