The Red Sox scored all their runs on three homers in defeating the White Sox, 4-2. After the White Sox picked up their tallies in the second inning, Rico Petrocelli tied the score with a smash in the fourth. George Scott and Billy Conigliaro then provided the winning margin with circuit clouts in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     24, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnstone cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Kennedy ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
  Stroud cf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .074      Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .345
May 1b                3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Petrocelli 3b         3   1   1   2     1   2   .250
  Egan 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .295
Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Josephson c           4   0   2   0     0   1   .273
Maye rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .444      Conigliaro cf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Reichardt lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Griffin 2b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .188
Herrmann c            3   1   2   1     0   0   .313      Nagy p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Alvarado ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .167
Johnson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .343
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .161

Totals               35   2  11   1     2   1             Totals               31   4  10   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,386
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Red Sox 8
DP: White Sox 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Conigliaro (3)
Triples: Griffin (1)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (2), Scott (2), Conigliaro (3)
GIDP: Reichardt (2), Williams (1), Smith (2), Nagy (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 6     7   2   2   2   4   1  25   3.65
Romo L(1-2)             2     3   2   2   3   1   2  11   6.94
Totals                  8    10   4   4   5   5   3  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy W(1-0)             8    10   2   1   2   1   0  34   3.43
Tatum SV(3)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9    11   2   1   2   1   0  37

Wild Pitches: Johnson (4)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Johnstone lined to right; Andrews lined to right;
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy popped to first in foul territory; Smith
singled to right; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Smith to second];
Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Petrocelli struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to left; Maye walked [Melton to
second]; Reichardt grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Melton to third, Maye out at second]; Herrmann
singled to right [Melton scored]; Alvarado singled to right
[Herrmann scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no RBI), Alvarado
to third]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott made an out to second; Josephson singled to
center; Conigliaro grounded out (third to first) [Josephson to
second]; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted);
Andrews struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Nagy was called out on strikes; On a bunt Kennedy
singled to third; Smith grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Maye
flied out to right; Reichardt singled to center; Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: On a bunt Yastrzemski singled; Petrocelli homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Scott made an out to second; Josephson
singled to left [Josephson out at second (pitcher to second)];
Conigliaro doubled to right; Griffin was walked intentionally;
Nagy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
center; On a bunt Johnstone singled to third; Andrews forced
Johnstone (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: STROUD REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING CF); Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to left [May out at second (left to
second)]; Carlos May ejected by 2B umpire Merle Anthony;
Melton flied out to right; Maye made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: EGAN REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli walked;
Scott was called out on strikes; Josephson struck out;
Conigliaro forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to third; Herrmann singled to
center [Reichardt to second]; RICHARD RAN FOR HERRMANN; On a
bunt Alvarado forced Reichardt (first to third) [Richard to
second]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR JOHNSON; McKinney flied out to
right; Stroud walked [Richard to third, Alvarado to second];
Andrews made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING C ); ROMO
REPLACED MCKINNEY (PITCHING); Griffin walked; On a bunt Nagy
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Griffin out at second]; Kennedy walked; Smith walked [Kennedy
to second]; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Egan flied out to left; Melton made an out to
shortstop; Maye singled to left; Reichardt forced Maye (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Scott homered; Josephson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro homered; Griffin
tripled; Nagy grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MORALES BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Morales singled to
left; TATUM REPLACED NAGY (PITCHING); Alvarado singled to left
[Morales to second]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR ROMO; Williams grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Morales to third, Alvarado
out at second]; Stroud flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 4.