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Friday June 4, 1971
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The Red Sox collected 17 hits, 15 of them singles, and romped over the Angels, 10-1. Gary Peters, who checked the Angels on nine hits, including a homer by Ken Berry, drove in the first Red Sox run with a double in the second inning. Duane Josephson had the other extra-base blow, hitting a three-run double in the third. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 1

Game Played on Friday, June 4, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2
Red Sox      0  1  3    0  5  1    0  0  x  -  10 17  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .215      Griffin 2b            5   1   3   1     1   1   .266
Johnson lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Smith rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .310
  Cowan lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .238        Thomas lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Fregosi 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   3   1     1   0   .301
  Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .181        Lahoud rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Conigliaro rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Scott 1b              4   2   2   0     1   1   .289
O'Brien 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Conigliaro cf         4   2   2   0     1   0   .291
Berry cf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .195      Aparicio ss           1   3   1   2     2   0   .156
Moses c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Kennedy ss          2   0   0   0     0   2   .345
Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Josephson c           4   1   2   3     1   0   .228
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peters p              5   0   2   1     0   1   .333
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  A. Reynolds p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torborg ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   9   1     1   3             Totals               40  10  17   9     7   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 31,375
Left on Base: Angels 5, Red Sox 13
DP: Angels 2, Red Sox 4
Errors: Alomar, O'Brien, Griffin
Doubles: Moses (4), O'Brien (5), Cowan (1), Peters (3), Josephson (7)
Home Runs: Berry (3)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (3), Smith (5)
GIDP: Conigliaro (7), McMullen (9), Spencer (4), O'Brien (5), Petrocelli 2 (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(5-6)      3     6   4   4   5   2   0  19   4.05
Hassler                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.60
Allen                   0.2   6   5   4   0   0   0   8   6.15
A. Reynolds             1.1   3   1   1   0   2   0   8   5.40
Fisher                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.27
Totals                  8    17  10   9   7   6   0  47

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters W(6-4)           9     9   1   1   1   3   1  33   4.98
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Messersmith (6)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Merle Anthony


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Johnson grounded out (third
to first) [Alomar to second]; Fregosi flied out to center;
McMullen lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: COWAN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to first;
Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith to third]; Yastrzemski
stole second; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Scott flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro made an out to shortstop; O'Brien
grounded out (second to first); Berry homered; Moses doubled to
center; Messersmith flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch
[Conigliaro to second]; Aparicio walked; On a bunt Josephson
forced Conigliaro (pitcher to third) [Aparicio to second];
Peters doubled to right [Josephson to third, Aparicio scored];
Griffin struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowan
struck out; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski
out at second]; Scott walked; Conigliaro singled to center
[Scott to second]; Aparicio walked [Scott to third, Conigliaro
to second]; Josephson doubled to left [Aparicio scored,
Conigliaro scored, Scott scored]; Peters grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen singled; Conigliaro grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [McMullen out at second];
O'Brien doubled to left; Berry grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin walked; HASSLER REPLACED MESSERSMITH
(PITCHING); Smith forced Griffin (third to second) [Smith to
second (error by O'Brien)]; Smith stole third; Yastrzemski
walked; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Moses grounded out (shortstop to first); GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR HASSLER; Gonzalez struck out; Alomar made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: ALLEN REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Scott singled
to catcher; Conigliaro singled to center [Scott to third,
Conigliaro to second (on throw)]; Aparicio singled to right
[Conigliaro scored, Scott scored]; Josephson flied out to left;
Peters flied out to left; Griffin singled to right [Aparicio to
second]; Smith singled to center [Griffin to third, Aparicio
scored]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith to third, Griffin
scored]; A. REYNOLDS REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Petrocelli
reached on an error by Alomar [Yastrzemski to second, Smith
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Scott struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 6 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 6TH: KENNEDY REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Cowan
doubled to left; Fregosi walked; McMullen grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowan to third, Fregosi out
at second]; Conigliaro lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 6TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy struck out; Josephson
singled to left; Peters singled to center [Josephson to third];
Griffin singled to center [Peters to second, Josephson scored];
Smith flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Red
Sox 10.

ANGELS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); LAHOUD REPLACED
YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING RF); O'Brien flied out to center; Berry
singled to center; Moses forced Berry (shortstop to second)
[Moses to second (error by Griffin)]; TORBORG BATTED FOR A.
REYNOLDS; Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 7TH: FISHER REPLACED TORBORG (PITCHING); Lahoud grounded
out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (second to
first); Scott singled to left; Conigliaro flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 10.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar singled to center; Cowan lined to right;
Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Alomar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy struck out; Josephson walked; Peters struck
out; Griffin singled to center [Josephson to second]; Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Red Sox 10.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to right; Conigliaro singled to
left; O'Brien grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Red Sox 10.



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