Friday June 4, 1971
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The Red Sox collected 17 hits, 15 of them singles, and romped over the Angels, 10-1. Gary Peters, who checked the Angels on nine hits, including a homer by Ken Berry, drove in the first Red Sox run with a double in the second inning. Duane Josephson had the other extra-base blow, hitting a three-run double in the third. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 1

Game Played on Friday, June 4, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 Red Sox 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 x - 10 17 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .215 Griffin 2b 5 1 3 1 1 1 .266 Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Smith rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .310 Cowan lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Thomas lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Fregosi 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .301 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Lahoud rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Petrocelli 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Conigliaro rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Scott 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .289 O'Brien 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Conigliaro cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .291 Berry cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .195 Aparicio ss 1 3 1 2 2 0 .156 Moses c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Kennedy ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .345 Messersmith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Josephson c 4 1 2 3 1 0 .228 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Peters p 5 0 2 1 0 1 .333 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A. Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torborg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 9 1 1 3 Totals 40 10 17 9 7 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 31,375 Left on Base: Angels 5, Red Sox 13 DP: Angels 2, Red Sox 4 Errors: Alomar, O'Brien, Griffin Doubles: Moses (4), O'Brien (5), Cowan (1), Peters (3), Josephson (7) Home Runs: Berry (3) Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (3), Smith (5) GIDP: Conigliaro (7), McMullen (9), Spencer (4), O'Brien (5), Petrocelli 2 (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(5-6) 3 6 4 4 5 2 0 19 4.05 Hassler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.60 Allen 0.2 6 5 4 0 0 0 8 6.15 A. Reynolds 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 8 5.40 Fisher 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 2.27 Totals 8 17 10 9 7 6 0 47 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peters W(6-4) 9 9 1 1 1 3 1 33 4.98 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 3 1 33 Wild Pitches: Messersmith (6) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Merle Anthony ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Alomar to second]; Fregosi flied out to center; McMullen lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: COWAN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Griffin grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to first; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith to third]; Yastrzemski stole second; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro made an out to shortstop; O'Brien grounded out (second to first); Berry homered; Moses doubled to center; Messersmith flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Conigliaro to second]; Aparicio walked; On a bunt Josephson forced Conigliaro (pitcher to third) [Aparicio to second]; Peters doubled to right [Josephson to third, Aparicio scored]; Griffin struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowan struck out; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Scott walked; Conigliaro singled to center [Scott to second]; Aparicio walked [Scott to third, Conigliaro to second]; Josephson doubled to left [Aparicio scored, Conigliaro scored, Scott scored]; Peters grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 4TH: McMullen singled; Conigliaro grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McMullen out at second]; O'Brien doubled to left; Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Griffin walked; HASSLER REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Smith forced Griffin (third to second) [Smith to second (error by O'Brien)]; Smith stole third; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 5TH: Moses grounded out (shortstop to first); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR HASSLER; Gonzalez struck out; Alomar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: ALLEN REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Scott singled to catcher; Conigliaro singled to center [Scott to third, Conigliaro to second (on throw)]; Aparicio singled to right [Conigliaro scored, Scott scored]; Josephson flied out to left; Peters flied out to left; Griffin singled to right [Aparicio to second]; Smith singled to center [Griffin to third, Aparicio scored]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith to third, Griffin scored]; A. REYNOLDS REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Petrocelli reached on an error by Alomar [Yastrzemski to second, Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Scott struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 9. ANGELS 6TH: KENNEDY REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Cowan doubled to left; Fregosi walked; McMullen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowan to third, Fregosi out at second]; Conigliaro lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 6TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy struck out; Josephson singled to left; Peters singled to center [Josephson to third]; Griffin singled to center [Peters to second, Josephson scored]; Smith flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 10. ANGELS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); LAHOUD REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING RF); O'Brien flied out to center; Berry singled to center; Moses forced Berry (shortstop to second) [Moses to second (error by Griffin)]; TORBORG BATTED FOR A. REYNOLDS; Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 10. RED SOX 7TH: FISHER REPLACED TORBORG (PITCHING); Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to left; Conigliaro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 10. ANGELS 8TH: Alomar singled to center; Cowan lined to right; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alomar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 10. RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy struck out; Josephson walked; Peters struck out; Griffin singled to center [Josephson to second]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 10. ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to right; Conigliaro singled to left; O'Brien grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 10.

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