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September 25, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Senators 3 8 0
Red Sox 6 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Senators 3 8 0
Red Sox 6 12 0

Dave Nelson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .500 .327
At Bats 4 324
Hits 2 90
• Singles 2 71
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 33

John Curtis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Fenway Park - September 25, 1971
Out
John Curtis
Carlton Fisk
Cecil Cooper
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
Juan Beniquez
Ben Oglivie
Reggie Smith
Rick Miller
Dave Nelson
Larry Biittner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 3 8 0 8
Boston Red Sox 6 12 0 7
Winning Pitcher John Curtis
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carlton Fisk
Attendance 19,126
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jim Shellenback. Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Curtis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Miller trying to get to home. Maddox throws the ball in to Billings who tags Miller who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 8 Fisk hits a line drive into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Unser is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Burroughs hits a popup towards short. Beniquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Shellenback covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Petrocelli is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Beniquez. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Beniquez steals second.
Bottom 7 Oglivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Shellenback now pitching. Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Billings hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maddox hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Paul Casanova pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger. Casanova hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Billings for a passed ball. Cooper scores. Miller moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Miller reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli scores. Cooper moves to third.
Bottom 6 Denny Riddleberger now pitching. Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Unser strikes out.
Top 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second.
Top 6 Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Oglivie is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox throws the ball in to Harrah who tags Beniquez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Griffin scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Griffin. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Griffin steals second.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Nelson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Nelson steals second.
Top 5 Nelson bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ragland is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. Beniquez scores.
Bottom 3 Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. Beniquez moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Beniquez. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Beniquez steals second.
Bottom 3 Beniquez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third.
Top 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second.
Top 3 Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Curtis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 2 Miller takes first base on ball four. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maddox strikes out.
Top 2 McLain takes first base on ball four. Billings scores. Burroughs moves to third. Ragland moves to second.
Top 2 Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Billings moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 2 Harrah hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Unser strikes out.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Billings moves to second.
Top 2 Billings takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out.
Bottom 1 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howard is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.