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[bigpapi]

Complete Team Batting Stats Through May 31-(team leaders in bold)

1971 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Smith, Reggie             BOS   54  .326   224   73  14   3  19   38   30    4   3   54   51  .670  .426
Santo, Ron                BOS   55  .321   215   69  13   1  13   27   33    0   0   38   42  .572  .400
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   54  .296   206   61  11   0  12   35   27    0   0   50   37  .524  .395
Money, Don                BOS   54  .261   203   53  12   1   7   23   29    1   1   33   35  .433  .339
Baylor, Don               BOS   51  .288   191   55   8   0  12   19   31    2   3   35   32  .518  .370
Simmons, Ted              BOS   52  .268   190   51   9   3   9   27   10    0   0   30   41  .489  .355
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   43  .313   176   55   7   1  13   14   32    0   0   33   36  .585  .359
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   29  .239   113   27   4   0   2   15   13    0   0   15   13  .327  .326
Brown, Oscar              BOS   27  .317   101   32   8   0   2   11   13    0   0   14   12  .455  .389
Foy, Joe                  BOS   31  .276    58   16   2   0   0   15    8    0   2   10   10  .310  .419
Lewis, Allan              BOS   24  .231    39    9   3   0   0    3    7    3   0    6    2  .308  .302
Ellis, Dock               BOS   13  .086    35    3   0   0   0    0   14    0   0    1    2  .086  .086
Harrah, Toby              BOS   10  .414    29   12   2   0   0    6    1    2   1    7    4  .483  .514
Lee, Bill                 BOS   13  .143    28    4   0   0   0    4    6    0   0    3    0  .143  .250
Muser, Tony               BOS   18  .192    26    5   1   0   0    4    2    0   0    3    7  .231  .300
McLain, Denny             BOS   12  .208    24    5   0   0   0    0    9    0   0    3    0  .208  .208
Carlton, Steve            BOS   11  .300    20    6   1   0   0    1    6    0   0    3    5  .350  .318
French, Jim               BOS    6  .278    18    5   1   0   0    2    2    0   0    2    1  .333  .350
Killebrew, Harmon         BOS   18  .267    15    4   1   0   1    3    3    0   0    3    5  .533  .389
York, Jim                 BOS    0  .000     4    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
McDaniel, Lindy           BOS    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Fingers, Rollie           BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Brett, Ken                BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Jaster, Larry             BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through May 31-(team leaders in bold)

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Brett, Ken                BOS   11.0  0.82    7   0   0   1   0    5    2  8.18
Ellis, Dock               BOS   97.1  1.66   13  13  11   0   0   63   24  8.88
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   23.0  2.35   17   0   2   2   1   13    0  7.83
Lee, Bill                 BOS   98.0  2.39   13  13  10   1   0   42   21  8.91
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   18.1  2.45   20   0   0   1  15   10    4 12.27
Carlton, Steve            BOS   72.1  3.61   11  11   5   3   0   60   30 12.32
York, Jim                 BOS   28.2  3.77   23   0   4   1   0   27   14 12.56
McDaniel, Lindy           BOS   17.2  4.08   14   0   0   0   0   11    4 11.21
McLain, Denny             BOS   78.0  4.15   12  12   7   3   0   65   34 13.27
Jaster, Larry             BOS   15.0  6.00   12   0   1   0   0   14    2 15.60
Santiago, Jose            BOS    4.0  6.75    3   0   0   0   0    2    2 18.00

[pipstarr86]

Since I own a Mac and I can't play the game on a regular basis posts like these are a MUST. Absolutely love this franchise (and guess what? I'm a Yankee!). How are the career stats for some of your franchise players until know? I'd love a round-up for your starting roster like you did the first season. Keep it coming!

[bigpapi]

Thanks! Below are the up to date career stats for some of the "Franchise" type players on the Sox.

Reggie Smith: 682 Games, 2808 AB's, 817 Hits, .291/.383/.511 145 HR's 429 RBI 410/393 BB/K 92 steals, 1 All-Star Game

Tony Conigliaro: 857 Games, 3360 AB's, 971 Hits, .289/.351/.542, 211 HR's 617 RBI, 1 MVP, 1 All-Star Game

Rico Petrocelli: 885 Games, 3361 AB's, 944 Hits, .281/.361/.481, 164 HR's, 520 RBI, 1 All-Star Game

Bill Lee: 93 Games/89 Starts, 49-9 2.87 ERA, 637 IP, 569 Hits, 270/150 K/BB Ratio, 9 CG's, 3 Shutouts

Steve Carlton: 115 Games/87 Starts, 30-32 4.11 ERA, 569 2/3 IP, 568 Hits, 433/233 K/BB Ratio, 7 CG's, 3 Shutouts

Sparky Lyle: 226 Games, 13-10 2.52 ERA, 228 1/3 IP, 184 Hits, 162/76 K/BB Ratio, 168/185 in Save Chances

Rollie Fingers: 214 Games, 22-22 3.09 ERA, 270 2/3 IP, 239 Hits, 189/69 K/BB Ratio, 11 Saves

[bigpapi]

May 31, June 1,2 at California Angels (22-29)

May 31-Reggie Smith homered and drove in 3 and Don Money added a 2 run shot as Boston beat up on the Angels 9-5. (41-14)
W-Bill Lee (10-1) L-Andy Messersmith (6-5)

June 1-Denny McClain struck out 11 over 6 1/3 innings, and Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli hit solo HR's as Boston nudged California 2-1. (42-14)
W-Denny McClain (8-3) L-Clyde Wright (3-4) S-Sparky Lyle (16)

June 2-Don Baylor went 2-4 with a 3 run HR and Ron Santo added a 2 run blast as Boston completed the sweep of the Angels, winning 7-5. (43-14)
W-Jim York (5-1) L-Ken Tatum (2-5) S-Sparky Lyle (17)

June 4,5,6 at Minnesota Twins (31-26)

June 4-Don Baylor hit a 2 run HR, accounting for all the Sox runs, and Dock Ellis and 2 relievers made it stand up as Boston beat the Twins 2-1. (44-14)
W-Dock Ellis (12-0) L-Jim McAndrew (4-4) S-Sparky Lyle (18)

June 5-Tony Oliva drove in Zoilo Versailles with an RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning giving the Twins a 5-4 win. (44-15)
W-Dick Woodson (4-2) L-Jim York (5-2)

June 6-5 Twins drove in runs and Mack Jones hit a solo HR as Minnesota blasted Boston 7-1. (44-16)
W-Dean Chance (6-4) L-Denny McClain (8-4)

Around the MLB:

Willie Mays hit his 708th HR, now just 6 behind Babe Ruth!

