Gary Peters, who batted in the first two runs with a single in the second inning, was knocked out in the sixth, but received credit for the victory when the Red Sox defeated the Senators, 6-2. Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli homered in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Senators     0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  2
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             5   1   1   0     0   0   .225      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Maddox cf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .158      Smith rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .308
Howard 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .302      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Foy 3b,2b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .234        Lahoud lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .308
  Allen 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .245
Billings lf           4   1   3   0     0   1   .289      Scott 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .279
Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Conigliaro cf         3   1   2   0     1   1   .279
Unser rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Kennedy ss            3   2   1   1     1   1   .318
Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .429
  Fernandez ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .056      Peters p              3   0   1   2     0   0   .280
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Wert ph,3b          1   0   0   0     1   1   .083

Totals               35   2  11   2     4   7             Totals               33   6   9   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 14,995
Left on Base: Senators 11, Red Sox 8
DP: Senators 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Harrah, Wert
Doubles: Maddox (2), Kennedy (2), Conigliaro (13)
Triples: Harrah (1)
Home Runs: Smith (9), Petrocelli (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Lee (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Howard (2)
GIDP: Cullen (6)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(2-7)           5     7   6   5   4   4   2  27   4.33
Grzenda                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.92
Pina                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  8     9   6   5   4   4   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters W(5-3)           5.2   8   2   2   4   3   0  27   5.25
Lee SV(2)               3.1   3   0   0   0   4   0  13   2.76
Totals                  9    11   2   2   4   7   0  40

Wild Pitches: Grzenda (1)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Harrah popped to second; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard singled to right; Foy walked
[Howard to second]; Billings singled to left [Foy to second,
Howard out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Smith flied out to
right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Casanova singled to right; On a bunt Unser singled
to third [Casanova to second]; Cullen grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Casanova to third, Unser out at second];
Bosman popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli flied out to center; Scott singled to
left; Conigliaro was called out on strikes; Kennedy walked
[Scott to second]; Montgomery walked [Scott to third, Kennedy to
second]; Peters singled to center [Montgomery to third, Kennedy
scored, Scott scored]; Griffin walked [Peters to second]; Smith
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah tripled to center; Maddox struck out;
Howard hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored]; Foy walked;
Billings was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott singled to left;
Conigliaro walked [Scott to second]; Kennedy was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cullen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery flied out to right; Peters flied out to
center; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Bosman popped to shortstop; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox singled to left; Howard lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop
to first); Petrocelli homered; Scott struck out; Conigliaro
singled to right; Kennedy doubled to left [Conigliaro scored];
Montgomery reached on an error by Harrah [Kennedy scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Peters grounded out (second to first); 4 R
(3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 6TH: LAHOUD REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Foy was
called out on strikes; Billings singled to left; Casanova flied
out to center; Unser walked [Billings to second]; FERNANDEZ
BATTED FOR CULLEN; Fernandez singled to left [Unser to second,
Billings scored]; WERT BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Wert walked [Unser to
third, Fernandez to second]; LEE REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING);
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Senators 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: WERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GRZENDA REPLACED
FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); FOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith popped to
shortstop; Lahoud singled to right; Grzenda threw a wild pitch
[Lahoud to second]; Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 7TH: Maddox struck out; Howard grounded out (second to
first); Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED FOY (PLAYING 2B); Scott flied out to
right; Conigliaro doubled to right; Kennedy lined into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 8TH: Billings singled to second; Casanova struck out;
Unser forced Billings (third to second); BIITTNER BATTED FOR
GRZENDA; Biittner singled to right [Unser to third]; Wert was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: PINA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Montgomery
reached on an error by Wert; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Montgomery to second]; Griffin flied out to center;
Smith popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red
Sox 6.

SENATORS 9TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
doubled to left; Howard struck out; Allen flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 6.