Jim Lonborg, recalled from Louisville (American Association), pitched three hitless innings in relief and received credit for the victory when the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 5-3. The Red Sox were losing, 3-2, when Lonborg took over, but Rico Petrocelli promptly swung the tables by hitting a homer after a single by Reggie Smith and double by Carl Yastrzemski in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       18, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  1  0    3  0  x  -   5 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
I. Brown 2b           2   1   2   0     1   0   .533      Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .323
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .321
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .389      Petrocelli 3b         3   2   2   3     1   0   .234
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Stanley cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .267      Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   1     0   1   .270
Horton lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .229      Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Kaline rf             3   0   1   2     1   0   .278      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Northrup 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Peters p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .195        Lonborg p           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Zepp p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gutierrez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McAuliffe 2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .190

Totals               31   3   7   3     3   5             Totals               34   5  11   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 13,021
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Red Sox 8
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: I. Brown, Brinkman
Doubles: Freehan (8), Horton (4), Kaline (6), Petrocelli (5), Yastrzemski (8)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (4)
Caught Stealing: Stanley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Peters (3)
GIDP: Horton (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zepp                    5     6   2   2   2   1   0  23   5.59
Denehy L(0-1)           1.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   7   3.24
Timmermann              0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.27
Niekro                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.44
Totals                  8    11   5   5   2   2   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  5.2   6   3   3   1   3   0  21   4.64
Bolin                   0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.38
Lonborg W(1-0)          3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   5   0  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: I. Brown walked; Stanley struck out; Horton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [I. Brown out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Smith singled to second [Smith to second (error by I. Brown)];
Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice; Petrocelli forced
Smith (third unassisted) [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott singled
to left [Yastrzemski out at home (left to third to second to
catcher), Petrocelli to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline flied out to left; Northrup flied out to
left; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro flied out to right; Josephson popped to
first in foul territory; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zepp grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Peters grounded out (second to first); Aparicio
struck out; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: I. Brown singled to center; Stanley was credited
with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second
[I. Brown out at second (second unassisted)]; Stanley was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Horton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first);
Petrocelli doubled to left; Scott grounded out (third to first);
Conigliaro singled to right [Petrocelli scored]; Josephson made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline lined to center; Northrup struck out; Freehan
doubled to left; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin walked; Peters out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Griffin to second]; Aparicio flied out to
right; Smith singled [Griffin scored]; Yastrzemski singled to
left [Smith to second]; Petrocelli walked [Smith to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; Scott forced Petrocelli (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman made an out to first; GUTIERREZ BATTED FOR
ZEPP; Gutierrez flied out to center; I. Brown singled to left;
Stanley singled to right [I. Brown to second]; Horton doubled
[Stanley to third, I. Brown scored]; BOLIN REPLACED PETERS
(PITCHING); Kaline doubled to right [Horton scored, Stanley
scored]; Northrup was walked intentionally; Freehan made an out
to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: MCAULIFFE REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PLAYING 2B); DENEHY
REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Conigliaro struck out; Josephson
flied out to center; Griffin singled to shortstop [Griffin to
second (error by Brinkman)]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR BOLIN; Lahoud
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: LONBORG REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman was called out on
strikes; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled to right; Yastrzemski doubled [Smith to third];
TIMMERMANN REPLACED DENEHY (PITCHING); Petrocelli homered [Smith
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Scott grounded out (third to
first); Conigliaro popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jones flied out to
right; Stanley grounded out (catcher to first); Horton grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Josephson popped
to first in foul territory; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lonborg singled to left; Aparicio lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline walked; Northrup grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Kaline to second]; Freehan grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.