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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 3, 1970
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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 September 3, 1970 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1970 |
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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 | September 3, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Brett |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 14,998 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | First Baseman |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Elliott Maddox | Left Fielder |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
George Scott | Third Baseman |
Billy Conigliaro | Left Fielder |
Tom Satriano | Catcher |
Ken Brett | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 3, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brett
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brett
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brett
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Brett
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Niekro
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Niekro
Conigliaro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Niekro
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline juggles the ball. That's an error on Kaline. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Niekro
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brett
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brett
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Price vs. Brett
Price hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Price reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Brett
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Niekro
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Satriano vs. Niekro
Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Niekro
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Brett
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brett
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brett
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Niekro
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Niekro
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Niekro
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McRae
Norm McRae now pitching.
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brett
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brett
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Brett
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Brett
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. McRae
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. McRae
Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McRae
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. McRae
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McRae
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops it up and throws to first, with McRae covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Brett
Pricehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Satriano interferes with Price who is awarded first base. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Brett
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. Price moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Brett
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Norm McRae.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Brett
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Price moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Brett
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Brett
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hiller
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hiller
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brett
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brett
Wert hits a line drive into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brett
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Brett
Price hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brett
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hiller
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hiller
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Satriano vs. Hiller
Satriano strikes out. There goes Conigliaro. The throw from Price to Gutierrez, and Conigliaro is out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Brett
Dalton Jones pinch hits for John Hiller.
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Brett
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Brett
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Brett
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Maddox throws the ball in to McAuliffe who tags Brett, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Scherman
Andrews hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scherman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brett
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brett
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brett
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Scherman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Scherman
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Scherman
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Brett
Price hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brett
Ike Brown pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Brett
Mickey Lolich pinch runs for Ike Brown. Norm Cash pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields the ball and throws to Brett covering. Safe. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1970 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Stanley M, cf 5 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 4 1 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 4 2 2 2 Kaline A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 1 1 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0 Conigliaro T, rf 4 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ss 4 1 1 2 Maddox E, lf 4 1 1 0 Scott G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Price J, c 3 1 2 2 Conigliaro B, lf 3 0 2 0 Gutierrez C, ss 2 0 0 0 Satriano T, c 3 0 0 0 Brown I, ph 0 0 0 0 Brett K, p 3 0 2 0 Lolich M, pr 0 0 0 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0 McRae N, p 0 0 0 0 Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 1 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Cash N, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 32 5 10 5 Detroit 000 002 000 -- 2 Boston 203 000 00x -- 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (L) 2.2 6 5 5 0 1 McRae N 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 Hiller J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Scherman F 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brett K (W) 8.1 6 2 2 4 8 Romo V (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Kaline A, Satriano T DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 3 2B -- Price J, Yastrzemski C, Jones D HR -- Smith R, Petrocelli R, Price J CS -- Conigliaro B T -- 2:13 A -- 14998
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