While Gary Peters pitched a three-hitter, the Red Sox unleashed an extra-base barrage against Mickey Lolich and defeated the Tigers, 6-1. The Red Sox collected nine hits good for 24 total bases off Lolich before kayoing the 23-game winner in the sixth inning. Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRed Sox 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Aparicio ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .234 Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Kaline rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Smith cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Petrocelli 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .243 I. Brown lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .273 Scott 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Cash 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Conigliaro rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .271 Stanley cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Josephson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .251 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Peters p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .272 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .101 Timmermann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Hosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whillock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lane ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 10 6 0 5 Totals 29 1 3 1 3 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 18,251 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Tigers 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 2 Errors: Rodriguez Doubles: Aparicio (21), Petrocelli (20) Triples: Smith (2), Scott (4) Home Runs: Petrocelli (23), Conigliaro (11), Josephson (10), I. Brown (8) Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (16) GIDP: Yastrzemski (13) Hit by Pitch: Peters (1,by Lolich) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peters W(14-10) 9 3 1 1 3 2 1 33 4.45 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 2 1 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(23-11) 5 9 6 6 0 1 3 24 3.05 Timmermann 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4.09 Whillock 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.40 Perranoski 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.91 Totals 9 10 6 6 0 5 3 36 Hit by Pitch: Lolich (7) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez struck out; Taylor grounded out (second to first); Kaline flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith made an out to third; Petrocelli homered; Scott singled to third [Scott to second (error by Rodriguez)]; Conigliaro homered [Scott scored]; Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first); Peters was hit by a pitch; Griffin forced Peters (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (third to first); I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio singled to center; Yastrzemski forced Aparicio (second unassisted); Smith hit into a double play (center to second) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley singled to left; Brinkman flied out to left; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Stanley to second]; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Taylor popped to second; Kaline flied out to center; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Josephson homered; Peters flied out to right; Griffin flied out to center; Aparicio doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: I. Brown walked; Cash flied out to center; Stanley forced I. Brown (shortstop to second); Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Smith tripled to center; Petrocelli doubled to left [Smith scored]; Scott tripled [Petrocelli scored]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Conigliaro struck out; Josephson struck out; Peters was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: HOSLEY BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Hosley flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to shortstop; Taylor forced Rodriguez (shortstop unassisted); Kaline lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. RED SOX 7TH: WHILLOCK REPLACED HOSLEY (PITCHING); Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Freehan flied out to right; I. Brown walked; Cash walked [I. Brown to second]; Stanley lined to first; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. RED SOX 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli lined to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: LANE BATTED FOR WHILLOCK; Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez lined to left; Taylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. RED SOX 9TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED LANE (PITCHING); Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson grounded out (second to first); Peters struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); I. Brown homered; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 1. |
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