Impossible Dream???

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through July 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  100  .330   409  135  21   4  34   76   56   10   6  104   85  .650  .437
Santo, Ron                BOS   97  .304   382  116  21   2  21   45   61    0   0   72   71  .534  .379
Baylor, Don               BOS   97  .272   371  101  17   2  30   46   57    9   6   73   71  .571  .364
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   88  .308   370  114  16   3  26   30   69    0   0   68   74  .578  .358
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   92  .300   367  110  21   2  17   54   55    0   0   82   59  .507  .387
Simmons, Ted              BOS   90  .282   333   94  17   3  10   44   21    0   1   44   68  .441  .361
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   57  .251   199   50   5   0   5   29   29    0   0   24   28  .352  .342
Brown, Oscar              BOS   44  .276   170   47  13   0   2   15   28    0   0   21   20  .388  .337
Foy, Joe                  BOS   55  .267   131   35   3   0   1   30   18    0   3   19   18  .313  .401
Harrah, Toby              BOS   40  .281   128   36   6   1   2   30   19   11   5   16   19  .391  .421
Ellis, Dock               BOS   23  .052    58    3   0   0   0    2   27    0   0    1    3  .052  .083
Lewis, Allan              BOS   40  .250    56   14   3   0   0    5    8    3   3    9    2  .304  .333
Killebrew, Harmon         BOS   42  .286    49   14   2   0   5   11   11    0   0   12   17  .633  .419
French, Jim               BOS   15  .167    48    8   1   0   0    5   12    0   0    4    3  .188  .245
Lee, Bill                 BOS   20  .146    48    7   0   0   0    4   13    0   0    5    2  .146  .212
McLain, Denny             BOS   22  .170    47    8   0   0   0    1   19    0   0    5    1  .170  .188
Carlton, Steve            BOS   23  .200    45    9   2   0   0    2   10    0   0    3    5  .244  .229
Muser, Tony               BOS   29  .171    35    6   1   0   0    6    2    0   0    6    7  .200  .293
Bowa, Larry               BOS    7  .300    10    3   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    1    0  .300  .300
Jaster, Larry             BOS    5  .100    10    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    2    0  .100  .100
York, Jim                 BOS    0  .000     5    0   0   0   0    1    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .167
Moret, Roger              BOS    2  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    1  .250  .250
Brett, Ken                BOS    0  .500     2    1   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .500  .667
Santiago, Jose            BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Lyle, Sparky              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

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

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   48.1  1.30   38   0   3   2   2   34    3  6.33
Brett, Ken                BOS   23.2  1.90   14   0   0   1   0   13    7  9.89
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   39.1  2.06   38   0   1   1  28   32    6  9.61
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   26.2  2.36   22   0   2   1   0   16    7 11.14
Ellis, Dock               BOS  162.2  2.43   23  23  19   0   0  104   46  9.63
Lee, Bill                 BOS  148.0  2.74   20  20  14   2   0   67   29  9.67
Santiago, Jose            BOS   12.1  2.92    8   0   1   0   0   12    9 16.05
Carlton, Steve            BOS  152.2  3.66   23  23  12   6   0  129   67 12.62
Jaster, Larry             BOS   50.2  3.91   22   5   3   1   0   35   12 12.26
Moret, Roger              BOS   11.1  3.97    2   2   1   1   0    6    6 13.50
McLain, Denny             BOS  144.1  4.12   22  22  13   6   0  123   58 12.60
York, Jim                 BOS   49.1  4.74   38   0   6   3   0   42   24 13.50

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Reggie Smith and Dock Ellis are both having insane seasons! MVP and Cy Young front-runners?

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Ya, Smith has been extremely consistent thusfar, I would say he's in the MVP race. The other candidates to date would be:
Tommy Agee (CHW) .351 21-66 17 steals
George Foster (CLE) .294 30-84
Tony Oliva (MIN) .355 14-82


Dock Ellis, while amazing so far, has also gotten lucky a couple of times, like the 1.1 9 hits 8 ER debacle a couple weeks back with the Sox coming back to win. Other Cy Young candidates:
Jim Palmer (BAL) 15-5 3.43
Gary Peters (CHW) 12-5 2.25

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July 24,25,26 at Kansas City Royals (45-54)

July 24-Toby Harrah and Ted Simmons each drove in a pair of runs, and Dock Ellis allowed 1 run over 7 innings as the Sox beat the Royals 7-1. (72-25)
W-Dock Ellis (18-0) L-Vida Blue (3-4)

