Rico Petrocelli, Joe Lahoud and Reggie Smith each hit two-run homers to help carry the Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Twins. Smith accounted for a third RBI with a sacrifice fly, and Carl Yastrzemski batted in two runs with a double. The Twins had round-trippers by Leo Cardenas and Jim Nettles. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Friday, July      16, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  8  0
Red Sox      2  0  3    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   9 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Kennedy 2b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .312
Tovar rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Aparicio ss           4   3   4   0     1   0   .220
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Smith cf              3   1   1   3     1   1   .282
Killebrew 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Yastrzemski lf        5   0   1   2     0   2   .268
Carew 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   2     0   2   .238
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .286      Scott 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Nettles cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .350      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .265
xHolt lf,rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montgomery c          4   0   2   0     0   1   .299
Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .198      Siebert p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .373
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alyea ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .197

Totals               34   4   8   4     0   4             Totals               35   9  13   9     4   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 29,293
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Montgomery
Doubles: Killebrew 2 (14), Carew (10), Yastrzemski (15), Montgomery (4)
Home Runs: Cardenas (12), Nettles (3), Petrocelli (16), Lahoud (9), Smith (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (2)
GIDP: Siebert (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(7-12)        3     9   5   5   0   2   1  17   3.37
Haydel                  2     2   2   2   1   4   1   9   5.56
Strickland              2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   0.00
Hall                    1     1   2   2   1   2   1   5   3.21
Totals                  8    13   9   9   4   8   3  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(13-4)         9     8   4   4   0   4   2  36   2.96
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   4   2  36

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (4), Siebert (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun popped to third in foul territory; Tovar
grounded out (first to pitcher); Killebrew flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy singled to shortstop; Aparicio singled to
second [Kennedy to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Kennedy
to third, Aparicio to second]; Smith struck out; Yastrzemski
doubled to center [Kennedy scored, Aparicio scored]; Petrocelli
struck out; Scott lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenas flied
out to right; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Lahoud flied out to right; Montgomery singled to
second; Siebert grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Montgomery out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Holt reached on catcher's interference by Montgomery;
Roof flied out to center; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Holt to second]; Braun grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy singled to shortstop; Aparicio singled to
right [Kennedy to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Kennedy scored]; Yastrzemski lined to left; Petrocelli homered
[Aparicio scored]; Scott singled to shortstop; Lahoud grounded
out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox
5.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Killebrew
doubled to left; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Killebrew
to third]; Cardenas grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery doubled to right; HAYDEL REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Siebert reached on a fielder's choice
[Montgomery out at third (pitcher to third)]; Kennedy was called
out on strikes; Aparicio singled to center [Siebert to second];
Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 5.

TWINS 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Holt flied
out to left; Roof struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
struck out; Scott walked; Lahoud homered [Scott scored];
Montgomery struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 7.

TWINS 6TH: REESE BATTED FOR HAYDEL; Reese grounded out (first to
pitcher); Braun flied out to right; Tovar singled to left;
Killebrew lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Siebert
grounded out (third to first); Kennedy flied out to center;
Aparicio singled to left; Smith walked [Aparicio to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 7.

TWINS 7TH: Carew struck out; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to
first); On a bunt Nettles singled to third; Holt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud walked; Montgomery
forced Lahoud (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 7.

TWINS 8TH: Roof was called out on strikes; ALYEA BATTED FOR
STRICKLAND; Alyea struck out; Braun singled to center; Tovar
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: ALYEA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HALL REPLACED
TOVAR (PITCHING); HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Siebert
struck out; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
walked; Smith homered [Aparicio scored]; Yastrzemski was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew doubled to left; Siebert threw a wild pitch
[Killebrew to third]; Carew doubled to right [Killebrew scored];
Cardenas homered [Carew scored]; Nettles homered; Holt flied out
to center; OLIVA BATTED FOR ROOF; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); Alyea grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 9.