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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 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 August 8, 1970 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vicente Romo |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,551 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jim Odom |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Billy Conigliaro | Left Fielder |
| John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Tom Satriano | Catcher |
| Vicente Romo | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Romo
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Romo
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Romo
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Romo
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Romo
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. McLain
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Northrup. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli scores. Conigliaro moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Satriano vs. McLain
Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Satriano for the out. Conigliaro scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romo vs. McLain
Romo hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Romo
Wert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Wert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Romo
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
McLain vs. Romo
McLain 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Smith. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Wert scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Romo
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Romo
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Romo
Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Romo
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Romo
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Romo
Wert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McLain
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. McLain
Satriano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romo vs. McLain
Romo hits a line drive towards third. Wert catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Satriano moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Romo
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Romo
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Romo
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Romo
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. McLain
Kennedy 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, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Romo
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Romo
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Romo covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Romo
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Romo
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. McLain
Satriano hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Romo vs. McLain
Romo hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLain
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. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Romo
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Romo covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Romo
Gates Brown pinch hits for Denny McLain.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Hartenstein
Chuck Hartenstein now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Hartenstein
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Patterson
Dalton Jones now playing second base. Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop. Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Patterson
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Patterson
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Patterson
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Patterson
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Conigliaro moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Satriano vs. Patterson
Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hartenstein
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hartenstein
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Hartenstein
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Hartenstein
Wert hits a popup in front of the plate. Satriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hartenstein vs. Patterson
Hartenstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Patterson
Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Patterson
George Thomas pinch hits for Reggie Smith.
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hartenstein
George Thomas now playing left field. Billy Conigliaro now playing center field.
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nagelson vs. Hartenstein
Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
Nagelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Hartenstein
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wagner
Gary Wagner now pitching.
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wagner
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Timmermann
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Timmermann
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1970 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b-ss 4 2 3 3 Andrews M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 3 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 5 0 0 0 Thomas G, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Northrup J, lf 4 0 2 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 2 2 1
Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Conigliaro T, rf 5 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ss 5 1 3 1
Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Conigliaro B, lf-cf 4 1 2 0
Gutierrez C, ss 2 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 3b 4 1 2 1
Jones D, ph-2b 1 1 0 0 Satriano T, c 4 0 1 1
McLain D, p 2 0 0 0 Romo V, p 2 0 0 1
Brown G, ph 0 1 0 0 Hartenstein C, p 1 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0 Wagner G, p 0 0 0 0
Nagelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
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34 6 8 6 38 5 12 5
Detroit 001 020 102 -- 6
Boston 031 000 100 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D 6.0 9 4 4 2 2
Patterson D (W) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Timmermann T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Romo V 6.1 6 4 4 4 5
Hartenstein C (L) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Wagner G 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Wert D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 10
2B -- Kennedy J, Wert D, McAuliffe D 2, Northrup J, Cash N
HR -- Stanley M, Yastrzemski C, McAuliffe D
SF -- Romo V
T -- 2:35
A -- 32551
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