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Tigers 11 @ Red Sox 12
Fenway Park
August 9, 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 August 9, 1971 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 12 to 11.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1971 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 11 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 11
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 12 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherSparky Lyle  
Losing PitcherRon Perranoski  
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Game Winning RBIRico Petrocelli 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1971 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherLes Cain  
Home Starting PitcherJim Lonborg  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance20,116 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Larry Barnett
2B: Merle Anthony
3B: George Maloney

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Gates Brown  Left Fielder 
Willie Horton  Right Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Jim Northrup  Center Fielder 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Les Cain  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Doug Griffin  Second Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Reggie Smith  Center Fielder 
Carl Yastrzemski  Left Fielder 
George Scott  First Baseman 
Billy Conigliaro  Right Fielder 
John Kennedy  Third Baseman 
Bob Montgomery  Catcher 
Jim Lonborg  Pitcher 
Eddie Kasko  Manager 

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Tigers 11 @ Red Sox 12
Fenway Park
August 9, 1971

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         Game of 8/9/1971 -- Detroit at Boston (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b       3  1  1  0   Griffin D, 2b         5  1  3  0   
Brown I, ph-1b        2  0  0  0   Aparicio L, ss        4  1  1  0   
Brown G, lf           1  2  1  0   Smith R, cf           4  1  1  2   
Kaline A, rf          3  0  0  0   Yastrzemski C, lf     4  3  1  0   
Horton W, rf-lf       4  3  3  5   Scott G, 1b           5  2  4  2   
Cash N, 1b            4  0  1  1   Conigliaro B, rf      5  0  1  0   
Taylor T, ph-2b       1  0  1  1   Kennedy J, 3b         4  3  3  0   
Northrup J, cf        5  0  1  0   Montgomery B, c       4  1  2  6   
Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0   Lonborg J, p          1  0  0  0   
Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   Bolin B, p            2  0  0  0   
Freehan B, c          4  3  3  3   Lee B, p              1  0  0  0   
Rodriguez A, 3b       5  1  3  1   Lyle S, p             0  0  0  0   
Brinkman E, ss        5  0  0  0   Petrocelli R, ph      1  0  1  1   
Cain L, p             2  0  0  0                                      
Chance D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Jones D, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Denehy B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Stanley M, ph-cf      2  1  2  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 11 16 11                        40 12 17 11

Detroit          232 000 211 -- 11
Boston           020 801 001 -- 12
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cain L                3.2  6  7  7  2  3
Chance D*             0.0  2  2  2  0  0
Scherman F            1.1  4  1  1  0  0
Denehy B              2.0  1  1  0  0  1
Timmermann T          0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Perranoski R (L)      1.0  3  1  1  1  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lonborg J+            2.0  6  6  6  1  0
Bolin B               4.2  6  3  3  0  4
Lee B                 1.0  2  1  0  1  1
Lyle S (W)            1.1  2  1  1  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd

E -- Horton W, Scott G
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 7
2B -- Northrup J, Horton W, Montgomery B, Rodriguez A, Kennedy J
3B -- Scott G
HR -- Horton W 2, Freehan B 3, Rodriguez A, Montgomery B
SB -- Aparicio L
SH -- Aparicio L
HBP -- by Lonborg J (Freehan B), by Lonborg J (McAuliffe D), by Denehy B (Smith R)
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 3:11
A -- 20116

    

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