Wayne Simpson of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no-hitter, walking just 2 in a 5-0 win over the Montreal Expos. Boxscore below:

Montreal Expos at Cincinnati Reds
May 31, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
         Expos (MON) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  0  1
          Reds (CIN) 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x    5 11  1

MONTREAL             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Bladt (CF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .283
B. Aspromonte (3B)    3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .194
T. Paciorek (LF)      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .326
H. Aaron (RF)         2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .280
J. Ferguson (C)       3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .212
W. Smith (1B)         2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .194
J. Rios (2B)          3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
D. Thompson (SS)      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .211
D. Pritchard (P)      2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .033
 S. Pitlock (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. Hague (1B)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .224
TOTALS               26  0  2  0  0  0  5  0

   GIDP:  J. Rios
   CS:  H. Aaron

        MONTREAL   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
    D. Pritchard  5.2 11  3  0  5  5  3 101   4.75
      S. Pitlock  2.1  0  0  0  0  0  2  31   8.68
          TOTALS  8.0 11  3  0  5  5  5 132

CINCINNATI           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
V. Pinson (CF)        4  1  1  2  0  1  1  0    .297
D. Concepcion (SS)    5  3  0  1  0  2  1  0    .233
P. Rose (2B)          5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .337
T. Perez (1B)         4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .321
J. Edwards (C)        3  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .221
 L. May (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .262
 J. Bench (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .218
M. Hargrove (RF)      4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .250
C. Mashore (LF)       3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .159
F. Duffy (3B)         3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .275
W. Simpson (P)        3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .250
TOTALS               35 11  3  5  0  5  5  0

   2B:  D. Concepcion (9), V. Pinson (5), J. Edwards (7)

      CINCINNATI   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      W. Simpson  9.0  0  2  0  0  0  5 108   2.95
          TOTALS  9.0  0  2  0  0  0  5 108

     WP: W. Simpson (2-2)
     LP: D. Pritchard (5-8)

     Temperature: 70F
     Wind: 9 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 21,294
     Time: 2:37

MLB Trade News:

The Red Sox made a minor trade this week to shore up a lack of depth in the minor leagues, sending lefthander pitcher Vida Blue to the Kansas City Royals for C Ernie Whitt. Blue seemed to have hit his ceiling, and while average, it was just that. Whitt gives us a young catcher, who should be able to at least back up Simmons once Jim French is gone.

Atlanta sends P Leon Max, P Mike Beard, P Frank LaCorte
San Diego sends RF Willie Crawford
I like this move for San Diego. The three pitchers they get are all high 70's peak guys, but moving Crawford allows them to finally play Richie Zisk everyday, and he is going to be a monster. Having Zisk and Joe Rudi at the corner outfielder spots, gives the Padres a solid 4-5 in the lineup for a long time to come.

Up next for Boston are 3 games in Detroit against the Tigers followed by 3 at home vs the New York Yankees.

[bigpapi]

1971 Amateur Draft

1) Kansas City- George Brett (3B)
2) Pittsburgh- John Candelaria (SP)
3) Cleveland- Jim Rice (LF)
4) San Diego- Frank Tanana (SP)
5) Washington- Jay Franklin (P)
6) Montreal- Larry Parrish (3B)
7) Milwaukee- Mark Littell (P)
8) Cincinnati- Rick Mahler (P)
9) Minnesota- Gary Ward (LF)
10) New York (AL)- Jim McLaughlin (P)
11) New York (NL)- Keith Hernandez (1B)
12) Detroit- Larry Christenson (P)
13) Atlanta- Rick Camp (P)
14) Chicago (NL)- Rick Rhoden (P)
15) Oakland- Mark Williams (RF)
16) St. Louis- Tom Underwood (SP)
17) Philadephia- Tom Falcone (P)
18) Houston- Roy Thomas (P)
19) Chicago (AL)- Mark Lee (P)
20) San Fransisco- Mark Bomback (P)
21) California- Billy Smith (2B)
22) Baltimore- Bruce Sutter (RP)
23) Boston- Dan Quisenberry (RP): We have been looking at this kid since the beginning of the last year. His control is immaculate, sporting a 71/11 K/BB ratio throughout H.S. He also posted a career line of 12-4 1.97 with 22 saves in 23 chances.
23) Los Angeles- Sixto Lezcano (RF)

Other Sox Picks:

2nd Round (47th overall) SS U.L. Washington: Good speed 21/26 in steal chances in High School. Hit .358/.433/.496 with 2 HR's as a senior. Basically a singles hitter, but is an above average fielder.


3rd Round (71st overall) LF Larry Herndon: Hit .429/.508/.695 as a senior with 5 HR's, 7 doubles in 30 games. Projects to a 4th outfielder, but this is also where we drafted Juan Beniquez and he improved drastically after a couple years.

4th Round (95th overall) P Tom Hume: 3-0 2.18 in 33 IP as a senior. He struck out 27 while walking only 8. Had an almost identical 3-1 2.67 in 30 IP as a junior with 23 K's and 8 walks.

5th Round (119th overall) 1B Dave Bergman: .374/.523/.535 as a senior. He has a teriffic eye as shown in his career 107/44 BB/K ratio in High School. Won't hit a ton of HR's, only 13 in H.S., but should hit alot of doubles.

