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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1971
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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 5, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1971 |
|---|---|
| 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 5, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 27,778 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: George Maloney |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ike Brown | First Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Gary Peters | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Peters
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Cain
Griffin hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peters
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Peters
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cain
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Cain
There goes Petrocelli. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Petrocelli steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Cain
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Peters
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Peters
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. There goes Kaline trying to get to second. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Petrocelli who relays the ball to Griffin who tags Kaline for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Cain
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Cain
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Cain
Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peters
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peters
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Cain
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Cain
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Aparicio trying to get to home. Horton throws the ball in to Freehan who tags Aparicio, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Cain
That's a pickoff. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Peters
Cain bunts in front of the plate. Montgomery fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Peters
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cain moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cain
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Cain
Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Cain
Peters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Cain
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peters
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peters
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields the ball and throws to Cain covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Cain
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Peters
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cain for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Peters
Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cain
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Cain
Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Cain
Peters strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Peters
Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peters
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peters
The ball gets by Montgomery for a passed ball. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Peters
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cain vs. Peters
Cain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Cain
Griffin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cain
Smith takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Scherman
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Scherman
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Scherman
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Stanley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stanley. Aparicio scores. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Conigliaro vs. Chance
Dean Chance now pitching.
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montgomery vs. Chance
Montgomery hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Montgomery reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli scores. Scott scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Chance
Peters strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Peters covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peters
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bolin
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Lyle
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Mickey Stanley. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Griffin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1971 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 3 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 1 1
Taylor T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 2 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 0 Smith R, rf 3 1 1 0
Horton W, lf 5 1 3 4 Yastrzemski C, lf 2 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 2 1 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 1 2
Northrup J, ph 1 0 0 0 Conigliaro B, cf 4 0 1 0
Brown I, 1b 3 0 1 0 Montgomery B, c 4 0 2 2
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 1 0 Peters G, p 4 0 1 0
Cain L, p 4 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Chance D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 4 31 5 10 5
Detroit 001 000 012 -- 4
Boston 000 000 05x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (L)* 7.0 8 3 3 4 6
Scherman F 0.1 1 2 2 1 1
Chance D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G (W) 8.1 11 4 4 5 3
Bolin B+ 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Lyle S (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Stanley M
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Boston 7
2B -- Rodriguez A 2, Aparicio L, Montgomery B, Kaline A
HR -- Horton W, Griffin D
SB -- Petrocelli R
CS -- Yastrzemski C
WP -- Scherman F
PB -- Montgomery B
T -- 2:55
A -- 27778
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