After scoring five runs in the first inning, the Senators lost their lead but then came back to defeat the Red Sox, 8-6. Frank Howard hit his first homer at Fenway Park since 1969, connecting with a man on base, to feature the Nats' opening burst.

However, the Red Sox picked up a run in their half and went ahead with five more in the third on circuit clouts by Carl Yastrzemski and Billy Conigliaro. The Senators tied the score in the sixth and went ahead again to stay when Joe Foy and Paul Casanova hit doubles in the seventh. [The Sporting News]
Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Monday, May 24, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Senators     5  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   8 14  1
Red Sox      1  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  6  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             5   0   2   1     0   1   .224      Aparicio ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .175
Maddox cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .143      Smith rf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .318
Howard 1b             5   1   3   2     0   1   .304      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   2     1   0   .314
Foy 3b                4   3   3   0     1   0   .222      Petrocelli 3b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Billings lf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .244      Scott 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .284
Casanova c            5   1   1   1     0   1   .243      Conigliaro cf         4   1   1   3     0   2   .252
Unser rf              2   0   0   1     2   1   .276      Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Cullen 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .166      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Cox p                 1   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Lee p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Bolin p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Nagy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .750

Totals               38   8  14   6     4   4             Totals               32   6   6   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 14,331
Left on Base: Senators 9, Red Sox 4
DP: Senators 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Howard, Petrocelli, Griffin
Doubles: Billings (1), Harrah (6), Foy (7), Casanova (6)
Home Runs: Howard (6), Yastrzemski (7), Conigliaro (7)
Caught Stealing: Billings (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grzenda (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (2)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (4)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (2,by Cox)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox                     3     5   6   6   2   2   2  17   4.50
Grzenda W(3-1)          3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.02
Lindblad SV(1)          3     0   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.36
Totals                  9     6   6   6   4   5   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     4.1   9   5   3   1   2   1  23   3.12
Bolin L(0-2)            2.1   4   2   2   1   2   0  12   4.00
Lyle                    1.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   8   1.62
Nagy                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.08
Totals                  9    14   8   6   4   4   1  44

Passed Balls: Josephson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cox (3)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (1)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Harrah struck out; Maddox walked; Howard homered
[Maddox scored]; Foy singled to center; Josephson allowed a
passed ball [Foy to second]; Billings doubled to center [Foy
scored]; Casanova reached on an error by Petrocelli [Billings
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Casanova to third]; Unser hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Casanova scored (unearned)]; Cullen
popped to catcher in foul territory; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio walked; Smith lined to right; Yastrzemski
walked [Aparicio to second]; Petrocelli flied out to center;
Scott singled to left [Yastrzemski to third, Aparicio scored];
Conigliaro was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 5, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Cox singled to second [Cox to second (error by
Griffin)]; Harrah was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball to shortstop [Cox out at third (shortstop
unassisted)]; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Howard
singled to shortstop [Harrah to second]; Foy forced Howard
(third to second); 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Josephson flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(third to first); Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Billings popped to first; Casanova popped to
third; Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski homered [Smith scored];
Petrocelli singled to left; Scott singled to center [Petrocelli
to third]; Conigliaro homered [Petrocelli scored, Scott scored];
Josephson lined to shortstop; Griffin struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 4TH: Cullen flied out to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR COX;
Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox
6.

RED SOX 4TH: GRZENDA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Lee struck
out; Aparicio popped to second; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Howard
singled to third; Foy singled to center [Howard to second];
Billings singled to left [Foy to second, Howard to third]; BOLIN
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Casanova was called out on strikes;
Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 5,
Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Howard dropped a
foul fly hit by Petrocelli for an error; Petrocelli walked;
Scott struck out; Conigliaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen singled to left; Grzenda out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cullen to second]; Harrah doubled to
right [Cullen scored]; Maddox flied out to right; Howard struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); Griffin
flied out to right; Bolin singled to left; Aparicio forced Bolin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Red
Sox 6.

SENATORS 7TH: Foy doubled to center; Billings grounded out
(pitcher to first); Casanova doubled to left [Foy scored]; Unser
was walked intentionally; Cullen popped to second; MINCHER
BATTED FOR GRZENDA; LYLE REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Mincher
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Smith walked;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Smith out at second]; Petrocelli popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Conigliaro
struck out; Josephson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 7, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 9TH: Foy walked; Billings singled to left [Foy to
third]; Casanova popped to first in foul territory; Lyle threw a
wild pitch [Billings to second, Foy scored]; Unser walked; NAGY
REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Billings was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR NAGY; Gagliano grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 8,
Red Sox 6.
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