6th Round (143rd overall) P Dennis DeBarr: 2-0 with a sparkling 0.52 ERA as a senior covering 34 IP. He struck out 28 and walked just 5. However, with that success, he doesn't project to do much as a major leaguer.

[bigpapi]

June 9,10,11 at Detroit Tigers (32-31)

June 9-Willie Horton and Ike Brown each had a HR and 3 RBI as Detroit hammered Boston 13-4. (44-17)
W-Bob Moose (3-1) L-Steve Carlton (5-4)

June 10-Reggie Smith and Don Baylor each hit 2 solo HR's, and Dock Ellis moved to 13-0 as Boston beat the Tigers 9-3. (45-17)
W-Dock Ellis (13-0) L-Mickey Lolich (6-5)

June 11-Bill Lee pitched a complete game shutout, scattering 8 hits, walking none and striking out 3, as Boston blanked the Tigers 3-0. (46-17)
W-Bill Lee (11-1) L-Chuck Dobson (7-5)

June 12,13,14 v New York Yankees (33-33)

June 12-the Red Sox hit 4 homeruns, and Denny McClain pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball as Boston throttled the Yankees 12-1. (47-17)
W-Denny McClain (9-4) L-Sonny Seibert (3-3)

June 13-Don Baylor hit a 3 run HR, and Steve Carlton pitched 7 innings, allowing 3 runs, while striking out 8 as Boston beat up on the Yankees again, today 8-3. (48-17)
W-Steve Carlton (6-4) L-Mike McCormick (5-5)

June 14-Joe Foy went 3-4 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Dock Ellis pitched a complete game 2 hit shutout, striking out 11 as Boston blanked the Yankees 9-0. (49-17)
W-Dock Ellis (14-0) L-Bucky Brandon (0-1)

MLB Trade News:

New York (NL) sends P Pete Vuckovich P Gary Ignasiak
Milwaukee sends P Tug McGraw
Edge New York as they take advantage of Milwaukee paring their payroll and get a solid #2 or #3.

MLB Milestones:

Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles recorded his 2500th hit

Hank Aaron of the Montreal Expos became the 3rd Major Leaguer in history to record his 600th HR, when he hit a 3 run HR off Joe Sparma of the San Fransisco Giants in an 8-5 loss. Boxscore below:

San Francisco Giants at Montreal Expos
June 11, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Giants (SFG) 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0    8 13  1
         Expos (MON) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0    5  7  1

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       5  3  0  0  0  1  1  0    .309
G. Brown (LF)         5  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .299
 J. Rosario (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .214
B. Bonds (RF)         4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .280
D. Kingman (1B)       5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .245
T. Haller (C)         4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .267
K. Henderson (CF)     5  4  0  2  1  2  0  0    .238
B. Etheridge (3B)     4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .288
D. Mason (2B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .136
 M. Shannon (P)       1  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .218
 R. Severson (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300
J. Sparma (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 W. McCovey (1B)      0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .302
 R. Robertson (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 G. Tenace (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .213
 A. Severinsen (P)    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 B. Reynolds (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               40 13  4  8  2  6  8  0

   2B:  T. Fuentes (20), K. Henderson (5), T. Haller (7)
   3B:  B. Etheridge (2)
   HR:  K. Henderson (2), M. Shannon (5)
   GIDP:  D. Kingman

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       J. Sparma  3.0  3  2  1  3  2  4  63   4.41
    R. Robertson  2.0  1  2  0  0  0  1  33   0.00
   A. Severinsen  1.2  2  3  1  2  2  0  43   4.32
     B. Reynolds  2.1  1  0  0  0  0  2  25   2.11
          TOTALS  9.0  7  7  2  5  4  7 164

MONTREAL             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Bladt (CF)         3  0  2  1  0  0  0  2    .283
J. Hague (1B)         3  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    .221
T. Paciorek (LF)      5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .298
H. Aaron (RF)         5  3  0  2  1  3  1  1    .296
J. Ferguson (C)       4  3  1  0  0  0  1  0    .236
D. Thompson (SS)      4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .228
J. Rios (2B)          3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .263
 W. Smith (P)         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .195
 B. Aspromonte (3B)   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .217
T. Cullen (3B)        3  1  1  1  1  1  0  0    .200
S. Arlin (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
 S. Pitlock (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 P. Kelly (P)         0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .184
 J. Cram (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 R. Snyder (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .238
 D. LaRoche (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 P. Borbon (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  7  7  5  2  5  7  3

   HR:  H. Aaron (10), T. Cullen (1)
   HBP:  D. Thompson
   GIDP:  D. Thompson

        MONTREAL   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        S. Arlin  3.2  6  2  1  6  4  3  78   4.50
      S. Pitlock  2.1  2  1  0  0  0  4  49   7.36
         J. Cram  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  14   2.28
      D. LaRoche  1.0  3  0  1  2  2  1  24   6.20
       P. Borbon  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  14   1.42
          TOTALS  9.0 13  4  2  8  6  8 179

     WP: B. Reynolds (5-2)
     LP: S. Arlin (5-9)
     SV: B. Reynolds (6)

     Temperature: 62F
     Wind: 4 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 28,456
     Time: 3:32

Around the MLB:

Ken Boyer hung it up after 16 seasons in the majors. Boyer was a career .288 hitter with 339 career homeruns. He played for St. Louis, the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and finished up with the Washington Senators.

Up next for the Sox are 3 games at home against the 2nd place Baltimore Orioles followed by 3 on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers.

