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Red Sox 2 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
April 17, 1970

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 17, 1970 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 17, 1970 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 2 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 15
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 15
Winning PitcherFred Lasher  
Losing PitcherKen Brett  
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Game Winning RBIJim Northrup 

Game Info

DateApril 17, 1970 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherGary Peters  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance7,390 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nestor Chylak
1B: Russ Goetz
2B: Don Denkinger
3B: Art Frantz

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Andrews  Second Baseman 
Reggie Smith  Center Fielder 
Carl Yastrzemski  Left Fielder 
George Scott  First Baseman 
Rico Petrocelli  Shortstop 
Tony Conigliaro  Right Fielder 
Luis Alvarado  Third Baseman 
Jerry Moses  Catcher 
Gary Peters  Pitcher 
Eddie Kasko  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Stanley  First Baseman 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Jim Northrup  Center Fielder 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Don Wert  Third Baseman 
Cesar Gutierrez  Shortstop 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

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Red Sox 2 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
April 17, 1970

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/17/1970 -- Boston at Detroit (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Andrews M, 2b         5  1  1  0   Stanley M, 1b         6  1  1  1   
Smith R, cf           3  1  1  2   McAuliffe D, 2b       4  0  1  0   
Yastrzemski C, lf     3  0  0  0   Kaline A, rf          3  1  1  1   
Scott G, 1b           5  0  2  0   Horton W, lf          5  0  0  0   
Petrocelli R, ss      4  0  0  0   Northrup J, cf        4  0  1  1   
Conigliaro T, rf      4  0  0  0   Freehan B, c          3  0  1  0   
Alvarado L, 3b        4  0  1  0   Wert D, 3b            3  0  1  0   
Moses J, c            4  0  0  0   Maddox E, pr-3b       1  1  0  0   
Peters G, p           2  0  0  0   Gutierrez C, ss       3  0  1  0   
Jarvis R, p           0  0  0  0   Brown G, ph           0  0  0  0   
Lyle S, p             0  0  0  0   Price J, ph           0  0  0  0   
Romo V, p             0  0  0  0   Szotkiewicz K, ss     1  0  0  0   
Derrick M, ph         1  0  1  0   Niekro J, p           3  0  0  0   
Brett K, p            0  0  0  0   Brown I, ph           0  0  0  0   
                                   Lasher F, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  6  2                        37  3  7  3

Boston           200 000 000 00 --  2
Detroit          100 000 010 01 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peters G              6.2  5  1  1  7  4
Jarvis R*             0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Lyle S                0.2  0  0  0  2  0
Romo V                1.1  0  0  0  0  1
Brett K (L)           1.2  1  1  1  1  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J              8.0  4  2  2  1  2
Lasher F (W)          3.0  2  0  0  2  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Wert D, Moses J
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Detroit 15
2B -- Stanley M, McAuliffe D, Wert D, Northrup J
HR -- Smith R
SB -- Smith R
CS -- Yastrzemski C, Derrick M
SH -- McAuliffe D, Jarvis R, Brown I
HBP -- by Peters G (Northrup J), by Lasher F (Smith R)
T -- 2:55
A -- 7390

    

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