Gates Brown homered for the Tigers in the fourth inning and that was all Joe Coleman needed to beat the Red Sox, 1-0, for his 17th victory. Coleman held the Red Sox hitless until Cecil Cooper, rookie from Pawtucket (Eastern), singled as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith added singles in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .209
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      G. Brown lf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .362
Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .295        Kaline ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Cash 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .264      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Conigliaro rf         2   0   0   0     1   2   .269      Northrup rf,lf        2   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Cooper ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Coleman p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .123
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Fisk c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     2  11             Totals               28   1   6   1     2   1

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 14,694
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Culp
Home Runs: G. Brown (9)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (8)
Caught Stealing: Kaline (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Petrocelli (6)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (2,by Coleman)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(14-15)           7     5   1   1   2   1   1  27   3.49
Lee                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.63
Totals                  8     6   1   1   2   1   1  30

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(17-8)         9     3   0   0   2  11   0  34   3.12
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2  11   0  34

Passed Balls: Freehan (7)
Hit by Pitch: Coleman (7)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; G. Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out but advanced to
first on a passed ball; Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash lined to center; Freehan popped to catcher in
foul territory; On a bunt Northrup singled to third; Stanley
forced Northrup (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Culp
was called out on strikes; Griffin was hit by a pitch; Griffin
stole second; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman made an out to first; Coleman grounded out
(second to first); McAuliffe singled to right; Rodriguez forced
McAuliffe (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Smith struck out;
Petrocelli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown homered; Cash popped to first; Freehan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Northrup walked; Northrup
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Culp [Northrup
to second]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott struck out; Conigliaro walked; Montgomery
struck out; Culp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Coleman
grounded out (first unassisted); McAuliffe singled; Rodriguez
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
flied out to right; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown popped to catcher in foul territory; Cash
walked; Freehan flied out to center; Northrup lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith struck out; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott walked; Conigliaro struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley flied out to center; Brinkman singled to
left [Brinkman out at second (left to second)]; Coleman lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: COOPER BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Cooper singled to
third; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR CULP; Oglivie lined to shortstop;
Griffin popped to second; Aparicio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: FISK REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C ); LEE REPLACED
COOPER (PITCHING); McAuliffe grounded out (second to first);
Rodriguez singled to second; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline
forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); Kaline was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski singled to center;
Smith singled to right [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski to third,
Smith to second]; Scott flied out to right; LAHOUD BATTED FOR
CONIGLIARO; Lahoud grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.