[bigpapi]

June 15,16,17 v Baltimore Orioles (43-26)

June 15-Boog Powell hit a 3 run HR in the 8th inning to tie the game at 4, then in the 15th the Orioles and Sox each scored 2 times to tie the game at 6 after 15 innings. Manny Sanguillen then hit a 2 run double and the Orioles added a 3rd run to take a 9-6 lead entering the bottom of the 18th inning. Baltimore was relying on Bill Connors, who 2 years ago was pitching in the Independant Leagues. He proceeded to give up back to back homeruns to Don Baylor and Rico Petrocelli and then a walkoff double to Ted Simmons as Boston won 10-9 in 18 grueling innings. Boxscore below: (50-17)
W-Larry Jaster (2-0) L-Bill Connors (0-1)

Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
June 15, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Orioles (BAL) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5  9 14  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 19  1

BALTIMORE            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
M. McGuire (SS)       7  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .239
M. Sanguillen (C)     8  3  0  2  0  2  0  0    .301
P. Blair (CF)         8  3  0  1  0  1  3  0    .290
B. Powell (1B)        8  3  0  2  1  4  1  0    .321
D. Johnson (2B)       8  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .280
B. Robinson (3B)      7  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .327
C. Blefary (LF)       7  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .283
F. Robinson (RF)      5  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .231
W. Fryman (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .207
 M. Rettenmund (P)    1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .271
 T. Phoebus (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 B. Johnson (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .213
 J. Dukes (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   1.000
 E. Hendricks (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .206
 B. Landis (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 D. May (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .238
 D. Leonhard (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 P. Roof (P)          0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .000
 F. Talbot (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 R. Brand (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 B. Connors (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               63 14  3  9  1  8 11  0

   2B:  P. Blair (19)
   HR:  B. Powell (12)
   GIDP:  B. Robinson, M. McGuire

       BALTIMORE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       W. Fryman  4.0  8  2  0  4  4  1  81   4.37
      T. Phoebus  3.0  2  5  0  0  0  1  71   4.91
        J. Dukes  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  3  34   2.27
       B. Landis  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  39   4.08
     D. Leonhard  3.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  34   1.50
       F. Talbot  2.0  2  1  1  1  1  1  35   8.35
      B. Connors  1.2  5  1  2  4  4  1  43  11.25
          TOTALS 17.2 19 11  3  9  9  8 337

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         8  3  1  2  0  0  1  0    .333
D. Baylor (LF)        9  4  0  1  1  2  0  0    .292
T. Conigliaro (RF)    7  1  2  1  1  1  1  0    .313
R. Petrocelli (SS)    7  2  2  2  0  0  2  0    .299
R. Santo (3B)         6  2  2  1  0  1  1  0    .322
J. Foy (2B)           8  2  1  1  0  1  1  0    .274
O. Brown (CF)         7  2  2  0  0  2  1  0    .306
T. Simmons (C)        7  2  1  1  0  1  0  0    .279
B. Lee (P)            3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .108
 A. Lewis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .244
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 D. Money (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .245
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 T. Muser (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .161
 L. McDaniel (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 H. Killebrew (P)     1  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .316
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. French (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 L. Jaster (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               67 19 11 10  3 10  8  0

   2B:  T. Simmons (12)
   HR:  H. Killebrew (2), T. Conigliaro (16), D. Baylor (18)
   GIDP:  R. Santo, J. French, T. Simmons 3

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  8.0  7  1  1  4  3  4  99   2.43
      R. Fingers  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  20   2.03
         S. Lyle  3.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  36   1.78
     L. McDaniel  2.0  1  2  0  2  2  1  34   4.03
         J. York  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  30   3.97
       L. Jaster  1.0  4  0  0  3  3  0  22   6.97
          TOTALS 18.0 14  3  1  9  8 11 241

     WP: L. Jaster (2-0)
     LP: B. Connors (0-1)

     Temperature: 57F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 6:33

June 16-Denny McClain pitched a complete game 2 hit shutout, striking out 4, and Ron Santo hit a 2 run HR in the 3-0 Red Sox win. (51-17)
W-Denny McClain (10-4) L-Jim Palmer (9-4)

June 17-5 Red Sox homeruns, including 2 by Reggie Smith and 2 by Don Baylor and a grand slam by Harmon Killebrew helped Boston complete the sweep of the Orioles, winning 13-4. (52-17)
W-Steve Carlton (7-4) L-Wally Bunker (8-6)

June 18,19,20 at Milwaukee Brewers (25-44)

June 18-Dock Ellis improved to 15-0 despite allowing 4 runs in 6 innings, as he was supported with HR's by Don Baylor and Ron Santo as Boston won 8-5. (53-17)
W-Dock Ellis (15-0) L-Brian Mogford (2-4) S-Sparky Lyle (19)

June 19-Ron Santo went 3-5 with a HR and 2 doubles, and Tony Conigliaro added a 2 run shot as Boston beat up on the Brewers pitchers again, today 11-4. (54-17)
W-Bill Lee (12-1) L-Don Cardwell (2-5)

June 20-Harmon Killebrew hit a first inning grand slam and Don Baylor added 2 homeruns as Boston completed the sweep, and won their 10th in a row, a 9-5 win. (55-17)
W-Denny McClain (11-4) L-Derek Maus (1-4)

MLB Trade News:

A couple of real big trades went down over the last week. We'll start with the one the Red Sox were involved in. This came out of nowhere, as the San Diego Padres called expressing interest in Don Money, who was due for arbitration this year. When it was all said and done, Boston sent 2B/3B Don Money to the Padres in exchange for IF Chris Speier and 1B Bill Buckner. Money had struggled so far this year, hitting .247 with 8 HR and 37 RBI, after hitting 25 HR and driving in almost 100 last year. Speier was hitting .443 2-35 in AA so far this year and will move right to AAA Pawtucket. Buckner, a former Sox farmhand was another expansion draft loss we have been looking to reacquire. He was hitting .357 8-52 with only 11 K's in 253 AB's in AA. Toby Harrah comes up from AAA to play second base. What does this mean for the contract of Ron Santo. Honestly, I don't have any idea right now!

The other two deals involved the Milwaukee Brewers, who continue to dump salary.

Milwaukee sends P Juan Pizarro 2B Hal Lanier
Detroit sends P Mike Marshall
This actually wasn't a bad deal for the Brewers, as Pizarro was just about done. Assuming they can resign Marshall, edge Milwaukee.

St. Louis sends OF Juan Cruz
Milwaukee sends RF Roberto Clemente
Cruz could end up being a very special player, but to trade him straight up for Clemente, who is 112 hits from 3000, and was one of two marketable players (Carl Yastrzemski being the other) the Brewers have.

