Smashing a scoreless duel, Rico Petrocelli hit a homer with two men on base in the 13th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-0 victory over the Twins. Petrocelli's poke came off Stan Williams after Reggie Smith and Carl Yastrzemski drew passes with two out. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      15, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   3  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun 3b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Kennedy 2b            5   0   0   0     1   3   .309
Tovar rf              5   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Aparicio ss           6   0   2   0     0   0   .209
Killebrew 1b          4   0   2   0     2   1   .260      Smith rf              4   1   0   0     2   0   .282
Carew 2b              6   0   2   0     0   1   .284      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   0   0     2   0   .269
Cardenas ss           5   0   2   0     1   1   .287      Petrocelli 3b         3   1   1   3     3   1   .237
Nettles cf            6   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Scott 1b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Holt lf               6   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Conigliaro cf         5   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Mitterwald c          6   0   0   0     0   3   .236      Josephson c           5   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Perry p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Tiant p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Alyea ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Thompson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   0  10   0     5  10             Totals               42   3   5   3     8   9

Time of Game: 3:39   Attendance: 27,673
Left on Base: Twins 14, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Braun
Doubles: Josephson (10), Aparicio (14)
Triples: Carew (7)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (15)
Stolen Bases: Smith (7)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (8)
GIDP: Josephson (14)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                  10     3   0   0   4   5   0  36   3.84
Hall                    0.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   4   3.04
Williams L(2-3)         2.1   1   3   3   2   3   1  10   3.70
Totals                 12.2   5   3   3   8   9   1  50

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                  10    10   0   0   3   9   0  42   4.65
Lee W(8-2)              3     0   0   0   2   1   0  11   2.73
Totals                 13    10   0   0   5  10   0  53

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Tovar walked; Tovar was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Killebrew walked;
Carew forced Killebrew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy struck out; Aparicio lined to center; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas walked; Nettles singled to left [Cardenas to
second]; Holt singled to center [Cardenas to third, Nettles to
second]; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Perry struck out;
Braun made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli made an out to second; Scott flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Killebrew
singled to left; Carew singled to left [Killebrew to second];
Cardenas flied out to center; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Conigliaro grounded out (second to first);
Josephson made an out to shortstop; Tiant flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Holt flied out to right; Mitterwald struck out; Perry
singled; Braun singled to left [Perry to third]; Tovar struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Kennedy lined to left; Aparicio grounded out
(second to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew flied out to right; Carew lined to right;
Cardenas singled to shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Petrocelli walked; Scott flied out to center; Conigliaro made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Perry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tiant
was called out on strikes; Kennedy walked; Aparicio singled to
center [Kennedy to second]; Smith made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar flied
out to right; Killebrew singled to center; Carew lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted);
Petrocelli walked; Scott struck out; Conigliaro grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: Cardenas singled to left; On a bunt Nettles popped to
pitcher in foul territory; Holt lined to center; Mitterwald
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Josephson doubled to left; On a bunt Tiant made an
out to first [Josephson stayed at second]; Kennedy struck out;
Braun dropped a foul fly hit by Aparicio for an error; Aparicio
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: Perry flied out to right; Braun struck out; Tovar
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith popped to catcher in foul territory;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Petrocelli walked;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 10TH: Killebrew struck out; Carew tripled to left;
Cardenas struck out; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 10TH: Conigliaro singled to center; Josephson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Conigliaro
out at second]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR TIANT; Lahoud flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 11TH: LEE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Holt flied out to
left; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); ALYEA BATTED
FOR PERRY; Alyea walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR ALYEA; Braun grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 11TH: HALL REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Kennedy struck
out; Aparicio doubled to left; Smith was walked intentionally;
Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to third, Smith to second];
WILLIAMS REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Petrocelli struck out; Scott
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 12TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Killebrew
walked; Carew was called out on strikes; Cardenas forced
Killebrew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 12TH: Conigliaro struck out; Josephson lined to pitcher;
Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

TWINS 13TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Holt
grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 13TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Aparicio made an out
to third; Smith walked; Smith stole second; Yastrzemski was
walked intentionally; Petrocelli homered [Smith scored,
Yastrzemski scored]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 3.