The Red Sox beat the White Sox for the seventh straight time this season, racking up a 6-1 victory behind the six-hit pitching of Sonny Siebert. George Scott led the Red Sox at bat with three singles and a sacrifice fly, driving in two runs. Rich McKinney saved the White Sox from being shutout with a homer in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2
Red Sox      0  1  2    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   6 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Gagliano 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .444
McKinney 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Aparicio ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .219
May lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Smith cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Reichardt cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .301      Petrocelli 3b         3   2   2   0     1   0   .248
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Scott 1b              3   1   3   2     0   0   .267
  Alvarado pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Lahoud rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Spence 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .133      Montgomery c          3   0   2   1     0   0   .317
Morales ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Siebert p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Horlen p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     4   1             Totals               31   6  11   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 24,946
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Red Sox 8
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: McKinney, Reichardt, Smith
Doubles: Smith (20), Petrocelli (18)
Home Runs: McKinney (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Siebert (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Montgomery (2), Scott (4)
GIDP: Herrmann (7), Spence (1), Petrocelli (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen L(4-8)           6.1  10   6   5   4   1   0  32   4.06
Romo                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.50
Hinton                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    11   6   5   4   1   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(14-4)         9     6   1   1   4   1   1  34   2.85
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   1   1  34

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center [Kelly to second (error
by Smith)]; McKinney flied out to center; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Gagliano flied out to left; Aparicio flied out to
right; Smith doubled to center [Smith to third (error by
McKinney)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); Spence walked; Morales grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli doubled to left; Scott singled to center
[Petrocelli scored]; Lahoud flied out to right [Scott to
second]; Montgomery singled to center [Scott to third]; Siebert
was called out on strikes; Gagliano grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Horlen grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Kelly singled to third; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kelly to second]; May walked; Melton lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio walked; Smith walked [Aparicio to second];
Yastrzemski singled to center [Aparicio scored, Smith to third];
Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Smith scored (no RBI), Yastrzemski out at second]; Scott
singled to right; Lahoud made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt flied out to center; Herrmann flied out
to right; Spence lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery made an out to second; Siebert grounded
out (first unassisted); Gagliano grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales made an out to second; Horlen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio flied out to right; Smith flied out to
left; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney flied out to center; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melton popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli walked; Scott singled to center
[Petrocelli to third (error by Reichardt), Scott to second];
Lahoud singled to left [Petrocelli scored, Scott to third];
Montgomery hit a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored
(unearned)]; Siebert made an out to shortstop; Gagliano walked
[Lahoud to second]; Aparicio forced Lahoud (third unassisted); 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to center; Herrmann grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Reichardt out at
second]; Spence walked; Morales singled to center [Spence to
third, Morales out at second (center to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to
third]; ROMO REPLACED HORLEN (PITCHING); Scott hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Lahoud flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR ROMO; Johnstone flied out to
center; Kelly flied out to left; McKinney homered; May flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: HINTON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Montgomery
singled to center; Siebert out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Montgomery to second]; Gagliano grounded out (shortstop
to first); Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); Reichardt
singled to left; Herrmann walked [Reichardt to second]; ALVARADO
RAN FOR HERRMANN; Spence grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Alvarado out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.