Impossible Dream???

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September 10,11,12 at California Angels (67-71)

September 10-Tony Conigliaro hit a 2 run HR and Denny McClain won his 17th of the year as Boston beat the Angels 5-3. (103-36)
W-Denny McClain (17-9) L-Ken Tatum (6-9) S-Sparky Lyle (40)

September 11-Ted Simmons hit a 3 run HR in the 3rd inning, and a solo shot in the 8th as Boston beat California again, today 5-1. (104-36)
W-Dock Ellis (24-3) L-Steve Blass (5-2)

September 12-Catfish Hunter went 2-4 with 3 RBI, and pitched a complete game, allowing just 1 run while striking out 7 as the Angels avoided the sweep, beating Boston 6-1. (104-37)
W-Catfish Hunter (10-15) L-Bill Lee (21-3)

September 13,14,15 at Washington Senators (68-70)

September 13-Reggie Smith went 3-5 with 2 HR's and 5 RBI, and Ron Santo hit a solo HR in the top of the 10th inning as Boston beat the Senators 7-6, and in the game, Sparky Lyle tied Ron Perranoski as the All-Time saves leader with his 191st of his career. (105-37)
W-Rollie Fingers (6-3) L-Bob Allen (7-10) S-Sparky Lyle (41)

September 14-Tom Grieve went 2-4 with a homer and 4 RBI, and Jerry Reuss allowed no earned runs over 7 innings as the Senators beat the Sox 7-5. (105-38)
W-Jerry Reuss (14-13) L-Denny McClain (17-10)

September 15-Reggie Smith hit his 41st HR of the year, a 2 run shot, and Don Baylor added a solo shot, his 35th as Boston took two of three from Washington, winning 8-5. (106-38)
W-Dock Ellis (25-3) L-J.R. Richard (5-13) S-Rollie Fingers (5)

Around the MLB:

The most amazing thing about Dock Ellis' season thusfar, is that through 230 IP, he has allowed just 7 HR's, or one ever 33 innings or so.

It was an eventful week for Bobby Allison of the Oakland A's as he scored his 1000th career run and hit his 300th career HR, a grand slam off the Brewers Pete Hamm in a 12-1 Oakland win.


Up next for Boston is 3 days off followed by three games in Washington against the Senators and then 3 games in the Bronx against the Yankees!

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September 19,20,21 at Washington Senators (70-74)

September 19-Toby Harrah hit a pair of solo HR's, and Joe Lahoud added a 2 run shot as the youngsters helped Boston blitz Washington 8-1. (107-38)
W-Bill Lee (22-3) L-J.R. Richard (5-14)

September 20-Joe Lahoud homered twice, driving in 5, and Reggie Smith added a HR and 2 RBI as Boston put up 8 in the first inning, and held on to win 9-7. In the game, Sparky Lyle became the major's all time saves king with his 192nd. (108-38)
W-Steve Carlton (18-7) L-Milt Pappas (11-8) S-Sparky Lyle (42)

September 21-Denny McClain pitched 7 shutout innings, and Don Baylor had an RBI double as Boston swept Washington, winning 2-0. (109-38)
W-Denny McClain (18-10) L-Carl Morton (12-13) S-Sparky Lyle (43)

September 22,23,24 at New York Yankees (72-75)

September 22-Ted Simmons hit a 2 run HR, and Tony Conigliaro added 2 RBI, as Boston nipped New York 4-3. (110-38)
W-Dock Ellis (26-3) L-Mel Stottlemyre (10-12) S-Sparky Lyle (44)

September 23-Bill Lee threw his 2nd straight complete game, allowing just 1 run, and Ted Simmons had 2 RBI as the Red Sox beat the Yankees 3-1. (111-38)
W-Bill Lee (23-3) L-Jim Bouton (12-13)

September 24-Frank Howard went 2-4 with 3 RBI and Tony Soliata hit a 2 run HR as the Yankees avoided the sweep, beating Boston 7-5. (111-39)
W-John Cumberland (7-1) L-Steve Carlton (18-8) S-Jack Aker (18)

MLB Milestones:

Rocky Colavito of the New York Mets drove in his 1500th run

All of the divisions are pretty much wrapped up. We have already clinched the AL East, the Chicago White Sox have a 7 game lead over the Minnesota Twins, The St. Louis Cardinals lead the New York Mets by 7 1/2 games, and the San Fransisco Giants lead the Los Angeles Dodgers by 7.

