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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 18, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 18, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Zepp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 13,021 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: Frank Umont |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Bill Zepp | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
| Duane Josephson | Catcher |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Gary Peters | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 18, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peters
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Zepp
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zepp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zepp
Smith bunts towards second. Brown picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Zepp
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Zepp
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Zepp
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Yastrzemski trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Peters
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peters
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Zepp
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Zepp
Josephson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Northrup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Zepp
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zepp vs. Peters
Zepp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Zepp
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Zepp
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zepp
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peters
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Brown trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Peters
There goes Stanley. The throw from Josephson and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Zepp
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zepp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Zepp
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Zepp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Zepp
Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Zepp
Josephson hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Peters
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peters
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Zepp
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Zepp
Peters bunts towards first. Northrup scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peters for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Zepp
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Zepp
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Zepp
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Zepp
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Zepp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Peters
Cesar Gutierrez pinch hits for Bill Zepp.
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peters
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Conigliaro. Horton reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores. Horton scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Bolin
Northrup is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Bolin
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Denehy
Dick McAuliffe now playing second base. Bill Denehy now pitching.
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Denehy
Josephson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Denehy
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brinkman. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lahoud vs. Denehy
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lahoud for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Jim Lonborg now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lonborg
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Denehy
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Denehy
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Denehy
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Timmermann
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Timmermann
Conigliaro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Northrup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lonborg
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lonborg
Stanley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Josephson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lonborg
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Josephson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Northrup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Niekro
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Niekro
Lonborg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Niekro
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lonborg
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Lonborg
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Lonborg covering, for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Lonborg
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1971 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Brown I, 2b 2 1 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 0 0 0
Denehy B, p 0 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 3 1
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 0
Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 2 2 3
Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 1 2 0 Conigliaro B, cf 4 0 1 1
Horton W, lf 4 1 1 1 Josephson D, c 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 2 Griffin D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Northrup J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Peters G, p 1 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 1 0 1 0
Zepp B, p 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez C, ph 1 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 34 5 11 5
Detroit 000 003 000 -- 3
Boston 000 110 30x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Zepp B 5.0 6 2 2 2 1
Denehy B (L) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
Timmermann T 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Niekro J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G 5.2 6 3 3 1 3
Bolin B 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Lonborg J (W) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Brown I, Brinkman E
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Boston 8
2B -- Petrocelli R, Freehan B, Horton W, Kaline A, Yastrzemski C
HR -- Petrocelli R
CS -- Stanley M
SH -- Peters G
T -- 2:31
A -- 13021
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