July 25-Joe Lahoud went 2-4 with 4 RBI, and Steve Carlton toughed out 7 innings, allowing 4 runs as Boston beat KC 6-4. (73-25)
W-Steve Carlton (11-6) L-Tim Abbott (5-8) S-Sparky Lyle (27)

July 26-Denny McClain pitched a complete game, 3 hit shutout, walking just 1 while striking out 8 and Tony Conigliaro hit a 2 run HR to help Boston sweep KC, winning 4-0. (74-25)
W-Denny McClain (13-6) L-George Brunet (6-10)

July 30,31, August 1 at Cleveland Indians (44-58)

July 30-Tony Conigilaro hit a grand slam and Oscar Brown drove in 2 runs as Boston beat Cleveland 6-4. (75-25)
W-Dock Ellis (19-0) L-Jerry Koosman (5-13) S-Sparky Lyle (28)

July 31-Ron Santo, who hadn't homered in over a month, hit a pair of 2 run HR's, and Steve Carlton struck out 9 in 7 innings as Boston beat up on the Indians 8-1. (76-25)
W-Steve Carlton (12-6) L-Steve Renko (7-11)

August 1-Denny McClain continued his up and down season, allowing 6 runs and 10 hits in 6 innings, as Frank Baker homered and drove in 4 as Cleveland avoided the sweep, beating the Sox 6-2. (76-26)
W-George Culver (3-1) L-Denny McClain (13-7)

MLB Trade Deadline News:

Los Angeles sends P Rawly Eastwick
San Diego sends SS Chico Salmon
Good move by the Dodgers, as their starter Leo Cardenas had put up a .583 OPS this year.

St. Louis sends 2B Chip Coulter LF Dan Thomas
Cincinnati sends C Johnny Edwards
If nothing else, this deal finally allows the Reds to start a youngster named Johnny Bench, who has tremendous potential.

Washington sends LF Jake Brown
Milwaukee sends 1B Wes Parker
At least they got a decent prospect this time. Only Adolpho Phillips remains from their 1969 Opening Day Lineup now.

San Fransisco sends P John Montefusco
Kansas City sends 2B Dave Cash
Montefusco could be a decent #3, but I think you have to get more for Cash, who was hitting .278 with 16 steals so far.

Chicago (AL) sends P Ossie Osborn, P Joe Henderson, P Ken Frailing
Milwaukee sends OF Tommy Harper
I thought maybe Harper would get playing time with all the trades, I just didn't expect it to be in Chicago.

Atlanta sends P Pete Buesing SS Larvell Blanks 2B Rod Gilbreath
Pittsburgh sends P Fritz Peterson
Not a bad haul for a pitcher who was 2-15 6.47 at the time of the deal.

Atlanta sends OF John Fuller
Philadelphia sends 1B Norm Cash
Don't really understand this. Why sign him to a 4 year deal, then trade him halfway through season 1. Excellent move by the Braves.

Up next are the League Standings!

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American League Standings Through August 1-

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National League Standings Through August 1-

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August 2,3,4 v Detroit Tigers (47-55)

August 2-Juan Pizarro pitched 7 2/3 innings, and Willie Horton went 2-4 with a solo HR as Detroit beat Boston 2-1. (76-27)
W-Juan Pizarro (7-10) L-Larry Jaster (3-2) S-Daryl Patterson (7)

August 3-Bernie Smith drove in two runs in the top of the 9th off Sparky Lyle as Detroit beat Boston 5-4. (76-28)
W-Fred Lasher (2-2) L-Sparky Lyle (1-2)

August 4-Rico Petrocelli hit a 3 run HR in the bottom of the 8th inning, helping the Sox avoid the sweep, and win 5-2. (77-28)
W-Bill Lee (15-2) L-Jim Rooker (3-8) S-Sparky Lyle (29)

August 6,7,8 v Milwaukee Brewers (38-70)

August 6-Backup C Jim French had 2 hits and 4 RBI, and Steve Carlton helped his own cause, driving in 3 runs as Boston hammered Detroit 13-5. (78-28)
W-Steve Carlton (13-6) L-Derek Maus (2-9)

August 7-Tony Conigliaro hit a 3 run HR, and Rico Petrocelli added a solo shot as Boston beat Milwaukee 5-3. (79-28)
W-Cecil Upshaw (3-0) L-Dennis Bennett (4-6) S-Sparky Lyle (30)

