After failing to hold a two-run lead in the ninth inning, Jim Lonborg gained a victory when the Red Sox scored in the 10th to defeat the Tigers, 3-2. George Scott drove in the Hub club's initial pair with a single in the sixth, but the Bengals pulled even with a burst of four singles in the ninth. However, in the 10th, Cecil Cooper hit a single batting for Lonborg, Doug Griffin sacrificed and Luis Aparicio won the game with a single. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   2  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   3 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b,ss       5   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .252      Aparicio ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .232
G. Brown lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .350      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Kaline rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Freehan c             4   1   2   0     1   0   .277      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .243
Northrup 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .274      Scott 1b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .266
Stanley cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .291      Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .215
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Collins ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Lonborg p             3   0   2   0     0   0   .184
  Whillock p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cooper ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Timmermann p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .053
  Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Gutierrez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Taylor ph,2b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .266

Totals               38   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               37   3  10   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 11,323
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Rodriguez (29), Petrocelli (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (7)
GIDP: Stanley (7), Yastrzemski (14)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann              7     8   2   2   0   3   0  29   3.78
Scherman                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.76
Whillock L(0-2)         1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   5.63
Totals                  9.1  10   3   3   0   5   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(9-7)         10     9   2   2   3   6   0  41   4.31
Totals                 10     9   2   2   3   6   0  41

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
struck out; G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin made an out to second; Aparicio grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline made an out to shortstop; Freehan flied out
to right; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith lined to right; Petrocelli singled to center;
Scott struck out; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
grounded out (second to first); Timmermann struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson lined to center; Lonborg singled to
right; Griffin singled to center [Lonborg to second]; Aparicio
singled to right [Lonborg to third, Griffin to second];
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe lined to right; Rodriguez flied to left in
foul territory; G. Brown made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan
singled to center; Northrup walked [Freehan to second]; Stanley
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Freehan out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Josephson flied
out to center; Lonborg reached on an error by McAuliffe [Lonborg
to first]; Griffin forced Lonborg (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman made an out to second; Timmermann struck
out; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (first unassisted);
Yastrzemski singled to right; Smith struck out; Petrocelli
doubled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Scott singled to right
[Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli scored]; Lahoud made an out to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown struck out;
Kaline singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Freehan walked
[Rodriguez to third, Kaline to second]; Northrup struck out;
Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Josephson flied out to right; Lonborg singled to
center; Griffin made an out to second; Aparicio grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman walked; JONES BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jones
singled to right [Brinkman to second]; GUTIERREZ RAN FOR JONES;
McAuliffe forced Gutierrez (second to shortstop) [Brinkman to
third]; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; G. Brown
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; Petrocelli
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Freehan
singled to right; Northrup singled to center [Freehan to
second]; Stanley forced Northrup (pitcher to shortstop) [Freehan
to third]; COLLINS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Collins singled to
center [Freehan scored, Stanley to third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
SCHERMAN; Taylor singled to center [Stanley scored, Collins to
third]; McAuliffe flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TAYLOR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHILLOCK REPLACED COLLINS
(PITCHING); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud was
called out on strikes; Josephson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 10TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; G. Brown flied out to
left; Kaline struck out; Freehan made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 10TH: COOPER BATTED FOR LONBORG; Cooper singled to
right; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cooper
to second]; Aparicio singled to center [Cooper scored]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
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