After failing to hold a two-run lead in the ninth inning, Jim Lonborg gained a victory when the Red Sox scored in the 10th to defeat the Tigers, 3-2. George Scott drove in the Hub club's initial pair with a single in the sixth, but the Bengals pulled even with a burst of four singles in the ninth. However, in the 10th, Cecil Cooper hit a single batting for Lonborg, Doug Griffin sacrificed and Luis Aparicio won the game with a single. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b,ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Griffin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .252 Aparicio ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .232 G. Brown lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .350 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Kaline rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Smith cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Freehan c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .277 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 Northrup 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 Scott 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .266 Stanley cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .291 Lahoud rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Josephson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Collins ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Lonborg p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .184 Whillock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Timmermann p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .053 Jones ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Gutierrez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Taylor ph,2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Totals 38 2 9 2 3 6 Totals 37 3 10 3 0 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 11,323 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Red Sox 7 DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: McAuliffe Doubles: Rodriguez (29), Petrocelli (22) Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (7) GIDP: Stanley (7), Yastrzemski (14) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Timmermann 7 8 2 2 0 3 0 29 3.78 Scherman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.76 Whillock L(0-2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 5.63 Totals 9.1 10 3 3 0 5 0 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg W(9-7) 10 9 2 2 3 6 0 41 4.31 Totals 10 9 2 2 3 6 0 41 Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez struck out; G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Griffin made an out to second; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kaline made an out to shortstop; Freehan flied out to right; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith lined to right; Petrocelli singled to center; Scott struck out; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Timmermann struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Josephson lined to center; Lonborg singled to right; Griffin singled to center [Lonborg to second]; Aparicio singled to right [Lonborg to third, Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe lined to right; Rodriguez flied to left in foul territory; G. Brown made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 5TH: Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan singled to center; Northrup walked [Freehan to second]; Stanley grounded into a double play (third to first) [Freehan out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Josephson flied out to center; Lonborg reached on an error by McAuliffe [Lonborg to first]; Griffin forced Lonborg (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman made an out to second; Timmermann struck out; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski singled to right; Smith struck out; Petrocelli doubled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Scott singled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli scored]; Lahoud made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown struck out; Kaline singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Freehan walked [Rodriguez to third, Kaline to second]; Northrup struck out; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: Josephson flied out to right; Lonborg singled to center; Griffin made an out to second; Aparicio grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman walked; JONES BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jones singled to right [Brinkman to second]; GUTIERREZ RAN FOR JONES; McAuliffe forced Gutierrez (second to shortstop) [Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; G. Brown made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; Petrocelli made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 9TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Freehan singled to right; Northrup singled to center [Freehan to second]; Stanley forced Northrup (pitcher to shortstop) [Freehan to third]; COLLINS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Collins singled to center [Freehan scored, Stanley to third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Taylor singled to center [Stanley scored, Collins to third]; McAuliffe flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHILLOCK REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud was called out on strikes; Josephson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 10TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; G. Brown flied out to left; Kaline struck out; Freehan made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 10TH: COOPER BATTED FOR LONBORG; Cooper singled to right; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cooper to second]; Aparicio singled to center [Cooper scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

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