Up next for the Sox are 3 games against the Baltimore Orioles followed by 3 games in Detroit against the Tigers.

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June 21,22,23 v Baltimore Orioles (44-31)

June 21-Ted Simmons hit a 2 run double and Steve Carlton made it stand up allowing just 1 run over 8 innings as Boston beat the Orioles 3-1. (56-17)
W-Steve Carlton (8-4) L-Wally Bunker (8-7) S-Sparky Lyle (20)

June 22-Larry Jaster pitched 5 shutout innings, in place of an injured Dock Ellis, and Ted Simmons had the big hit again today, a 2 run single as Boston beat Baltimore again 3-1. (57-17)
W-Jim York (6-2) L-Jim Hannan (4-7) S-Sparky Lyle (21)

June 23-Davey Johnson hit a 2 run HR and Bill Lee was roughed up for 5 runs in 5 innings as the Orioles avoided the sweep, winning 6-5. (57-18)
W-Woodie Fryman (7-6) L-Bill Lee (12-2) S-Jan Dukes (6)

June 25,26,27 at Detroit Tigers (36-39)

June 25-Mickey Lolich pitched 8 innings, allowing just 2 solo HR's striking out 9 as the Tigers beat up on the Sox 5-2. (57-19)
W-Mickey Lolich (8-6) L-Steve Carlton (8-5) S-Fred Gladding (8)

June 26-Willie Horton hit a 2 run HR and the Tigers roughed up former teammate Denny McClain for 6 runs in 4 2/3 innings, as Detroit beat Boston 6-4. (57-20)
W-Pat Dobson (9-5) L-Denny McClain (11-5) S-Fred Gladding (9)

June 27-In a game that featured 30 hits and 26 runs, Reggie Smith and Toby Harrah each drove in 4 runs, and Tony Conigliaro hit a 3 run HR as Boston avoided the sweep, winning the 14-12 slugfest. (58-20)
W-Larry Jaster (3-0) L-Juan Pizarro (4-7)

MLB Trade News:
I can't figure out what the Brewers are doing:
Minnesota sends P Danny Morris, P Jim Burton, P Jim Hughes
Milwaukee sends P Mike Marshall
I guess 5 appearance is enough to decide to trade a player for 3 minor leaguers that will probably never make it.

Ending June and leading into the All-Star break is 3 games vs the Tigers followed by 3 games in Cleveland against the Indians. Up next though will be end of the month stats and league standings!

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American League Standings Through June 30-

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National League Standings Through June 30-

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through June 30-(team leaders in bold)

1971 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Smith, Reggie             BOS   78  .329   319  105  16   4  26   62   45    6   5   80   72  .649  .441
Santo, Ron                BOS   78  .319   307   98  19   1  19   40   48    0   0   61   59  .573  .402
Baylor, Don               BOS   75  .297   290   86  16   1  25   33   42    7   3   58   58  .617  .382
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   73  .308   289   89  15   1  14   45   45    0   0   64   49  .512  .396
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   67  .317   284   90  14   3  21   24   54    0   0   55   53  .609  .368
Simmons, Ted              BOS   72  .278   270   75  14   3   9   34   18    0   0   38   56  .452  .354
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   40  .236   148   35   5   0   3   18   19    0   0   20   18  .331  .315
Brown, Oscar              BOS   36  .302   139   42  12   0   2   14   21    0   0   18   18  .432  .368
Foy, Joe                  BOS   46  .234   107   25   3   0   1   23   15    0   3   15   16  .290  .366
Harrah, Toby              BOS   18  .339    56   19   2   1   0   12    7    3   2   10    9  .411  .456
Lewis, Allan              BOS   33  .245    49   12   3   0   0    4    7    3   3    7    2  .306  .327
Ellis, Dock               BOS   17  .065    46    3   0   0   0    1   22    0   0    1    2  .065  .085
Lee, Bill                 BOS   19  .133    45    6   0   0   0    4   12    0   0    4    2  .133  .204
Killebrew, Harmon         BOS   32  .293    41   12   2   0   4    9    9    0   0   10   15  .634  .423
McLain, Denny             BOS   18  .184    38    7   0   0   0    0   14    0   0    5    1  .184  .184
French, Jim               BOS   11  .182    33    6   1   0   0    4    8    0   0    4    2  .212  .270
Muser, Tony               BOS   24  .156    32    5   1   0   0    4    2    0   0    4    7  .188  .250
Carlton, Steve            BOS   17  .188    32    6   1   0   0    2   10    0   0    3    5  .219  .229
Jaster, Larry             BOS    2  .143     7    1   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    2    0  .143  .143
York, Jim                 BOS    0  .000     5    0   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
McDaniel, Lindy           BOS    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Santiago, Jose            BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Fingers, Rollie           BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Brett, Ken                BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .500

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through June 30-(team leaders in bold)

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   30.1  1.48   30   0   0   1  21   22    5  9.20
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   33.2  1.60   26   0   2   2   1   21    2  6.68
Ellis, Dock               BOS  125.1  1.87   17  17  15   0   0   86   38  9.34
Brett, Ken                BOS   18.0  2.50   12   0   0   1   0   11    3  9.50
Lee, Bill                 BOS  141.0  2.62   19  19  13   2   0   64   29  9.51
York, Jim                 BOS   40.0  3.83   31   0   6   2   0   32   18 12.60
Carlton, Steve            BOS  112.1  3.85   17  17   8   5   0  101   44 12.26
McLain, Denny             BOS  115.0  4.30   18  18  11   5   0  102   51 13.23
Santiago, Jose            BOS    8.1  4.32    5   0   0   0   0    6    6 18.36
Jaster, Larry             BOS   33.2  5.08   19   2   3   0   0   24    4 13.37
McDaniel, Lindy           BOS   26.0  6.23   20   0   0   0   0   13    7 13.85

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June 30, July 1,2 v Detroit Tigers (38-40)

