Reggie Smith and Billy Conigliaro rapped three hits apiece to pace the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Conigliaro drove in a run with a single in the second inning and Smith homered in the fifth.

With the Red Sox leading, 3-2, two walks and Conigliaro's third single loaded the bases in the eighth. Luis Aparicio laid down a squeeze bunt to plate one run and Smith accounted for another with a sacrifice fly. Al Kaline had three hits for the Tigers and scored their final run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   5 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  8  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .242      Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Smith rf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .294      Northrup 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   1   0     3   0   .286      Kaline rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .471
Petrocelli 3b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .138
Scott 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Freehan c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .273
Josephson c           3   2   1   0     2   1   .286        Collins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Conigliaro cf         4   1   3   1     1   1   .214      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .306
Griffin 2b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .167      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Peters p              3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Stanley cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .233
  Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        I. Brown ph         1   1   1   2     0   0   .333
                                                            Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gutierrez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     8   3             Totals               34   3   8   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 14,963
Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Tigers 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Northrup, Stanley
Doubles: Freehan (4), Kaline (4)
Home Runs: Smith (1), I. Brown (1)
Stolen Bases: Josephson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1)
GIDP: Aparicio (1), Petrocelli (1), Horton (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters W(1-1)           8.1   7   3   3   0   3   1  31   4.60
Tatum                   0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.40
Lyle SV(2)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   4   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-3)           6     6   3   3   5   1   1  27   6.38
Zepp                    1.2   3   2   1   2   1   0  11   5.40
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.80
Patterson               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   8   3   1  44

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Kaline singled to left; Horton
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); Josephson walked; Josephson stole
second; Conigliaro singled to center [Josephson scored]; Griffin
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rodriguez made an out to second; McAuliffe grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Peters singled to right; Aparicio grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Peters out at second];
Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second];
Petrocelli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
struck out; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson
singled to center [Josephson to third (error by Stanley)];
Conigliaro walked; Griffin walked [Conigliaro to second]; Peters
forced Griffin (third to second) [Conigliaro to third, Josephson
scored]; Aparicio grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline
singled to left; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith homered; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan flied out to left; Rodriguez lined to
second; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson struck out; Conigliaro singled to center;
Griffin made an out to second; Peters lined to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley singled to right; I. BROWN BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; I. Brown homered [Stanley scored]; Brinkman grounded out
(third to first); Northrup grounded out (third to first); Kaline
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: ZEPP REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to right;
Yastrzemski singled to left [Smith to second]; Petrocelli struck
out; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton flied out to left; Freehan doubled to left;
Rodriguez struck out; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Josephson walked; Conigliaro singled to left
[Josephson to second]; Griffin forced Josephson (pitcher to
third) [Conigliaro to second]; Peters walked [Conigliaro to
third, Griffin to second]; Aparicio reached on an error by
Northrup on a sacrifice bunt [Peters to second, Griffin to
third, Conigliaro scored (RBI)]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Griffin scored (unearned)]; SCHERMAN REPLACED ZEPP
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked [Peters to third, Aparicio to
second]; Petrocelli flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); GUTIERREZ
BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Gutierrez popped to first in foul
territory; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: PATTERSON REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); Scott
singled to center; Josephson popped to first in foul territory;
Conigliaro struck out; Griffin forced Scott (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup made an out to shortstop; Kaline doubled to
left; Horton singled to left [Kaline to third]; TATUM REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Freehan singled to left [Horton to second,
Kaline scored]; COLLINS RAN FOR FREEHAN; Rodriguez was called
out on strikes; LYLE REPLACED TATUM (PITCHING); McAuliffe made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.