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An inside-the-park homer by Tony Taylor in the third inning and a two-run blast over the fence by Al Kaline in the fifth provided the Tigers with a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. Carlton Fisk hit his first major league homer for the Red Sox in the third. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRed Sox 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 0 Tigers 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 10 0 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 .245 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Taylor 2b 4 2 4 1 0 0 .265 Conigliaro rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Kaline rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .296 Smith cf 1 1 0 0 3 0 .294 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 Cash 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Scott 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .265 I. Brown lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Gagliano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Stanley cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .296 Oglivie ph,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Josephson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Fisk c 3 1 2 1 0 1 .200 Timmermann p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .071 Curtis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 28 2 3 2 6 6 Totals 33 3 10 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 12,612 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Tigers 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 2 Home Runs: Fisk (1), Taylor (3), Kaline (15) Stolen Bases: Taylor (5) GIDP: Conigliaro (8), Petrocelli (19), Brinkman (13) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis L(0-2) 7 10 3 3 2 5 2 32 3.77 Lyle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.72 Totals 8 10 3 3 3 5 2 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cain 3.2 2 2 2 3 2 1 15 4.34 Timmermann W(6-6) 5.1 1 0 0 3 4 0 19 3.76 Totals 9 3 2 2 6 6 1 34 Wild Pitches: Timmermann (2) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Griffin flied out to left; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez popped to first; Taylor singled to pitcher; On a bunt Kaline singled to third [Taylor to second]; FISK REPLACED JOSEPHSON (PLAYING C ); Freehan lined to right; Duane Josephson left with unknown injury; Cash lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli flied out to center; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: I. Brown struck out; Stanley singled to shortstop; Brinkman forced Stanley (second to shortstop); Cain struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Gagliano grounded out (third to first); Fisk homered; Curtis struck out; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to right; Taylor hit an inside the park homer to center; Kaline lined to center; Freehan lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio walked; Conigliaro grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Aparicio out at second]; Smith walked; Petrocelli walked [Smith to second]; Scott singled to center [Smith scored, Petrocelli to third]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR GAGLIANO; Oglivie struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cash flied out to right; I. Brown walked; Stanley singled to left [I. Brown to second]; Brinkman singled to left [I. Brown to third, Stanley to second]; Timmermann struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk singled to third; On a bunt Curtis forced Fisk (third to shortstop); Timmermann threw a wild pitch [Curtis to second]; Griffin flied out to center; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Taylor singled to left; Kaline homered [Taylor scored]; Freehan lined to left; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); I. Brown grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Conigliaro made an out to second; Smith walked; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Stanley singled; Brinkman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stanley out at second]; Timmermann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. RED SOX 7TH: Scott struck out; Oglivie flied out to right; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Taylor singled to shortstop; Taylor stole second; Kaline flied out to center; Freehan was walked intentionally; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. RED SOX 8TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Lahoud made an out to shortstop; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); I. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley grounded out (second to first); Brinkman walked; Timmermann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. RED SOX 9TH: Conigliaro grounded out (second to first); Smith walked; Petrocelli struck out; Scott walked [Smith to second]; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. |
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