June 30-Rico Petrocelli hit a 2 run HR, and Bill Lee pitched 7 solid innings as Boston beat the Tigers 7-3. (59-20)
W-Bill Lee (13-2) L-Joe Moeller (5-7)

July 1-Don Baylor drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Boston beat Detroit 4-3. (60-20)
W-Sparky Lyle (1-1) L-Fred Lasher (0-1)

July 2-For the 2nd straight day, Boston beat Detroit in their last at-bat as Ted Simmons drove in Ron Santo in the bottom of the 9th of a 2-1 Sox win. (61-20)
W-Rollie Fingers (3-2) L-Daryl Patterson (1-3)

July 3,4,5 at Cleveland Indians (39-48)

July 3-Jack Hiatt hit a 2 run single capping a 4 run 8th inning, breaking a scoreless tie as Cleveland beat the Sox 4-1. (61-21)
W-Steve Hargan (6-5) L-Jim York (6-3)

July 4-Toby Harrah hit his first career HR, a 3 run shot, and Don Baylor added 2 RBI as Boston nudged the Indians 7-6. (62-21)
W-Bill Lee (14-2) L-Steve Bailey (7-3) S-Sparky Lyle (22)

July 5-Tony Conigliaro hit a 3 run HR, and Don Baylor added a 2 run shot as Boston goes into the All-Star break with a 9-2 win. (63-21)
W-Dock Ellis (16-0) L-Tom Kelley (3-10)

Around the MLB:
In front of 34,302 fans, Willie Mays became the Major League's all time Home Run King, smoking homerun number 715, a solo shot of Cincinnati righthander Sammy Ellis. The Giants lost the game 4-2, but it didn't matter, as all anyone wanted to talk about was Mays breaking Ruth's 36 year old mark. Boxscore below:

Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants
July 4, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Reds (CIN) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2  4  8  1
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0  2  4  2

CINCINNATI           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
V. Pinson (CF)        5  1  0  0  0  0  1  1    .269
F. Robinson (RF)      5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .217
P. Rose (2B)          5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
T. Perez (1B)         4  2  1  3  1  1  0  0    .313
J. Bench (C)          4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .243
D. Concepcion (SS)    3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .240
 L. May (P)           1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .250
 F. Duffy (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .210
C. Mashore (LF)       4  1  1  0  0  2  0  0    .199
D. Chaney (3B)        5  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .201
S. Ellis (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .050
 J. Edwards (C)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .248
 J. Pena (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 L. Boehmer (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .378
 D. McGinn (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
TOTALS               40  8  3  4  1  4  6  1

   2B:  T. Perez (13), V. Pinson (14), L. May (5)
   HR:  T. Perez (14)
   CS:  P. Rose

      CINCINNATI   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        S. Ellis  7.0  4  0  1  2  2  5 110   4.69
         J. Pena  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  31   3.06
       D. McGinn  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  24   4.22
          TOTALS 11.0  4  2  1  2  2  8 165

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .322
G. Brown (LF)         3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .274
 K. Henderson (P)     2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
B. Bonds (RF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .279
D. Kingman (1B)       3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 G. Tenace (P)        1  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .203
W. Mays (CF)          3  2  0  2  1  1  0  0    .368
T. Haller (C)         4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .253
B. Etheridge (3B)     3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .246
D. Mason (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .145
G. Perry (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .156
 M. Shannon (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .239
 F. Linzy (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 B. Reynolds (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               36  4  2  2  1  2  8  0

   2B:  G. Brown (6), W. Mays (18), T. Haller (10)
   HR:  W. Mays (19)

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Perry  8.0  4  1  1  1  1  4  99   2.27
        F. Linzy  2.0  2  0  0  1  1  1  28   2.70
     B. Reynolds  1.0  2  2  0  2  2  1  30   2.25
          TOTALS 11.0  8  3  1  4  4  6 157

     WP: D. McGinn (3-1)
     LP: B. Reynolds (5-4)

     Temperature: 69F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 34,302
     Time: 3:25

MLB Trade News:

The Milwaukee Brewer fire Sale continues:
Minnesota sends RF Dan Ford, C Bud Bulling, P Pete Hamm
Milwaukee sends 3B Carmen Fanzone
I guess the Brewers are just stocking up their minor leagues with a bunch of peak high 70's players hoping a few pan out.

Los Angeles sends C Steve Yeager SS Tim Foli
Milwaukee sends LF/1B Carl Yastrzemski
The last star the original Seattle Pilots had, is now gone. The players gotten in return are not bad, but this was another salary dump.

Up next are the All-Star Game Festivities!

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1971 Home Run Derby

In what some could call a "Changing of the Guard" with regards to Home Run Hitters, 24 year old Darrell Evans beat 40 year old Willie Mays in the Final Round of the HR Derby. Ron Santo and Reggie Smith were both invited to the Derby, and Santo was the only one to make it out of the first round. Complete totals below:

1971 Home Run Showdown

FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Willie Mays (SFG)                    9
Darrell Evans (ATL)                  9
Ron Santo (BOS)                      6
Jimmy Wynn (HOU)                     6
Reggie Jackson (OAK)                 5
Willie Horton (DET)                  4
George Foster (CLE)                  3
Reggie Smith (BOS)                   2
Roberto Clemente (STL)               1
Amos Otis (NYM)                      1

SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Darrell Evans (ATL)                  5
Willie Mays (SFG)                    3
Jimmy Wynn (HOU)                     2
Ron Santo (BOS)                      1

FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
DARRELL EVANS (ATL)                  5
Willie Mays (SFG)                    3

     WINNER: Darrell Evans

1971 All-Star Game

Jimmy Wynn hit a grand slam, and Darrell Evans added a solo shot as the National League beat up on the American 10-4. Dock Ellis started for the American League, going two innings, allowing 2 hits. 4 other Red Sox were named as starters, Reggie Smith (1-4), Rico Petrocelli (2-2 2BB), Ron Santo 0-4 2K), and Ted Simmons (2-4). Bill Lee was named to the team but didn't not participate due to injury. In a bizarre twist, OF Roberto Clemente, who spent most of the season in the American League before being traded to the Cardinals, started for the National League, going 2-5. Wynn was named MVP. Boxscore below:

