Jim Slaton, the Brewers' rookie righthander, pitched a three-hitter for his third shutout of the season and defeated the Red Sox, 5-0. Slaton also rapped two of the Brewers' nine hits, including a single ahead of a homer by Tommy Harper in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1971 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  x  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .249      Harper lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .249
Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Theobald 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Pena 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Kosco rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .214
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .242        Briggs ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Mitchell cf           4   2   1   0     0   0   .200
Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Kubiak ss             3   0   2   2     0   0   .230
Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .179
Peters p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Heise 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .222
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Slaton p              3   1   2   0     0   0   .167

Totals               29   0   3   0     4   2             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  8,310
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Brewers 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Aparicio
Doubles: Heise (2), Kubiak (6)
Home Runs: Harper (9)
Stolen Bases: Theobald (6)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (4), Kosco (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kubiak (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(9-8)           7     8   4   3   1   2   1  29   4.78
Bolin                   1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.91
Totals                  8     9   5   4   2   2   1  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(6-3)           9     3   0   0   4   2   0  33   3.74
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   2   0  33

Wild Pitches: Slaton (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin walked; Griffin was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Aparicio made an out to second; Smith
singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second];
Petrocelli singled to third [Smith to third, Yastrzemski to
second]; Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper lined to shortstop; Theobald was called out
on strikes; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lahoud struck out; Montgomery flied out to right;
Peters grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Kosco popped to catcher in foul territory; Mitchell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
flied out to right; Smith walked; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Rodriguez lined to right; Heise grounded out
(second to first); Slaton singled to center; Harper flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; Scott singled
to left; Lahoud flied out to center; Slaton threw a wild pitch
[Scott to second]; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald made an out to second; Pena grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kosco singled to shortstop; Kosco was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Peters grounded out (second to first); Griffin was
called out on strikes; Aparicio made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Mitchell reached on an error by Aparicio [Mitchell
to first]; Kubiak out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Mitchell to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first)
[Mitchell to third]; Heise doubled to center [Mitchell scored
(unearned)]; Slaton made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Theobald
grounded out (second to first); Pena grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Lahoud flied
out to right; Montgomery flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Kosco was called out on strikes; Mitchell singled
to center; Kubiak singled to shortstop [Mitchell to second];
Rodriguez walked [Mitchell to third, Kubiak to second]; Heise
lined into a double play (pitcher to third) [Mitchell out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Peters grounded out (second to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Aparicio walked; Smith flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Slaton singled to left; Harper homered [Slaton
scored]; Theobald singled to right; BOLIN REPLACED PETERS
(PITCHING); Pena flied out to center; BRIGGS BATTED FOR KOSCO;
Theobald stole second; Briggs walked; Mitchell forced Briggs
(shortstop to second) [Theobald to third]; Kubiak doubled to
left [Theobald scored, Mitchell scored]; Rodriguez flied out to
right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: BRIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first);
Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 5.