Joe Lahoud, playing in place of Carl Yastrzemski, who was out of action for the first time this season, broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the seventh inning to give the Red Sox a 2-1 victory over the Indians in a duel between Ray Culp and Sam McDowell.

Culp, who pitched a five-hitter, gave up the Indians' run in the second on a double by Kurt Bevacqua and single by McDowell. The Red Sox also were held to five hits by McDowell, who yielded the first run on a walk to Luis Aparicio and triple by Billy Conigliaro in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   2  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .247
Pinson cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Aparicio ss           2   1   0   0     2   1   .157
R. Foster lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .287
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .357      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .265
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Conigliaro cf         4   0   3   1     0   0   .277
Bevacqua 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Josephson c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
  Fosse ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Lahoud lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .281
Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .169      Kennedy 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Suarez c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .219      Culp p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .171
McDowell p            3   0   2   1     0   0   .233

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   8             Totals               29   2   5   2     5  14

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 17,513
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Bevacqua (1), Conigliaro 2 (20)
Triples: Conigliaro (1)
Home Runs: Lahoud (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(8-7)         8     5   2   2   5  14   1  34   2.90
Totals                  8     5   2   2   5  14   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(8-5)             9     5   1   1   2   8   0  33   3.39
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   8   0  33

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty


INDIANS 1ST: Nettles struck out; Pinson walked; Pinson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); R. Foster singled to
center; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin struck out; Aparicio walked; Smith walked
[Aparicio to second]; Scott grounded out (second to first)
[Smith to second, Aparicio to third]; Conigliaro popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Baker grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
doubled to left; Heidemann flied out to right; Suarez walked;
McDowell singled to right [Bevacqua scored, Suarez to third
(error by Smith), McDowell to second]; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Josephson struck out; Lahoud grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kennedy singled to left; Culp struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Pinson struck out; R. Foster popped to first in
foul territory; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin struck out; Aparicio struck out; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Bevacqua grounded out
(shortstop to first); Heidemann was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Conigliaro doubled to right;
Josephson made an out to shortstop; Lahoud grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Suarez flied out to left; McDowell singled to
right; Nettles lined to right; Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Kennedy lined to center; Culp struck out; Griffin
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: R. Foster singled to left; Chambliss forced R.
Foster (second to shortstop); Baker struck out; Bevacqua struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio walked; Smith struck out; Scott was called
out on strikes; Conigliaro tripled to right [Aparicio scored];
Josephson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Heidemann struck out; Suarez popped to catcher in
foul territory; McDowell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lahoud homered; Kennedy struck out; Culp struck
out; Griffin walked; Aparicio lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Foster lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Smith made an out to second; Scott struck out;
Conigliaro doubled to left; Josephson was walked intentionally;
Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Baker
popped to second in foul territory; FOSSE BATTED FOR BEVACQUA;
Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.