National League All Stars at American League All Stars
July 10, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
      All Stars (NL) 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 1   10 17  0
      All Stars (AL) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    4  9  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
A. Otis (CF)          5  0  1  1  0  1  1  0    .319
P. Rose (2B)          6  4  0  2  0  1  0  0    .329
S. Garvey (1B)        5  2  1  2  0  1  0  0    .301
D. Allen (3B)         5  2  0  0  0  0  2  0    .310
J. Wynn (LF)          5  2  0  1  1  4  1  0    .279
J. Torre (C)          5  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .261
R. Clemente (RF)      5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .358
G. Alley (SS)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .299
 H. Aaron (P)         0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .318
 B. Mazeroski (P)     2  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .288
 D. Evans (P)         1  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .306
 W. Mays (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .366
 C. Flood (P)         1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .299
TOTALS               43 17  3 10  2 10  5  0

   2B:  S. Garvey, B. Mazeroski, R. Clemente, J. Wynn
   3B:  P. Rose
   HR:  D. Evans, J. Wynn

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      F. Jenkins  2.0  3  1  1  3  3  2  33   3.14
       B. Singer  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  15   2.85
      B. Johnson  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  37   2.80
        G. Perry  3.0  5  1  0  1  1  4  55   2.27
        B. Wynne  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  13   1.86
          TOTALS  9.0  9  3  1  4  4  8 153

AMERICAN LEAGUE      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Oliva (RF)         5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .356
D. Johnson (2B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .284
R. Smith (CF)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .323
W. Horton (LF)        4  2  0  2  1  2  0  0    .327
B. Powell (1B)        3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .343
R. Petrocelli (SS)    2  2  2  1  0  1  0  0    .310
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .310
T. Simmons (C)        4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .281
 G. Foster (P)        0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .299
 R. White (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .298
 T. Agee (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .349
 J. Nettles (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .233
TOTALS               33  9  3  4  1  4  8  0

   HR:  W. Horton
   GIDP:  D. Johnson, R. Smith

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Ellis  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  34   1.84
       D. Chance  3.0  5  2  1  2  2  2  73   3.14
       G. Peters  1.0  6  1  1  6  6  1  45   2.47
     D. Leonhard  2.0  2  0  0  1  1  3  37   1.80
        F. Beene  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  0  17   2.56
          TOTALS  9.0 17  3  2 10 10  6 206

     WP: B. Johnson
     LP: G. Peters

     Temperature: 74F
     Wind: 3 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 54,220
     Time: 3:27

The Sox also made a deal with the Atlanta Braves during the All-Star Break. Boston sends P Lindy McDaniel, 1B Bill Buckner, and 2B Frank White to Atlanta in exchange for RP Cecil Upshaw. This was alot to give up for a short reliever, but McDaniel has struggled all year and I think his age is finally catching up with him. We hate to lose Buckner, but after reacquiring him, came to the conclusion he was behing John Mayberry and Jeff Burroughs on the depth chart. White may be a good prospect, but he is very slow in coming along. Upshaw was 0-2 with a 1.56 in AAA for the Braves and 0-1 2.81 in 14 games with the big club. He gives us depth should we not be able to come to terms with Rollie Fingers at seasons end.

Editors Note: The Don Money trade ended badly for us as we received Buckner (since traded) and Chris Speier, who was an 84/92 when he acquired him and is now just an 84. Oh well, win some lose some.

Kicking off the 2nd half of the year for the Sox is 3 games at home against the Detroit Tigers followed by 3 games at home against the A's. As a side note, Bill Lee is out for the next month with an inflamed rotator cuff.

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July 12,13,14 v Detroit Tigers (39-45)

July 12-Joe Lahoud and Rico Petrocelli each drove in 2 runs, and Cecil Upshaw won in his Red Sox debut in relief as Boston beat Detroit 5-3. (64-21)
W-Cecil Upshaw (1-0) L-Pat Dobson (9-6) S-Sparky Lyle (23)

July 13-Willie Horton homered twice and drove in 4, and Bernie Smith added a 2 run shot as Detroit beat Boston 6-3. (64-22)
W-Juan Pizarro (5-8) L-Steve Carlton (8-6) S-Fred Gladding (10)

July 14-Larry Jaster pitched 5 shutout innings, and Joe Lahoud added a solo HR as the Red Sox beat the Tigers 4-1. (65-22)
W-Cecil Upshaw (2-0) L-Joe Moeller (5-8) S-Sparky Lyle (24)

July 15,16,17 v Oakland Athletics (43-47)

July 15-Don Baylor hit a 3 run HR, Tony Conigliaro had 4 hits and Roger Moret pitched 6 innings, allowing just 1 run in his ML debut as Boston beat the A's 8-4. (66-22)
W-Roger Moret (1-0) L-Chuck Dobson (4-9)

July 16-Oakland led 9-1 after two innings, knocking 16-0 Dock Ellis out of the game after 1 1/3 innings, but in the 5th, Rico Petrocelli hit a 3 run HR to bring Boston back to within 4 at 9-5. In the 7th, Tony C. hit a grand slam to tie the game at 9 and later in the inning Ted Simmons hit a 3 run HR to give Boston a 12-9 lead they would not relinquish. Boxscore below: (67-23)
W-Jose Santiago (1-0) L-Blue Moon Odom (1-4) S-Sparky Lyle (25)

Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox
July 16, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Athletics (OAK) 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    9 11  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 x   12  9  1

OAKLAND              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Metzger (SS)       4  2  1  2  0  0  1  0    .180
T. Uhlaender (CF)     4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .279
S. Bando (3B)         2  1  3  2  0  1  0  0    .306
R. Jackson (LF)       5  3  0  2  0  3  1  0    .286
B. Allison (RF)       5  2  0  1  0  3  1  0    .214
R. Webster (1B)       5  1  0  0  0  2  1  0    .198
C. Tovar (2B)         5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .234
K. Suarez (C)         3  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .157
J. Nash (P)           3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .179
 B. Odom (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
 P. Lindblad (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 D. Blanco (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .276
TOTALS               38 11  7  9  0  9  8  0

