Andy Kosco homered in the sixth inning and drove in another run with a single in the ninth when the Brewers scored twice to emerge with a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Ken Sanders, pitching the last 3 1/3 innings for the Brewers, was tagged for homers by Rico Petrocelli and George Scott in the Red Sox half of the ninth before wrapping up the victory for Jim Slaton. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   5 12  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  9  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .235      Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Theobald 2b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Aparicio ss           2   1   1   0     2   0   .225
Pena 1b               4   0   3   1     0   1   .262      Smith cf              4   0   3   0     0   1   .291
Kosco rf              5   1   2   2     0   2   .220      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Ellis 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   1   .239
Mitchell cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .260
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   2   .181      Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Heise ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .175      Josephson c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .229
  Sanders p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Hunter pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Slaton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Peters p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .283
  Kubiak ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .220        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .097

Totals               35   5  12   5     3   7             Totals               34   4   9   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 22,602
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Red Sox 5
DP: Brewers 3, Red Sox 0
Errors: Kubiak
Doubles: Harper (14), Pena (6), Kubiak (4), Smith (19)
Home Runs: Kosco (5), Petrocelli (17), Scott (15)
Stolen Bases: Harper 2 (14)
Caught Stealing: Mitchell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Slaton (2), Kubiak (6)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (10), Kennedy (2)
Hit by Pitch: Pena (1,by Tatum)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(5-2)           5.2   7   2   2   1   4   0  22   4.06
Sanders SV(14)          3.1   2   2   2   1   3   2  14   1.92
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(8-7)           8.1  10   4   4   3   7   1  36   4.95
Tatum                   0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.76
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   7   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Tatum (6)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Harper doubled to center; Harper stole third;
Theobald singled to right [Harper scored]; Pena doubled to right
[Theobald scored]; Kosco was called out on strikes; Ellis lined
to pitcher; Mitchell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy struck out; Aparicio singled to third;
Smith singled to center [Aparicio to third]; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox
0.

BREWERS 2ND: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Heise singled
to left; Slaton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Heise to second]; Harper lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Scott made an out to
shortstop; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Theobald grounded out (second to first); Pena
singled to left; Kosco struck out; Ellis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Peters made an out to third; Kennedy lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Mitchell made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise singled to center;
Slaton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio flied out to right; Smith doubled;
Yastrzemski hit into a double play (center to second to
shortstop) [Smith out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Harper flied out to center; Theobald made an out to
first; Pena struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (catcher to first); Scott
struck out; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Kosco homered; Ellis popped to first in foul
territory; Mitchell walked; Mitchell was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rodriguez walked; Heise grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson singled to second; Peters singled to
center [Josephson to third]; Kennedy grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Josephson scored (no RBI),
Peters out at second]; Aparicio walked; Smith singled to right
[Aparicio to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Aparicio
scored, Smith to third]; SANDERS REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING);
KUBIAK REPLACED SLATON (PLAYING SS); Petrocelli flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Kubiak doubled to left; On a bunt Harper singled to
pitcher [Kubiak to third]; Theobald reached on a fielder's
choice [Kubiak out at home (shortstop to catcher), Harper to
second]; Pena singled to left [Harper out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher), Theobald to third, Pena to second]; Kosco
flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud made
an out to second; Josephson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Mitchell flied
out to right; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Peters struck out; Kennedy lined to right; Aparicio
walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red
Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Sanders walked; Kubiak out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sanders to second]; TATUM REPLACED PETERS
(PITCHING); Harper singled to center [Sanders scored]; Theobald
flied out to center; Harper stole second; Pena was hit by a
pitch; Kosco singled to left [Harper scored, Pena to second];
Ellis grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory;
Petrocelli homered; Scott homered; Lahoud struck out; Josephson
reached on an error by Kubiak [Josephson to first]; HUNTER RAN
FOR JOSEPHSON; FIORE BATTED FOR TATUM; Fiore made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 4.