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August 8, 1971

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Tigers 5 11 1
Red Sox 1 2 0
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Tigers 8 12 1
Red Sox 1 2 0

Willie Horton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .288
OBP .667 .346
At Bats 2 392
Hits 1 113
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 59

Cal Koonce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Fenway Park - August 8, 1971
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Home Run
Cal Koonce
Duane Josephson
George Scott
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
John Kennedy
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Smith
Billy Conigliaro
Willie Horton
Al Kaline
Dick McAuliffe
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 6 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cal Koonce now pitching. Lolich strikes out.
Bottom 5 Luis Aparicio pinch hits for Bill Lee. Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freehan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 4 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Al Kaline now playing right field. Willie Horton now playing left field. Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cash strikes out.
Top 4 Horton is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Al Kaline pinch hits for Gates Brown. Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Brinkman scores.
Top 4 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.
Top 4 Bill Lee now pitching. Lolich bunts in front of the plate. Josephson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 4 Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan scores.
Top 4 Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Freehan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Northrup strikes out.
Top 3 Cash strikes out.
Top 3 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Josephson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro strikes out.
Top 2 Brown hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lolich strikes out.
Top 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Brinkman reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball towards center. Northrup settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Northrup. Griffin tags and scores. Kennedy tags and moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cash takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second.
Top 1 Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.