August 8-Wayne Garrett drove in 3 runs, and Adolpho Phillips and Bruce Christensen each drove in a pair as the Brewers handed Dock Ellis his first lost of the year, as Milwaukee won 8-7. (79-29)
W-Don Cardwell (4-6) L-Dock Ellis (19-1) S-Larry Maxie (5)

MLB Milestones:
Johnny Callison of the California Angels drove in his 1000th Run
Carl Yastrzemski of the Los Angeles Dodgers scored his 1000th Run

Jim Bunning of the Montreal Expos retired this week after 16 big league season with Detroit, Philadephia, Seattle/Milwaukee and Montreal. He went 246-163 with a 3.18 ERA. He threw 163 CG and 48 shutouts, while striking out 3003 batters, good for 3rd on the alltime list.

Up next for the Sox are 3 games at home against the Cleveland Indians followed by 3 on the road against the Baltimore Orioles.

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August 10,11,12 v Cleveland Indians (48-63)

August 10-Rico Petrocelli homered twice, driving in 3 and Ron Santo added 2 hits and 2 RBI as Boston beat the Indians 6-3. (80-29)
W-Bill Lee (16-2) L-Steve Renko (7-12) S-Sparky Lyle (31)

August 11-An error, then four straight hits for the Sox allowed them to score twice in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving Boston a 6-5 win over Cleveland. (81-29)
W-Sparky Lyle (2-2) L-Steve Bailey (8-4)

August 12-Toby Harrah homered and drove in 3, and Ron Santo had 3 hits and 3 RBI as Boston completed the sweep of the Indians, winning 10-3. (82-29)
W-Denny McClain (14-7) L-Tom Kelley (5-11)

August 13,14,15 at Baltimore Orioles (70-47)

August 13-Tony Conigliaro and Ron Santo each hit homeruns, and Dock Ellis became the majors first 20 game winner as Boston beat the Orioles 6-2. (83-29)
W-Dock Ellis (20-1) L-Dave Roberts (3-4)

August 14-Tony Conigliaro hit a 3 run HR, and Bill Lee pitched 8 innings of 2 run ball as Boston beat Baltimore 9-2. (84-29)
W-Bill Lee (17-2) L-Jim Hannan (8-12)

August 15-Steve Carlton pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball, striking out 7 and Ron Santo hit a solo HR as Boston won their 6th in a row, beating the Orioles 2-1. (85-29)
W-Steve Carlton (14-6) L-Woodie Fryman (11-12) S-Sparky Lyle (32)

MLB Milestones:

Ron Santo of the Boston Red Sox hit his 300th career HR in the 6-2 win over the Orioles.

Up next for the Sox is 3 games in Detroit against the Tigers followed by another trip back to Baltimore to play the Orioles.

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August 17,18,19 at Detroit Tigers (54-60)

August 17-An error by Tony Conigliaro in the 10th inning, allowing the Tigers to score the winning run in a wild game featuring 17 runs and 27 hits as Detroit nipped Boston 9-8. (85-30)
W-Fred Gladding (5-5) L-Rollie Fingers (3-3)

August 18-The Tigers knocked Dock Ellis out of the game after 2/3 of an inning, scoring 9 times off him on 7 hits in the first inning, and that was all they would need, winning 9-3. (85-31)
W-Bob Moose (5-1) L-Dock Ellis (20-2)

August 19-Reggie Smith homered and drove in 4 runs and Tony Conigliaro added a HR and 3 RBI as Boston avoided the sweep, hammering Detroit 12-2. (86-31)
W-Bill Lee (18-2) L-Mickey Lolich (9-7)

August 20,21,22 at Baltimore Orioles (73-50)

August 20-7 different Sox drove in runs, and Steve Carlton won his 15th game as Boston beat the Orioles 8-6. (87-31)
W-Steve Carlton (15-6) L-Woodie Fryman (11-13) S-Sparky Lyle (33)

August 21-Paul Blair, Manny Sanguillen, and Boog Powell each hit homeruns, as the Orioles beat the Sox 4-1. (87-32)
W-Dave Roberts (4-4) L-Denny McClain (14-8)

August 22-Don Baylor drove in the go ahead run with an RBI single in the 10th inning as Boston took two of three from the Orioles, winning 2-1. (88-32)
W-Rollie Fingers (4-3) L-Jan Dukes (6-4) S-Sparky Lyle (34)

Around the MLB:

The ageless Willie Mays continues to amaze as he hits for the cycle at age 40.

