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Tuesday May 4, 1971
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The Red Sox rallied for two runs in the seventh inning and defeated the White Sox, 4-3. Rico Petrocelli singled, George Scott doubled and Billy Conigliaro singled for the tying run. Then, after an intentional pass to Mike Fiore, Phil Gagliano scratched a hit off the glove of Terry Forster to drive in the deciding marker. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 4, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      0  0  1    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Richard ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Stroud rf,cf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .143
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .338      May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .241      Reichardt lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .257
Scott 1b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .319      Melton 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Conigliaro cf         4   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Andrews 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .274
Josephson c           4   1   2   2     0   1   .244        Alvarado pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .203      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   2   .269
  Fiore ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        McKinney ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .368
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Johnstone cf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Nagy p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Williams ph,rf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .225
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bradley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Lahoud ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gagliano ph         1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .545
                                                            Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     2  10             Totals               31   3  10   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  4,998
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, White Sox 5
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 1
Errors: May
Doubles: Conigliaro (5), Scott (5), Josephson (3), Melton (6), Andrews (6)
Home Runs: Josephson (2)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (1), Reichardt (3), Williams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lyle (1), Bradley (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Reichardt (1)
GIDP: Petrocelli (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy                    5.2   7   3   3   2   1   0  24   3.86
Lee W(2-1)              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.72
Lyle SV(4)              3     3   0   0   0   3   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(3-1)          6     8   4   4   0   4   1  24   1.80
Romo                    0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.65
Forster                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.45
Horlen                  2     1   0   0   1   4   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2  10   1  37

Wild Pitches: Nagy (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard singled to left; Stroud grounded out
(second to first) [Richard to second]; Nagy threw a wild pitch
[Richard scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reichardt singled to center; Reichardt was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
flied out to left; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson homered; Griffin struck out; Nagy struck
out (catcher to first); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnstone walked; Bradley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Johnstone to second]; Richard flied out to
right; Stroud grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski forced Smith
(third to second); Petrocelli grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Reichardt
popped to third in foul territory; Melton doubled to left;
Andrews made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott singled to left; Conigliaro doubled to left
[Scott to third]; Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Scott scored]; Griffin struck out; Nagy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann singled to center; Johnstone forced
Herrmann (second to shortstop); Bradley lined into a double play
(left to first) [Johnstone out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
struck out; Yastrzemski singled to right; Yastrzemski was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Stroud
walked; May singled to right [Stroud to third]; Reichardt hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Stroud scored]; Melton singled [May to
third]; Andrews singled [Melton to second, May scored]; LEE
REPLACED NAGY (PITCHING); Herrmann struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Petrocelli was picked
off first but was safe on an error by May [Petrocelli to
second]; Scott doubled to right [Petrocelli to third];
Conigliaro singled to left [Petrocelli scored, Scott to third,
Conigliaro to second (on throw)]; ROMO REPLACED BRADLEY
(PITCHING); Josephson struck out; FIORE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
Fiore was walked intentionally; LAHOUD BATTED FOR LEE; FORSTER
REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); GAGLIANO BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Gagliano
singled to pitcher [Fiore to second, Conigliaro to third, Scott
scored]; Aparicio struck out; Smith popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED FIORE (PLAYING 2B); LYLE
REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE;
Williams singled to shortstop; MORALES BATTED FOR FORSTER;
Morales struck out; Richard struck out while Williams was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STROUD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HORLEN REPLACED MORALES
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
walked; Scott flied out to right; Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stroud grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (third to first); Reichardt lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Josephson doubled to left; Kennedy struck out; Lyle
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Josephson to third];
Aparicio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
doubled to left; ALVARADO RAN FOR ANDREWS; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR
HERRMANN; McKinney singled to left [Alvarado out at home (left
to catcher)]; Williams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, White Sox 3.



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