| Posting his first major league shutout, Roger Moret allowed only four hits and pitched the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Senators. Moret also batted in a run with a single in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Red Sox 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Griffin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Beniquez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Howard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 McCraw pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Oglivie lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Billings c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Smith cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .287 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .232 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Unser rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Cooper 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .313 Harrah ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .221 Miller rf 3 2 1 0 1 2 .353 Ragland 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .167 Fisk c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .294 Broberg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .114 Moret p 2 0 1 1 1 0 .087 Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Casanova ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Totals 30 0 4 0 7 8 Totals 30 4 7 3 5 6 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 14,351 Left on Base: Senators 10, Red Sox 7 DP: Senators 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Harrah Doubles: Miller (3), Cooper (3), Fisk (1), Griffin (23) GIDP: Howard (29), Petrocelli (20) Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg L(5-9) 4.1 6 4 3 3 3 0 22 3.32 Riddleberger 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 3.24 Lindblad 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 2.88 Totals 8 7 4 3 5 6 0 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moret W(4-3) 9 4 0 0 7 8 0 37 2.92 Totals 9 4 0 0 7 8 0 37 Wild Pitches: Broberg (10) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan SENATORS 1ST: Maddox struck out; Nelson lined to right; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Beniquez was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 0. SENATORS 2ND: Billings flied out to right; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli flied out to center; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 0. SENATORS 3RD: Harrah flied out to center; Ragland singled to second; Broberg popped to first in foul territory; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller doubled to center; Fisk struck out; Moret walked; Griffin grounded out (third to first) [Miller to third, Moret to second]; Beniquez reached on an error by Harrah [Miller scored (unearned) (no RBI), Moret to third, Beniquez to first]; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 1. SENATORS 4TH: Nelson walked; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nelson out at second]; Billings grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Petrocelli popped to second; Cooper doubled to center; Broberg threw a wild pitch [Cooper to third]; Miller walked; Fisk doubled to left [Cooper scored, Miller to third]; Moret singled to center [Miller scored, Fisk out at home (center to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 3. SENATORS 5TH: Burroughs singled to second; Unser popped to second; Harrah walked [Burroughs to second]; Ragland struck out; Broberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin doubled to left; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; Smith singled to right [Griffin scored, Yastrzemski to third, Smith to second (on throw)]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Petrocelli was walked intentionally; Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Miller was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. SENATORS 6TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard singled to second; Billings walked [Howard to second]; Burroughs forced Billings (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk struck out; Moret grounded out (third to first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. SENATORS 7TH: Unser walked; Harrah lined to second; Ragland struck out; CASANOVA BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Casanova singled to center [Unser to second]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED CASANOVA (PITCHING); Beniquez singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to third; Smith walked [Beniquez to second]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. SENATORS 8TH: OGLIVIE REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Nelson flied out to right; Howard walked; MCCRAW RAN FOR HOWARD; Billings grounded out (second to first) [McCraw to second]; Burroughs walked; Unser popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Miller struck out; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4. SENATORS 9TH: Harrah walked; Ragland forced Harrah (pitcher to shortstop); BIITTNER BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Biittner struck out; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Red Sox 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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