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Saturday May 8, 1971
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The batting of Reggie Smith, who accounted for all Boston runs with a homer and two singles, enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Brewers, 4-2, for their sixth straight victory. Sonny Siebert, who pitched the first seven innings for the Red Sox, won his fifth game in a row. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 8, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium

Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Smith rf              5   1   3   4     0   0   .317      Theobald 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     2   0   .322      Briggs rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     1   0   .228      Walton lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .235
Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Voss cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .225
Fiore 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Pena 3b,ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Josephson c           3   1   2   0     1   0   .247      Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .230        Harper pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
Siebert p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .211      Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Lahoud ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .353        Wicker ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Krausse p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Savage ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               37   4  10   4     5   4             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 11,684
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Brewers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 0
Doubles: Aparicio (6), Josephson (4), Petrocelli (4), Rodriguez (3)
Home Runs: Smith (5), Voss (3)
Stolen Bases: Theobald (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(5-0)          7     5   1   1   2   7   0  27   1.89
Tatum SV(6)             2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.76
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   9   1  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krausse L(1-3)          7     7   2   2   5   3   1  33   2.56
Sanders                 0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.22
Lopez                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.13
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   4   1  42

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith
homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli walked; On a bunt Conigliaro singled to third
[Petrocelli to second]; Fiore grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Hegan struck out; Theobald singled to left;
Theobald stole second; Briggs reached on a fielder's choice
[Theobald out at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Walton made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Josephson walked; Griffin singled to left
[Josephson to third]; Siebert struck out; Aparicio made an out
to first; Smith singled to right [Griffin to third, Josephson
scored]; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; Petrocelli flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Voss flied out to left; Pena singled to right;
Rodriguez lined to center; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Conigliaro flied out to left; Fiore grounded out
(pitcher to first); Josephson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Krausse struck out; Hegan grounded out (second to
first); Theobald lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin lined to center; Siebert was called out on
strikes; Aparicio doubled to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Briggs flied out to center; Walton grounded out
(catcher unassisted); Voss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory; Conigliaro
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Pena lined to right; Rodriguez lined to center;
Auerbach flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Brewers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fiore grounded out (first unassisted); Josephson
doubled to left; Griffin reached on a fielder's choice
[Josephson out at third (shortstop to third)]; Siebert struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Krausse struck out; Hegan was called out on
strikes; Theobald walked; Briggs singled to second [Theobald to
second]; Walton singled to left [Theobald scored, Briggs to
third, Walton out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); Smith
flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli doubled to
left [Yastrzemski to third]; Conigliaro was walked
intentionally; Fiore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Voss flied out to left; Pena was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez doubled; HARPER RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; WICKER
BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Wicker walked; SAVAGE BATTED FOR KRAUSSE;
Savage was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PENA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ROOF REPLACED WICKER (PLAYING C );
SANDERS REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Josephson singled to center;
Griffin forced Josephson (first to shortstop); LAHOUD BATTED FOR
SIEBERT; Lahoud singled to right [Griffin to third]; Aparicio
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lahoud to second]; LOPEZ
REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); Smith singled to left [Lahoud
scored, Griffin scored]; Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: TATUM REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Hegan grounded
out (third to first); Theobald grounded out (third to first);
Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli made an out to third; Conigliaro flied
out to right; Fiore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Walton struck out; Voss homered; Pena grounded out
(first unassisted); Harper lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, Brewers 2.



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