Finishing up September for the Sox are 3 games in Baltimore against the Orioles followed by 3 more in Washington to face the Senators!

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Editors Note: After a week long Alaskan cruise, I am back to finish off 1971!

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September 25,26,27 at Baltimore Orioles (93-60)

September 25-Ted Simmons hit a 2 run HR and Rico Petrocelli hit a solo shot in the 10th inning as Boston beat the Orioles 5-4. (112-39)
W-Rollie Fingers (7-3) L-Jan Dukes (7-5) S-Sparky Lyle (45)

September 26-Paul Blair hit a 3 run HR, and Bob Johnson went 3-4 with 3 RBI as Baltimore hammered Boston 8-4. (112-40)
W-Tom Phoebus (1-0) L-Dock Ellis (26-4)

September 27-Brooks Robinson hit a 2 run single off Sparky Lyle in the bottom of the 10th as the Orioles took two of three from the Sox winning 4-3. (112-41)
W-Bill Landis (6-2) L-Sparky Lyle (3-3)

September 28,29,30 at Washington Senators (71-82)

September 28-Ken Berry hit a pinch hit, inside the park HR in the bottom of the 7th inning off Rollie Fingers as Washington beat the Sox 7-6. (112-42)
W-Charlie Hough (4-5) L-Rollie Fingers (7-4) S-Bob Allen (20)

September 29-Larry Biitner had 2 hits and 3 RBI, and Roger Repoz added 3 hits as the Senators beat Boston 8-3. (112-43)
W-Carl Morton (13-14) L-Denny McClain (18-11)

September 30-a 4 run 10th inning, capped by a bases clearing double by Oscar Brown, who had 5 RBI in the game, helped Boston avoid the sweep, beating the Senators 8-4. (113-43)
W-Cecil Upshaw (5-0) L-Bob Allen (7-12)

Around the MLB:
Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs drove in his 1000th run
Roberto Clemente of the St. Louis Cardinals recorded his 3000th hit, a single off Luis Tiant of the Cubs, in a 3-2 Cardinal win. Boxscore below:

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
September 27, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Cubs (CHC) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0    2  7  0
     Cardinals (STL) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x    3 10  0

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Hunt (2B)          3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .258
 J. Campbell (P)      1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .333
 A. Montreuil (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
E. Kirkpatrick (CF)   2  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .285
 M. Schmidt (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 M. Alexander (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
B. Browne (LF)        3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .226
B. Chance (1B)        3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .278
 R. Skidmore (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
B. Raudman (RF)       4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .256
K. McMullen (3B)      4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .233
J. Adair (SS)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .221
 B. Williams (RF)     1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .265
 J. Arcia (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .231
J. Felske (C)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .233
 F. Whitfield (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .227
 K. Rudolph (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .228
L. Tiant (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
 F. Reberger (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 H. Breeden (P)       1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .286
 D. O'Toole (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 T. Taylor (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .227
TOTALS               34  7  2  2  0  2 10  0

   2B:  H. Breeden (18), B. Raudman (6)
   3B:  J. Campbell (1)

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        L. Tiant  6.0  9  1  0  3  3  4 103   3.62
     F. Reberger  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  14   4.13
      D. O'Toole  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  18   4.99
          TOTALS  8.0 10  2  0  3  3  5 135

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Flood (CF)         3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .311
J. Campbell (1B)      4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .394
R. Clemente (RF)      4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .339
W. Stargell (LF)      4  1  0  0  0  1  3  0    .286
J. Hart (3B)          3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .267
 E. Spiezio (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .224
 M. Kelleher (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
J. Edwards (C)        3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .261
G. Alley (SS)         3  1  0  1  0  0  1  1    .274
J. Williams (2B)      2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .350
 F. Wicker (P)        1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .340
 T. Heintzelman (P)   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .667
M. Montgomery (P)     2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .150
 J. Keough (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .231
 D. Knowles (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 W. Granger (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   1.000
TOTALS               31 10  2  3  0  3  5  1

