Sonny Siebert, who opened the season with nine victories before losing his stuff, suffered his fourth straight defeat when the Senators beat the Red Sox, 8-5. The Senators collected six of their runs off Siebert on eight hits, including Dave Nelson's first homer in 425 times at bat in the major leagues. The third baseman, who was recalled from Denver (American Association) June 15, connected with two men on base in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]
Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Friday, June 18, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  1  -   5 11  2
Senators     1  0  1    4  0  0    2  0  x  -   8 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .345      Unser cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .280
Lahoud rf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .320      Nelson 3b             5   2   1   3     0   0   .125
Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Mincher 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .279
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .276        Maddox pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .183
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   2   .247      Howard lf,1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .297
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      McCraw rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .235
Griffin 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Casanova c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .230
Josephson c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .233      Randle 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .375
Siebert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Cullen ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .170
  Peters ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Bosman p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .097
  Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fiore ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .120        Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gagliano ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .500

Totals               36   5  11   5     1   5             Totals               34   8  10   8     4   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  9,420
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Senators 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Senators 3
Errors: Smith, Griffin, Mincher
Doubles: Mincher (10), Howard (12)
Home Runs: Lahoud (4), Nelson (1)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (1), Maddox (2)
GIDP: Josephson (13), Smith (6), Yastrzemski (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(9-4)          4     8   6   6   2   4   1  22   2.86
Tiant                   3     2   2   2   2   2   0  13  15.75
Koonce                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.28
Totals                  8    10   8   8   4   6   1  38

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(5-8)           7.1   8   4   4   1   4   1  30   4.26
Riddleberger            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.99
Pina SV(1)              1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.20
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Tiant (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Johnny Stevens


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

SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to second; Nelson forced Unser
(second unassisted); Nelson stole second; Mincher flied out to
left; Howard walked; McCraw singled to center [Nelson scored,
Howard to third (error by Smith), McCraw to second]; Casanova
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski reached on an error by Mincher;
Petrocelli struck out; Scott flied out to right; Griffin flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Randle popped to third; Cullen grounded out (third
to first); Bosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson flied out to right; Siebert was called
out on strikes; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser struck out; Nelson grounded out (third to
first); Mincher doubled to right; Howard doubled to center
[Mincher scored]; McCraw struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Senators 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Smith popped
to shortstop; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to
shortstop [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Casanova popped to second; Randle singled to left;
Cullen popped to second; Bosman walked [Randle to second]; Unser
singled to center [Bosman to second, Randle scored]; Nelson
homered [Bosman scored, Unser scored]; Mincher singled to right;
Howard forced Mincher (third to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Senators 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to left; Josephson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffin out at
second]; PETERS BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Peters grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 6.

SENATORS 5TH: TIANT REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); McCraw grounded
out (first unassisted); Casanova popped to shortstop; Randle
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Senators 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Kennedy singled to third; Lahoud flied out to left;
Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 6.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen walked; Bosman forced Cullen (pitcher to
shortstop); Unser reached on an error by Griffin [Bosman to
second]; Nelson lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Bosman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Scott flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 6.

SENATORS 7TH: Mincher walked; MADDOX RAN FOR MINCHER; Howard
flied out to right; Maddox stole second; McCraw was called out
on strikes; Casanova singled to center [Maddox scored]; Tiant
threw a wild pitch [Casanova to second]; Randle singled to left
[Casanova scored]; Cullen struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Senators 8.

RED SOX 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Griffin grounded out (third to first);
Josephson singled to right; FIORE BATTED FOR TIANT; Fiore
singled to right [Josephson to third]; Kennedy singled to center
[Fiore to second, Josephson scored]; Lahoud homered [Fiore
scored, Kennedy scored]; Smith singled to right; RIDDLEBERGER
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 8.

SENATORS 8TH: KOONCE REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); ALLEN BATTED FOR
RIDDLEBERGER; Allen grounded out (second to first); Unser
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators
8.

RED SOX 9TH: PINA REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Petrocelli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffin singled to third; Josephson singled to first
[Griffin to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR KOONCE; Gagliano
singled to center [Josephson to second, Griffin scored]; Kennedy
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Senators 8.
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