A two-run homer by George Scott in the fourth inning and three-run smash by Carl Yastrzemski in the sixth powered the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Tigers. Bill Freehan homered with a man on base for the Tigers in third, but Scott's blow tied the score and Yastrzemski's homer broke the deadlock. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      30, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  3    0  1  0  -   6  9  0
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .329      I. Brown 1b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .302
Aparicio ss           2   1   0   0     3   0   .184      Taylor 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .235
Smith cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .289      Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .327
  Conigliaro cf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Horton lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .290
Yastrzemski lf        5   2   3   3     0   1   .283      Freehan c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .268
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   0   0     1   2   .236      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Scott 1b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .261      Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Lahoud rf             2   0   1   0     2   1   .267      Brinkman ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .211
Montgomery c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .311      Coleman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Peters p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288        Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .272
                                                            Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Northrup ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .284

Totals               35   6   9   6     7   7             Totals               36   4  11   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 20,528
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Chance
Doubles: Smith (15), Taylor (3), Rodriguez (10)
Home Runs: Scott (11), Yastrzemski (10), Freehan (7)
Stolen Bases: Aparicio (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Coleman (4)
GIDP: Kaline (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters W(8-5)           8.1  11   4   4   2   4   1  38   4.74
Bolin SV(5)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.03
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   4   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(7-5)          5     5   5   5   2   4   2  22   3.98
Chance                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.44
Kilkenny                0.2   3   1   1   2   0   0   6   5.24
Denehy                  1.1   0   0   0   2   2   0   6   2.77
Totals                  9     9   6   6   7   7   2  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy flied out to center; Aparicio walked; Smith
flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: I. Brown struck out; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kaline walked; Horton singled to center [Kaline to
second]; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Scott flied out to right;
Lahoud singled to right; Montgomery grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to center; Stanley singled to
left; Brinkman singled to right [Stanley to third]; On a bunt
Coleman reached on a fielder's choice [Stanley out at home
(first to catcher), Brinkman to second]; I. Brown grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Peters lined to right; Kennedy grounded out (third
to first); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor doubled to right; Kaline popped to first in
foul territory; Horton flied out to right [Taylor to third];
Freehan homered [Taylor scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to
center; Petrocelli struck out; Scott homered [Yastrzemski
scored]; Lahoud was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to center; Brinkman singled to
center; Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Brinkman to second]; I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery flied out to right; Peters flied out to
center; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
struck out; Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio walked; Smith doubled [Aparicio to third];
Yastrzemski homered [Aparicio scored, Smith scored]; CHANCE
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Petrocelli flied out to center;
Scott made an out to shortstop; Lahoud walked; Lahoud was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Chance [Lahoud to second];
Montgomery lined to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to right; Rodriguez doubled to
left; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to
third]; Brinkman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Peters grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
singled to center; Aparicio forced Kennedy (second unassisted);
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: JONES BATTED FOR CHANCE; Jones struck out; I. Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: KILKENNY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
singled to left; Yastrzemski was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to second); Petrocelli walked; Scott flied out to
right; Lahoud walked [Petrocelli to second]; Montgomery singled
to left [Petrocelli scored, Lahoud to second]; Peters singled to
second [Lahoud to third, Montgomery to second]; DENEHY REPLACED
KILKENNY (PITCHING); Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: CONIGLIARO REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); Kaline
walked; Horton singled to right [Kaline to second]; Freehan
flied out to right; Rodriguez made an out to second; Stanley
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Aparicio walked; Aparicio stole second; Conigliaro
walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Aparicio to
third, Conigliaro to second]; Petrocelli flied out to right;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman singled to center; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR
DENEHY; Northrup singled to center [Brinkman to second]; I.
Brown was called out on strikes; Taylor singled to left
[Brinkman to third, Northrup to second]; BOLIN REPLACED PETERS
(PITCHING); Kaline grounded into a double play (second to first
to shortstop to first to second) [Brinkman scored (no RBI),
Northrup scored (no RBI), Taylor out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.