Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Syd O'Brien came through with a two-run homer to bring the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Joe Lahoud and Reggie Smith homered for the Red Sox.

Alex Johnson, starting in the Angels' outfield for the first time since June 4, collected three hits, driving in one run and scoring another. In the ninth, pinch-hitter Roger Repoz walked and was sacrificed to second before O'Brien batted for Tony Gonzalez and ended the game. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Tuesday, June 15, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox      1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  2  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .347      Alomar 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .215
Lahoud rf             4   2   1   1     0   1   .326      Gonzalez rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Smith cf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .300        O'Brien ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .235
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   1     1   1   .279      Fregosi ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .226
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Johnson lf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .262
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      McMullen 3b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .232
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Cowan 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Josephson c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .230        Spencer ph,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Peters p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Berry cf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .204
  Bolin p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .667      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stephenson ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                          Murphy p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .061
                                                            Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ruiz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Repoz ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .200

Totals               33   4   8   4     3   5             Totals               30   5   9   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 12,489
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Angels 8
DP: Red Sox 2, Angels 2
Doubles: Alomar (7)
Home Runs: Lahoud (3), Smith (12), O'Brien (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Spencer (2), Alomar (4)
GIDP: Josephson (12), Torborg (1), Alomar (2)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (3,by Murphy)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  7     7   3   3   5   2   0  31   5.13
Bolin                   1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.73
Lyle L(3-1)             0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2.00
Totals                  8.1   9   5   5   6   2   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  6.1   7   4   4   3   2   2  28   4.51
Hassler                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.45
Fisher W(5-3)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.97
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   5   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Lahoud
homered; Smith grounded out (second to pitcher); Yastrzemski
walked; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Gonzalez forced Alomar (shortstop to
second); Fregosi walked [Gonzalez to second]; Johnson singled to
third [Fregosi to second, Gonzalez to third]; McMullen made an
out to second; Cowan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott made an out to second; Griffin singled to
shortstop; Josephson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Berry grounded out (second to first); Torborg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Peters singled to right; Kennedy singled [Peters to
third]; Lahoud hit into a double play (first to catcher)
[Kennedy to second, Peters out at home]; Smith was hit by a
pitch; Yastrzemski singled to left [Smith to third, Kennedy
scored]; Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
struck out; Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Angels 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Josephson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson lined to right; McMullen walked; Cowan
singled to center [McMullen to second]; Berry lined to right;
Torborg popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Angels 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Peters lined to second; Kennedy walked; Lahoud
forced Kennedy (second to shortstop); Smith homered [Lahoud
scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Alomar
doubled to left; Gonzalez walked; Fregosi flied out to center;
Johnson singled to right [Gonzalez to third, Alomar scored];
McMullen flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Angels 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Cowan made an out to shortstop; Berry walked;
Torborg grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Berry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Josephson walked; Peters popped to third in foul
territory; Kennedy singled to left [Josephson to second];
HASSLER REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Lahoud struck out; Smith
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: RUIZ BATTED FOR HASSLER; Ruiz singled to left;
Alomar grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ruiz
out at second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

RED SOX 8TH: FISHER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck
out; Petrocelli struck out; Scott made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Fregosi singled to left; Johnson singled to right
[Fregosi to second]; BOLIN REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); McMullen
singled to right [Johnson to second, Fregosi scored]; SPENCER
BATTED FOR COWAN; Spencer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [McMullen to second, Johnson to third]; Berry grounded
out (third to first) [Johnson scored]; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR
TORBORG; Stephenson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels 3.

RED SOX 9TH: STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SPENCER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Griffin lined to second; Josephson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bolin singled to center;
Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: REPOZ BATTED FOR FISHER; Repoz walked; Alomar out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Repoz to second]; LYLE
REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); O'BRIEN BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; O'Brien
homered [Repoz scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Angels
5.
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