With Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli as the only veterans in the lineup, the Red Sox collected 16 hits and beat the Senators, 6-3, to hand Denny McLain his 22nd defeat of the season. Juan Beniquez, Cecil Cooper, Rick Miller and Carlton Fisk each drove in one run in support of fellow rookie John Curtis. Frank Howard hit a two-run homer for the Senators. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Senators     0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  0
Red Sox      0  2  1    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .217      Griffin 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Nelson 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Beniquez ss           3   1   2   1     1   0   .286
Howard 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .278      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Billings c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .235      Smith cf              3   1   0   1     1   0   .286
Burroughs lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .234      Petrocelli 3b         3   2   2   0     1   0   .245
Unser rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .258      Cooper 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .343
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Miller rf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .400
Ragland 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Fisk c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .316
McLain p              1   0   0   1     1   0   .103      Curtis p              4   0   1   0     0   3   .111
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Casanova ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .259

Totals               34   3   8   3     4   6             Totals               32   6  12   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 19,126
Left on Base: Senators 8, Red Sox 7
DP: Senators 1, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Maddox (7), Miller 2 (5)
Home Runs: Howard (25)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (16), Beniquez 2 (3), Griffin (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (1)
GIDP: Nelson (9)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(10-22)         5     7   5   5   3   3   0  23   4.28
Riddleberger            1     2   1   0   0   1   0   5   3.19
Shellenback             2     3   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.39
Totals                  8    12   6   5   4   4   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(2-2)           9     8   3   3   4   6   1  38   3.12
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   6   1  38

Passed Balls: Billings (16)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Maddox singled to right; Nelson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second];
Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Billings walked; Burroughs singled to left
[Billings to second]; Unser struck out; Harrah lined to right;
Ragland singled to third [Billings to third, Burroughs to
second]; McLain walked [Billings scored, Burroughs to third,
Ragland to second]; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith walked; Petrocelli singled to center [Smith
to third]; Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored];
Miller walked [Petrocelli to second]; Fisk singled to left
[Petrocelli scored, Miller to second]; Curtis was called out on
strikes; Griffin forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Howard grounded out (third
to first) [Nelson to second]; Billings grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Nelson to third]; Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez walked; Beniquez stole second; Oglivie
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beniquez to third]; Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beniquez scored]; Petrocelli
flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox
3.

SENATORS 4TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to right; Ragland was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper singled to right; Miller hit into a double
play (center to first to shortstop) [Cooper out at second]; Fisk
singled to left; Curtis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 5TH: McLain grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied
out to right; On a bunt Nelson singled to third; Nelson stole
second; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to left; Griffin stole second;
Beniquez singled to center [Griffin scored, Beniquez out at
second (center to first to shortstop to second)]; Oglivie was
called out on strikes; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Billings singled to center; Burroughs walked
[Billings to second]; Unser struck out; Harrah flied out to
center; Ragland forced Billings (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli singled to center; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED
MCLAIN (PITCHING); Cooper singled to left [Petrocelli to
second]; Miller doubled to left [Petrocelli scored, Cooper to
third]; Billings allowed a passed ball [Cooper scored
(unearned), Miller to third]; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Curtis struck out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 7TH: CASANOVA BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Casanova popped
to third in foul territory; Maddox doubled; Nelson flied out to
center; Howard homered [Maddox scored]; Billings popped to
first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED CASANOVA (PITCHING); Beniquez
singled to center; Oglivie popped to third in foul territory;
Beniquez stole second; Smith grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli was walked intentionally; Cooper grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 8TH: Burroughs popped to shortstop; Unser was called
out on strikes; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Senators 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller doubled to center; Fisk lined to right;
Curtis singled to center [Miller out at home (center to
catcher)]; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 9TH: Ragland grounded out (shortstop to first);
BIITTNER BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Biittner walked; Maddox flied
out to center; Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Senators 3, Red Sox 6.