Sonny Siebert gave up 11 hits, but all were singles, as the righthander pitched the Red Sox to a 7-1 victory over the White Sox. The Red Sox clinched the outcome with four runs in the first inning on a triple by John Kennedy, passes to Reggie Smith and Carl Yastrzemski, a sacrifice fly by Rico Petrocelli and homer by George Scott. Petrocelli hit another sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  0
Red Sox      4  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnstone cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Kennedy ss            3   2   2   0     1   0   .300
Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .296
May 1b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   1   1     1   0   .353
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .222      Petrocelli 3b         2   0   0   2     0   1   .245
McKinney rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .353      Scott 1b              3   1   1   3     1   1   .298
Reichardt lf          4   0   3   0     0   1   .220      Josephson c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Alvarado ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .071      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .174
  Stroud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Siebert p             2   1   1   0     0   0   .182
  Morales ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .600
John p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Magnuson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maye ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500

Totals               35   1  11   1     0   5             Totals               28   7   7   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 12,261
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Red Sox 4
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Yastrzemski (4)
Triples: Kennedy (1)
Home Runs: Scott (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John (2), Siebert (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli 2 (2)
GIDP: Herrmann (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(1-4)             4.1   5   7   7   3   2   1  21   5.76
Kealey                  1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.50
Forster                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.08
Magnuson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.80
Totals                  8     7   7   7   4   4   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(3-0)          9    11   1   1   0   5   0  36   0.54
Totals                  9    11   1   1   0   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Johnstone singled to right; Andrews singled to
right [Johnstone to second]; May singled to center [Andrews to
second, Johnstone scored]; Melton struck out; Andrews was picked
off second (pitcher to second); McKinney flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy tripled to right; Smith walked; Yastrzemski
walked [Smith to second]; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Smith to third, Kennedy scored]; Scott homered [Smith
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Josephson grounded out (third to
first); Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; Herrmann
singled; Alvarado singled to left [Herrmann to second]; John out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Alvarado to second,
Herrmann to third]; Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin singled to left; Siebert out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Griffin to second]; Kennedy grounded
out (third to first) [Griffin to third]; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews flied out to left; May grounded out
(second to first); Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: McKinney flied out to center; Reichardt singled
to right; Herrmann grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro
grounded out (third to first); Griffin lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: On a bunt Alvarado made an out to first; John
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Siebert singled to center; Kennedy walked [Siebert
to second]; Smith struck out; Yastrzemski doubled to right
[Kennedy to third, Siebert scored]; KEALEY REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kennedy
scored]; Scott was walked intentionally; Josephson singled to
center [Scott to second, Yastrzemski scored]; Conigliaro
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Andrews struck out; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Melton singled; McKinney forced Melton (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Siebert
lined to left; Kennedy singled to right; Smith struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to right; Herrmann flied out to
center; STROUD BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Stroud flied out to right;
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR KEALEY; Williams made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: MORALES REPLACED STROUD (PLAYING SS); FORSTER
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied out to left;
Petrocelli struck out; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: On a bunt Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to
first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled
to center; Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: MAGNUSON REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Josephson
lined to right; Conigliaro lined to center; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reichardt singled to center; Herrmann popped to third in foul
territory; Morales singled to center [Reichardt to second]; MAYE
BATTED FOR MAGNUSON; Maye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.