Jim Lonborg turned in his third straight winning performance for the Red Sox, pitching a four-hitter to defeat the Senators, 8-1. Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith smashed homers for the Red Sox, Smith's blow coming with a man on base in the seventh inning after Ben Oglivie had driven in two runs with a double. Toby Harrah homered to save the Senators from being shut out. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Senators     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  0  1    4  1  x  -   8 12  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Griffin 2b            5   1   4   1     0   0   .248
Harrah 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .221      Beniquez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Mincher 1b            2   0   1   0     2   1   .279      Yastrzemski lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
McCraw rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .209        Oglivie lf          3   1   2   2     0   0   .290
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .229      Smith cf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .286
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Petrocelli 3b         4   2   3   1     0   0   .249
Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cooper 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .342
Ragland 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Miller rf             3   0   0   1     1   1   .348
Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .095      Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   1   .317
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Lonborg p             4   1   0   1     0   1   .170
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Billings ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .237

Totals               32   1   4   1     5   5             Totals               32   8  12   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 15,240
Left on Base: Senators 10, Red Sox 6
DP: Senators 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Mason, Fahey, Beniquez, Miller
Doubles: Cooper (4), Oglivie (2), Petrocelli (24), Fisk (2)
Home Runs: Harrah (2), Petrocelli (28), Smith (29)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (1)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (8), Miller (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez 2 (3)
GIDP: Beniquez (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ragland (1,by Lonborg)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(12-16)         6     6   3   3   4   3   1  26   3.61
Brown                   0.1   4   4   3   0   0   1   6   5.94
Shellenback             1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.42
Totals                  8    12   8   7   4   4   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(10-7)         9     4   1   1   5   5   1  38   4.13
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Lonborg (14)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Harrah singled to left;
Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Mincher walked; McCraw walked [Mincher to second]; Burroughs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Griffin to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffin to third];
Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Red
Sox 0.

SENATORS 2ND: OGLIVIE REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Mason
struck out; Debut game for Jim Mason; Fahey flied out to
center; Debut game for Bill Fahey; Ragland flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled to left; Cooper doubled to
center [Petrocelli to third]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Petrocelli scored]; Fisk popped to third; Lonborg struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Bosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
flied out to left; Harrah homered; Mincher singled to center;
McCraw lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie singled to right; Smith
walked [Oglivie to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Burroughs walked; Mason walked [Burroughs to
second]; Fahey flied out to center [Burroughs to third]; Ragland
was hit by a pitch [Mason to second]; Bosman struck out; Unser
forced Ragland (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper walked; Cooper stole second [Cooper to third
(error by Fahey)]; Miller popped to third in foul territory;
Fisk walked; Lonborg forced Fisk (catcher to shortstop) [Cooper
scored]; Griffin singled to right [Lonborg out at third (right
to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Mincher
walked; McCraw grounded out (second to first) [Mincher to
second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez flied out to left; Oglivie flied out to
right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red
Sox 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Fahey
grounded out (first unassisted); Ragland grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli homered; Cooper flied out to center;
Miller walked; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Fisk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 7TH: ALLEN BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Allen grounded out
(second to first); Unser reached on an error by Beniquez [Unser
to second]; Harrah lined to pitcher; Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: BROWN REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Lonborg reached on
an error by Mason [Lonborg to first]; Griffin singled to center
[Lonborg to second]; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Lonborg to third, Griffin to second]; Oglivie doubled
to right [Lonborg scored (unearned), Griffin scored]; Smith
homered [Oglivie scored]; Petrocelli doubled to left;
SHELLENBACK REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Cooper reached on a
fielder's choice [Petrocelli out at third (pitcher to shortstop
to third), Cooper to second]; Miller was called out on strikes;
4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 7.

SENATORS 8TH: McCraw grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs struck out; Mason reached on an error by Miller [Mason
to second]; Fahey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk doubled to right; Lonborg grounded out (second
to first) [Fisk to third]; Griffin singled to left [Fisk
scored]; Beniquez grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Griffin out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Red Sox 8.

SENATORS 9TH: Ragland grounded out (shortstop to first);
BILLINGS BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Billings singled to center;
Unser forced Billings (second to shortstop); Harrah flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 8.