Tigers @ Red Sox
May 17, 1971

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Tigers 2 9 2
Red Sox 3 7 1
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Tigers 2 9 2
Red Sox 3 7 1

Jim Northrup Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .291
OBP .250 .375
At Bats 4 134
Hits 1 39
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 21

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 5
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Fenway Park - May 17, 1971
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Duane Josephson
George Scott
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
Luis Aparicio
Carl Yastrzemski
Billy Conigliaro
Reggie Smith
Jim Northrup
Willie Horton
Dick McAuliffe
Kevin Collins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 9 2 11
Boston Red Sox 3 7 1 10
Winning Pitcher Ray Culp
Losing Pitcher Dean Chance
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI George Scott
Attendance 14,001
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sparky Lyle now pitching. Northrup hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to home to get Brown. Collins moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 9 McAuliffe is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Stanley hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Tom Timmermann. Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Collins reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third.
Top 9 Gates Brown pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Tatum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brinkman. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Kaline now playing right field. Jim Northrup now playing first base. Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez 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 8 Cesar Gutierrez pinch runs for Norm Cash. Ken Tatum now pitching. Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Cash reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Smith. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 7 Petrocelli strikes out.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Timmermann now pitching. Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Horton hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli.
Top 7 Dalton Jones pinch hits for Dean Chance. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Bottom 6 Aparicio is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Culp strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Griffin. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Griffin steals second.
Bottom 6 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodriguez.
Bottom 6 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cash 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 5 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Scott reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio moves to third.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out.
Top 5 Horton hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third.
Top 5 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chance bunts towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Culp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Griffin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Josephson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Conigliaro strikes out.
Top 4 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Northrup moves to third.
Top 4 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second.
Top 4 Cash strikes out.
Top 4 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Chance Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 3 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chance is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Culp is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Josephson hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 2 Freehan strikes out.
Top 2 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Northrup 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 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second, and Yastrzemski, is out. There's the throw to third, and Smith is out. Double play. Aparicio scores.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Aparicio reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Horton strikes out.
Top 1 McAuliffe strikes out.
Top 1 Stanley hits a line drive into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.