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Sunday May 9, 1971
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Staked to a six-run lead in the first inning, Bill Parsons pitched the Brewers to a 6-1 victory over the Red Sox, whose six-game winning streak ended. Ron Theobald, batting twice during the inning, singled on both trips. Danny Walton and Andy Kosco each drove in two runs. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 9, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  1
Brewers      6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Theobald 2b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .400
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Pena 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Yastrzemski lf        2   1   0   0     2   0   .315      Briggs rf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .239
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Walton lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .237
Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .298        May cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Fiore 1b              2   0   0   1     2   2   .000      Voss cf,rf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .216
Josephson c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Kosco 1b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .231
  Pavletich c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Roof c                3   1   1   0     1   1   .213
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Auerbach ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .224
Nagy p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Parsons p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .083
  Brett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     5   3             Totals               32   6   8   6     3  11

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  9,050
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Brewers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Pavletich
Doubles: Briggs (2)
Triples: Kosco (1)
Stolen Bases: Briggs (1)
GIDP: Josephson (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy L(1-1)             0.1   4   5   5   1   0   0   6   5.18
Brett                   6.2   4   1   1   1  10   0  25   3.63
Koonce                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   8.53
Totals                  8     8   6   6   3  11   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons W(3-3)          9     3   1   1   5   3   0  34   1.90
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   3   0  34

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


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio lined to right; Smith made an out to
second; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald singled to left; Pena flied out to center;
Briggs doubled to right [Theobald to third]; Walton singled to
left [Briggs scored, Theobald scored]; Voss walked [Walton to
second]; Kosco tripled [Voss scored, Walton scored]; BRETT
REPLACED NAGY (PITCHING); Roof walked; On a bunt Auerbach
singled to pitcher [Roof to second, Kosco scored]; On a bunt
Parsons struck out; Theobald singled to center [Auerbach to
second, Roof scored]; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 6
R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Fiore
walked; Josephson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to shortstop to first) [Fiore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs was called out on strikes; Walton grounded
out (second to first); Voss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin made an out to second; Brett lined to
right; Aparicio walked; Smith singled to center [Aparicio to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 3RD: Kosco flied out to left; Roof struck out; Auerbach
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Conigliaro made an
out to second; Fiore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 4TH: PAVLETICH REPLACED JOSEPHSON (PLAYING C ); Parsons
struck out; Theobald grounded out (third to first); Pena
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Pavletich grounded out (third to first); Griffin
popped to catcher in foul territory; Brett grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 5TH: Pavletich dropped a foul fly hit by Briggs for an
error; Briggs singled to third; Walton struck out; Voss was
called out on strikes; Briggs stole second; Kosco struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio made an out to second; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Yastrzemski popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Roof singled to left; Auerbach struck out; On a
bunt Parsons struck out; Theobald was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first);
Conigliaro struck out; Fiore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
flied out to left; Walton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: MAY REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING CF); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); VOSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Pavletich flied out to center; Griffin flied out to center;
LAHOUD BATTED FOR BRETT; Lahoud flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: KOONCE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Voss was called
out on strikes; Kosco walked; Roof grounded out (second to
first) [Kosco to second]; Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); Smith
lined to right; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to left
[Yastrzemski to second]; Conigliaro singled to third [Petrocelli
to second, Yastrzemski to third]; Fiore walked [Yastrzemski
scored, Petrocelli to third, Conigliaro to second]; Pavletich
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 6.



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