Up next for the Sox is a 3 game set in Oakland against the A's followed by 3 games at home against the improving Washington Senators!

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August 23,24,25 at Oakland A's (59-64)

August 23-Joe Lahoud hit a 3 run HR and Tony Conigliaro added a 2 run shot as Boston beat Oakland 6-2. (89-32)
W-Bill Lee (19-2) L-Chuck Dobson (7-11)

August 24-Don Baylor hit a lead off HR off Cal Koonce in the top of the 15th inning, giving Boston a marathon 6-5 win. Boxscore below: (90-32)
W-Rollie Fingers (5-3) L-Cal Koonce (1-1) S-Jim York (1)

Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
August 24, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1  6 16  2
     Athletics (OAK) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0  5  9  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  2  2  1  1  2  0  1    .317
R. Petrocelli (SS)    6  3  1  1  0  0  0  0    .312
T. Conigliaro (RF)    7  2  0  0  0  1  2  0    .311
D. Baylor (LF)        7  2  0  1  1  1  2  0    .265
R. Santo (3B)         7  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .311
J. Lahoud (CF)        5  0  2  1  0  0  0  1    .265
T. Harrah (2B)        7  3  0  1  0  1  1  0    .275
T. Simmons (C)        6  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .287
S. Carlton (P)        2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .254
 J. Foy (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .276
 C. Upshaw (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 H. Killebrew (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .309
 R. Fingers (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               56 16  5  6  2  6  7  2

   2B:  R. Petrocelli 2 (29), T. Harrah (9)
   HR:  R. Smith (38), D. Baylor (33)
   GIDP:  T. Conigliaro, J. Lahoud, C. Upshaw
   CS:  R. Smith, D. Baylor

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  6.0  5  5  0  3  3  3 111   3.88
       C. Upshaw  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  28   1.55
         S. Lyle  2.0  1  0  0  2  1  1  27   2.32
      R. Fingers  4.0  0  0  0  0  0  5  56   1.19
         J. York  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  20   3.94
          TOTALS 15.0  9  5  0  5  4 11 242

OAKLAND              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Campaneris (SS)    6  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .245
T. Uhlaender (CF)     6  1  1  2  0  0  1  0    .265
B. Allison (LF)       5  1  2  1  0  1  1  0    .219
S. Bando (3B)         5  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .293
K. Harrelson (1B)     6  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .205
E. Battey (C)         7  2  0  0  0  2  2  0    .225
O. Chavarria (RF)     6  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .220
B. Hunter (2B)        6  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .354
J. Nash (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .164
 K. Suarez (P)        0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .195
 B. Gebhard (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Tovar (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .240
 P. Lindblad (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 B. White (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 S. Mingori (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 P. Mikkelsen (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. Donaldson (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .091
 B. Odom (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .130
 J. Nossek (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
 C. Koonce (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
TOTALS               52  9  5  5  0  5 11  0

   2B:  B. Allison (17)
   HBP:  S. Bando
   GIDP:  S. Bando

         OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         J. Nash  5.0  7  1  1  3  3  0  77   4.56
      B. Gebhard  1.0  1  1  0  1  1  1  24   4.30
     P. Lindblad  2.0  4  1  0  1  1  1  38   2.71
      S. Mingori  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  18   3.93
    P. Mikkelsen  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  10   2.45
         B. Odom  3.0  2  2  0  0  0  2  58   5.67
       C. Koonce  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  0  10   3.16
          TOTALS 15.0 16  5  2  6  6  7 235

     WP: R. Fingers (5-3)
     LP: C. Koonce (1-1)
     SV: J. York (1)

     Temperature: 65F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 30,941
     Time: 5:24

August 25-A 4 run bottom of the 9th inning where the A's finally got to Denny McClain who had allowed just 1 run and 4 hits through 8 innings gave Oakland a 5-4 win. (90-33)
W-Bob Gebhard (2-2) L-Denny McClain (14-9)

August 26,27,28 v. Washington Senators (66-57)

August 26-Roger Repoz hit a 2 run HR, and Jim Gosger added 2 RBI as Washington beat Boston 7-4. (90-34)
W-J.R Richard (5-10) L-Dock Ellis (20-3)

August 27-Tony C. went 3-4 with a HR and 2 RBI, and Bill Lee won his 20th game as Boston beat the Senators 4-3. (91-34)
W-Bill Lee (20-2) Jerry Reuss (12-13) S-Sparky Lyle (35)

