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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 4Game Played on Friday, July 16, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway ParkTwins 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. |
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