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August 17, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 4 9 1
Red Sox 3 9 1
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Angels 4 9 1
Red Sox 3 9 1

Doug Griffin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .257
OBP .250 .305
At Bats 4 342
Hits 1 88
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 18

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 12 0
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Fenway Park - August 17, 1971
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Out
Andy Messersmith
Jeff Torborg
Jim Spencer
Sandy Alomar
Ken McMullen
Jim Fregosi
Tony Gonzalez
Ken Berry
Roger Repoz
Doug Griffin
Carl Yastrzemski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
California Angels 4 9 1 7
Boston Red Sox 3 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Andy Messersmith
Losing Pitcher Ken Tatum
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Spencer
Attendance 19,953
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carl Yastrzemski pinch hits for Luis Tiant. Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Josephson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torborg hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out.
Top 9 Messersmith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. Lahoud moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aparicio moves to third. Lahoud moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith has Griffin trapped. There's the throw to Torborg and over to McMullen, who tags Griffin for the out. Aparicio moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 8 Roger Repoz now playing right field. Tony Gonzalez now playing left field. Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen juggles the ball. That's an error on McMullen.
Top 8 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Roger Repoz pinch hits for Billy Cowan. Repoz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fregosi is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Spencer bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. McMullen moves to second.
Top 8 Luis Tiant now pitching. McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Roger Moret. Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Josephson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Conigliaro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torborg hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lahoud moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lahoud takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Billy Cowan now playing left field. Jeff Torborg now catching. Tony Gonzalez now playing right field. Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Messersmith strikes out.
Top 6 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McMullen moves to third. Fregosi moves to second.
Top 6 Billy Cowan pinch hits for John Stephenson. Cowan strikes out.
Top 6 Fregosi is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Spencer bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. McMullen moves to second.
Top 6 McMullen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moret hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moret fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Alomar is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Messersmith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Top 4 Berry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stephenson strikes out.
Top 4 Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lahoud throws the ball in to Griffin who tags Fregosi, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Lahoud strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Griffin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Moret hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Josephson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McMullen strikes out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Top 2 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moret fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lahoud strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Roger Moret now pitching. Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a line drive into left field. Lahoud picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lahoud. Spencer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Spencer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Alomar scores. Gonzalez scores. McMullen goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 McMullen takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Alomar moves to third.
Top 1 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.