August 28-Toby Harrah went 2-4 with a 3 run HR and a triple, and Steve Carlton pitched a complete game, allowing just 1 run, 6 hits, while walking noone and striking out 10 as Boston beat Washington 6-1. (92-34)
W-Steve Carlton (16-6) L-Milt Pappas (11-5)

Around the MLB:

While scrounging around the minor league systems, I came across a line I though I should share. 3B Mike Schmidt of the Chicago Cubs AA affiliate the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx has put together a solid season, currently sitting at: .371/.527/.763/1.290 46 HR 146 RBI 157/109 BB/K ratio 172 H 32 2B 6 3B, and he's even added 12 SB.

Ending August and leading off September for the Sox are 3 games at home against the Yankees followed by 3 vs the Cleveland Indians. First will be complete team stats and league standings!

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American League Standings Through August 31-

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National League Standings Through August 31-

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through August 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  124  .315   508  160  24   5  38   94   72   14   8  122   98  .606  .424
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS  116  .312   490  153  24   4  38   38   87    1   0   95  105  .610  .360
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS  120  .304   483  147  30   2  24   64   80    0   0  104   77  .524  .383
Baylor, Don               BOS  124  .265   480  127  22   3  33   54   71   12  10   84   86  .529  .351
Santo, Ron                BOS  121  .309   479  148  29   2  25   56   78    0   0   93   89  .534  .382
Simmons, Ted              BOS  113  .283   427  121  24   4  12   50   25    0   1   52   80  .443  .355
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   76  .270   263   71   9   0   9   41   38    1   0   37   40  .407  .364
Harrah, Toby              BOS   65  .293   222   65  10   3   5   46   30   18  11   31   32  .432  .416
Brown, Oscar              BOS   56  .271   214   58  13   0   2   17   36    0   0   24   23  .360  .326
Foy, Joe                  BOS   73  .267   180   48   5   0   2   34   29    1   5   25   21  .328  .381
Ellis, Dock               BOS   30  .056    71    4   0   0   0    3   31    0   0    2    4  .056  .095
Killebrew, Harmon         BOS   57  .329    70   23   2   0   6   13   14    0   0   16   20  .614  .435
Lee, Bill                 BOS   27  .106    66    7   0   0   0    4   18    0   0    5    3  .106  .155
French, Jim               BOS   20  .250    64   16   1   0   0    9   12    0   0    8   10  .266  .338
McLain, Denny             BOS   29  .159    63   10   0   0   0    2   27    0   0    6    1  .159  .185
Carlton, Steve            BOS   29  .258    62   16   4   0   0    2   11    0   0    7   10  .323  .277
Lewis, Allan              BOS   44  .271    59   16   3   0   0    6    9    3   3    9    2  .322  .358
Muser, Tony               BOS   37  .163    43    7   1   0   0    6    3    0   0    7    7  .186  .265
Jaster, Larry             BOS    6  .083    12    1   0   0   0    0    5    0   0    2    0  .083  .083
Bowa, Larry               BOS    7  .300    10    3   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    1    0  .300  .300
York, Jim                 BOS    0  .000     5    0   0   0   0    1    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .167
Brett, Ken                BOS    0  .250     4    1   0   0   0    1    1    0   0    0    0  .250  .400
Moret, Roger              BOS    2  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    1  .250  .250
Fingers, Rollie           BOS    0  .000     3    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
Lyle, Sparky              BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

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

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   61.1  1.17   48   0   5   3   2   47    4  6.02
Brett, Ken                BOS   34.0  1.59   19   0   0   1   0   16   12 10.59
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   42.1  1.91   33   0   3   1   0   30   12  9.99
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   52.2  2.22   51   0   2   2  36   37    8  9.57
Santiago, Jose            BOS   15.1  2.35   10   0   1   0   0   15   12 16.43
Lee, Bill                 BOS  201.0  2.69   27  27  21   2   0   84   38  9.76
Ellis, Dock               BOS  205.0  3.03   30  30  21   3   0  127   65 10.58
Carlton, Steve            BOS  194.2  3.74   29  29  16   6   0  166   78 12.39
York, Jim                 BOS   60.1  3.88   45   0   6   3   1   50   24 11.93
Moret, Roger              BOS   11.1  3.97    2   2   1   1   0    6    6 13.50
McLain, Denny             BOS  188.2  4.34   29  29  15   9   0  156   75 13.40
Jaster, Larry             BOS   59.2  4.53   25   6   3   2   0   40   13 13.27