   2B:  R. Jackson (20)
   3B:  B. Allison (4)
   GIDP:  C. Tovar

         OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         J. Nash  5.0  5  3  2  4  4  1 110   4.36
         B. Odom  1.0  3  5  1  5  5  0  49   5.65
     P. Lindblad  2.0  1  0  1  1  1  3  32   2.88
          TOTALS  8.0  9  8  4 10 10  4 191

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  3  0  3  1  2  0  0    .313
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  1  1  2  1  3  1  0    .300
T. Conigliaro (RF)    5  1  0  1  1  4  2  0    .315
D. Baylor (LF)        3  0  2  1  0  0  1  1    .286
J. Foy (3B)           2  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    .241
J. Lahoud (CF)        2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .243
T. Harrah (2B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .337
T. Simmons (C)        4  2  0  2  1  3  0  0    .285
D. Ellis (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .060
 K. Brett (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 H. Killebrew (P)     0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .289
 J. Santiago (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 A. Lewis (P)         2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .245
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               32  9  8 12  4 12  4  1

   2B:  R. Smith (18)
   HR:  R. Smith (27), T. Conigliaro (23), T. Simmons (10), R. Petrocelli (16)
   GIDP:  R. Smith, T. Simmons

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Ellis  1.1  6  2  0  9  8  0  45   2.45
        K. Brett  3.2  3  2  0  0  0  2  62   1.90
     J. Santiago  2.0  1  3  0  0  0  4  45   3.48
      R. Fingers  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   9   1.51
         S. Lyle  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  17   1.49
          TOTALS  9.0 11  7  0  9  8  8 178

     WP: J. Santiago (1-0)
     LP: B. Odom (2-4)
     SV: S. Lyle (25)

     Temperature: 67F
     Wind: 9 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 3:47

July 17-Tony Conigliaro hit a 3 run bomb in the first inning and Joe Foy, subbing for Rico Petrocelli, had 3 hits as Boston completed the sweep of the A's, winning 6-5. (68-23)
W-Steve Carlton (9-6) L-Dennis Ribant (6-6) S-Sparky Lyle (26)

Sox Notes:

Cecil Upshaw's line since joining the Sox: 4G 2-0 5.2 IP 1H 5/0 K/BB ratio
1st Round Pick Dan Quisenberry's line so far in Rookie Ball: 7G 0-0 18IP 0.50 ERA, 7H 3/2 K/BB ratio


Up next for the Sox is the end of the homestand with the Yankees coming to town for 3 games followed by us headed to Cleveland to play the Indians.

[bigpapi]

July 18,29,20 v New York Yankees (43-47)

July 18-Reggie Smith went 3-3 with a double and solo HR and Ron Santo drove in a pair as Boston edge New York 4-3. (69-22)
W-Denny McClain (12-5) L-Al Downing (3-6) S-Rollie Fingers (2)

July 19-Frank Howard homered and drove in 4, and Mike McCormick pitched 8 1/3 innings of 2 run ball as the Yanks beat the Sox 6-2. (69-23)
W-Mike McCormick (6-8) L-Larry Jaster (3-1)

July 20-The Sox banged out 14 hits and 8 runs, led by Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith who each had 3 hits and a HR as Boston took two of three, winning 8-2. (70-23)
W-Dock Ellis (17-0) L-Mel Stottlemyre (4-8)

July 21,22,23 at Cleveland Indians (41-55)

July 21-Steve Carlton pitched a complete game 3 hit shutout, walking 4 and striking out 5, and he was supported by solo HR's from Rico Petrocelli and Don Baylor as Boston blanked the Indians 2-0. (71-23)
W-Steve Carlton (10-6) L-Steve Hargan (6-6)

July 22-Bill Sorrell had 2 hits and 3 RBI, and George Foster added 3 hits and 2 RBi as Cleveland beat Boston 7-2. (71-24)
W-Tom Kelley (5-10) L-Denny McClain (12-6)

July 23-Syd O'Brien went 4-4 with a 2 run HR, and Frank Baker added a solo shot as the Indians beat the Red Sox 4-1. (71-25)
W-Jerry Koosman (5-12) L-Roger Moret (1-1) S-Phil Hennigan (11)

MLB Trade News:
A moderate flurry of trade activity leading up to the trade deadline. First the Red Sox made a couple of trades, designed for helping the future. First we sent OF Billy North to the LA Dodgers in exchange for IF Billy Grabarkewitz. North was tearing up AA ball to the tune of .411 4-82 to go along with 35 steals, but we weren't sure he'd ever get the chance to play everyday in Boston. Grabarkewitz was hitting .346 12-83 with 111 BB in AA, and will at least be able to take Joe Foy's spot in a year or two.

The second deal saw Boston send IF Chris Speier to the Philadephia Phillies for SS Larry Bowa. Speier wasn't what we though he was when we acquired him. Bowa doesn't hit for any power, but is currently hitting .346 in AAA with only 1 error in 101 games. He should be our starting SS next year with Petrocelli moving to 3rd.

Other deals:
St. Louis sends P Willie Prall P Buddy Schultz P Mike Bascik
Milwaukee sends P Rich Folkers
Good move for the Cards, once again fleecing the Brewers for a few non descript minor leaguers.

New York sends P Rick Baldwin
Milwaukee sends C Carl Taylor
Again, trading a useful part (Taylor) for a minor leaguer who probably will amount to nothing.

Minnesota sends P Bill Campbell P Tom Johnson
San Diego sends P Bob Johnson
Edge Minnesota as they receive San Diego's all time appearance leader, and only real solid reliever.

Leading up to the Trade deadline, and the end of July are 3 games in KC against the Royals followed by 3 games Cleveland against the Indians.