George Scott drove in two runs with a double in the fifth inning to bring the Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. After the Red Sox counted once in the first, the Tigers took the lead with a single by Dick McAuliffe and homer by Willie Horton in the fourth. However, in the fifth, Luis Aparicio singled, Reggie Smith walked and Scott sent them home with his two-bagger. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Aparicio ss           5   2   2   0     0   1   .213
McAuliffe 2b          3   1   1   0     2   1   .191      Smith rf              1   1   0   0     3   0   .310
Horton lf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .228      Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   1   .315
Northrup rf,1b        5   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   1     1   1   .222
Cash 1b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .286      Scott 1b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .300
  Gutierrez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
  Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Freehan c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .273      Griffin 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .274
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Culp p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .105
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .412
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               30   3   7   3     7   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 14,001
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Red Sox 10
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Rodriguez, Brinkman, Petrocelli
Doubles: Cash (4), Collins (1), Aparicio (7), Conigliaro (7), Griffin (6), Scott (6)
Home Runs: Horton (7)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (3), Smith (3)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance L(0-6)           6     6   3   3   5   7   0  28   3.18
Timmermann              2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.95
Totals                  8     7   3   3   7   8   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(4-2)             7.1   7   2   2   2   6   1  32   4.17
Tatum                   1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.50
Lyle SV(6)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.35
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   6   1  40

Balks: Chance (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley lined to center; McAuliffe struck out;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio doubled to left; Smith walked; Yastrzemski
walked [Aparicio to third, Smith to second]; Petrocelli hit into
a double play (shortstop to second to third) [Aparicio scored
(RBI), Smith out at third, Yastrzemski out at second]; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash
walked; Freehan struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro doubled to left; Josephson flied out to
left; Griffin singled to third [Conigliaro stayed at second];
Culp was called out on strikes; Aparicio made an out to second;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman popped to third in foul territory; Chance
was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Petrocelli walked; Chance balked [Petrocelli to
second]; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe singled to right; Horton homered
[McAuliffe scored]; Northrup singled to center; Cash struck out;
Freehan singled to left [Northrup to second]; Rodriguez forced
Freehan (shortstop to second) [Northrup to third]; Brinkman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Conigliaro struck out; Josephson struck out;
Griffin doubled to left; Culp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: On a bunt Chance grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stanley flied out to center; McAuliffe walked; Horton singled
[McAuliffe to third]; Northrup grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio singled to left; Smith walked [Aparicio to
second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Petrocelli flied out to center
[Aparicio to third]; Scott doubled to left [Smith scored,
Aparicio scored]; Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Freehan singled
to center; Rodriguez made an out to second; Brinkman popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); Griffin
reached on an error by Rodriguez; Griffin stole second; Culp
struck out; Aparicio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: JONES BATTED FOR CHANCE; Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); Stanley reached on an error by Petrocelli;
McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul territory; Horton lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Smith walked;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Petrocelli struck out; Smith
stole second; Scott lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Cash
doubled to left; GUTIERREZ RAN FOR CASH; TATUM REPLACED CULP
(PITCHING); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: KALINE REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro grounded out (third
to first); Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
singled to shortstop [Griffin to second (error by Brinkman)];
Tatum walked; Aparicio forced Tatum (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown singled to
right; COLLINS BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Collins doubled to left
[G. Brown to third]; Stanley lined to shortstop; McAuliffe was
walked intentionally; Horton forced G. Brown (third to catcher)
[McAuliffe to second, Collins to third]; LYLE REPLACED TATUM
(PITCHING); Northrup made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
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