[bigpapi]

August 29,30,31 v New York Yankees (57-66)

August 29-Denny McClain allowed 1 unearned run over 6 1/3 innings and Toby Harrah drove in 2 as Boston beat New York 4-1. (93-34)
W-Denny McClain (15-9) L-Jim Bouton (11-11) S-Sparky Lyle (36)

August 30-6 different Sox drove in runs, and Dock Ellis allowed just 2 over 8 innings as Boston beat the Yankees again, today 6-2. (94-34)
W-Dock Ellis (21-3) L-Al Downing (5-12)

August 31-Joe Lahoud and Don Baylor each drove in 3 runs as Boston completed the sweep of New York, winning 9-3. (95-34)
W-Bill Lee (21-2) L-Bucky Brandon (1-2)

September 1,2,3 v Cleveland Indians (57-75)

September 1-Trailiing 9-2 entering the bottom of the 6th inning, the Sox pounded out 12 runs and 10 hits over the final 3 frames, lead by Tony Conigliaro who hit a grand slam and a 3 run HR in back to back innings as Boston won a wild one 14-9. (96-34)
W-Cecil Upshaw (4-0) L-Ed Farmer (0-1)

September 2-Tony C. hit another 3 run HR, and Denny McClain pitched his 2nd straight solid 6 inning game as Boston beat Cleveland 4-2. (97-34)
W-Denny McClain (16-9) L-Milt Thompson (0-2) S-Sparky Lyle (37)

September 3-Backup C Jim French went 4-5 with a HR and 5 RBI, and Dock Ellis scattered 10 hits over 6 innings as the Sox won their 8th straight, a 12-3 win over the Indians. (98-34)
W-Dock Ellis (22-3) L-Joe Horlen (2-2)

MLB Milestones:

Bobby Allison of the Oakland A's drove in his 1000th run
Curt Flood of the St. Louis Cardinals scored his 1000th run

Up next for the Sox is the end of their homestand with 3 games against the Orioles followed by a 3 game set in New York against the Yankees!

[bigpapi]

September 4,5,6 v Baltimore Orioles (80-58)

September 4-Ted Simmons doubled in Ron Santo in the bottom of the 11th inning, giving Boston a 4-3 win over the Orioles (99-34)
W-Sparky Lyle (3-2) L-Dave Leonhard (8-2)

September 5-Jim Hannan pitched 7 1/3 inning of shutout ball and Bob Johnson had 3 RBI as the Orioles blanked the Sox 6-0. (99-35)
W-Jim Hannan (10-13) L-Steve Carlton (16-7)

September 6-Brooks Robinson homered and drove in 4, and Boog Powell went 4-4 with 3 RBI as Baltimore took 2 of 3 from the Sox, winning 10-5. (99-36)
W-Steve Barber (4-1) L-Ken Brett (0-2)

September 7,8,9 at New York Yankees (63-69)

September 7-Dock Ellis allowed 2 runs over 7 innings, and Rico Petrocelli had 2 RBI as Boston beat New York 6-2. (100-36)
W-Dock Ellis (23-3) L-Sonny Siebert (5-6) S-Rollie Fingers (4)

September 8-Rico Petrocelli drove in Joe Foy, who had singled and stolen second in the 13th inning as Boston won a 4-3 marathon over the Yanks. Jim York pitched 3 innings, allowing no hits, walking 1 and striking out 7 for the win.(101-36)
W-Jim York (7-3) L-Terry Ley (1-1) S-Sparky Lyle (38)

September 9-Pinch hitter Larry Bowa singled in Toby Harrah in the 7th inning, and the Sox bullpen made it hold up as the Sox swept New York, winning 2-1. (102-36)
W-Steve Carlton (17-7) L-Terry Ley (1-2) S-Sparky Lyle (39)

Around the MLB:

Sparky Lyle currently sits at 189 career saves, which puts him 2nd on the all time list, just 1 behind Los Angeles Dodgers closer Ron Perranoski. I would suspect Lyle will be the leader by the time the season ends.

Johnny Roseboro of the New York Yankees retired after 14 big league seasons. Roseboro hit .246 with 112 HR's for his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Yankees. He was a 3 time all-star and played a crucial part in the Dodgers World Series teams of the 60's.

Up next for the Sox is a 3 game set in California against the Angels followed by a cross country trip to face the struggling Washington Senators in the nations capital!