   GIDP:  J. Campbell, R. Clemente
   CS:  F. Wicker

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   M. Montgomery  7.0  3  2  0  1  1  6  97   3.71
      D. Knowles  1.2  3  0  0  1  1  4  39   3.34
      W. Granger  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0   5   2.84
          TOTALS  9.0  7  2  0  2  2 10 141

     WP: M. Montgomery (9-5)
     LP: L. Tiant (12-14)
     SV: W. Granger (24)

     Temperature: 50F
     Wind: 2 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 40,829
     Time: 2:38

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Jim Campbell singled through the left side. <--1>
Roberto Clemente singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
Willie Stargell struck out. <3-1>
Jim Ray Hart singled to center, scoring a run. <-21>
Johnny Edwards popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <-21>
Gene Alley struck out. <-21>
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the third, St. Louis leads 2 to 1.

Ending the season for the Sox are 3 games at home against the Cleveland Indians followed by a season ending season in the Bronx against the Yankees!

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October 1,2,3 v Cleveland Indians (60-96)

October 1-Bill Lee pitched 8 innings of 1 run ball, and rookie Jeff Burroughs went 2-2 with 2 walks and an RBI as Boston nipped the Indians 2-1. (114-43)
W-Bill Lee (24-3) L-Mike Thompson (2-5) S-Rollie Fingers (6)

October 2-Steve Carlton pitched 8 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits, and Ron Santo hit a 2 run HR as the Sox blanked Cleveland 5-0. (115-43)
W-Steve Carlton (19-8) L-Joe Horlen (2-7)

October 3-Rico Petrocelli went 3-5 with a HR and 5 RBI, and Reggie Smith added 3 hits and 2 RBI as Boston swept Cleveland, winning 12-3. (116-43)
W-Denny McClain (19-11) L-Tom Kelley (9-16)

October 4,5,6 at New York Yankees (78-78)

October 4-Dock Ellis pitched 6 shutout innings, winning his 27th game of the year, and Joe Lahoud went 2-4 with an RBI as Boston beat New York 3-2. (117-43)
W-Dock Ellis (27-4) L-Mel Stottlemyre (11-13) S-Sparky Lyle (46)

October 5-Jim Bouton pitched a complete game allowing just 2 runs, and John Kennedy had a 2 run double as the Yankees beat Boston 6-2. (117-44)
W-Jim Bouton (14-13) L-Bill Lee (24-4)

October 6-Joe Pepitone hit a monster 2 run HR and Al Downing allowed just 2 runs over 7 1/3 innings as New York took two of three from Boston, winning 5-3. (117-45)
W-Al Downing (7-12) L-Steve Carlton (19-9) S-Gary Jones (11)

Around the MLB:

The Championship Series stack up as follows:

American League
Boston Red Sox (117-45) v. Chicago White Sox (99-63)

National League
St. Louis Cardinals (98-64) v. San Fransisco Giants (109-53)

Up next are complete team batting and pitching stats for each playoff team!!

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American League Championship Series
Boston Red Sox (117-45) v Chicago White Sox (99-63)

Complete Batting Stats-(team leaders in bold)

Boston-

1971 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS  146  .309   611  189  27   5  47   53  102    2   0  113  130  .601  .365
Smith, Reggie             BOS  146  .322   599  193  29   7  45  106   84   16   8  144  119  .619  .426
Baylor, Don               BOS  152  .255   596  152  29   3  37   64   88   14  11  100   99  .500  .337
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS  145  .291   594  173  35   2  28   73  103    0   0  113   92  .498  .366
Santo, Ron                BOS  147  .311   585  182  34   3  29   66   89    0   0  109   99  .528  .382
Simmons, Ted              BOS  136  .287   516  148  28   4  19   55   31    0   1   67   98  .467  .351
Lahoud, Joe               BOS  105  .279   366  102  13   0  14   59   59    1   0   51   61  .429  .375
Harrah, Toby              BOS   95  .271   325   88  12   4  10   69   39   22  14   55   44  .425  .398
Foy, Joe                  BOS   92  .261   249   65   7   0   3   44   37    2   7   34   29  .325  .372
Brown, Oscar              BOS   64  .267   240   64  16   0   2   19   41    0   0   25   30  .358  .322
French, Jim               BOS   32  .316    98   31   2   1   1   16   14    0   0   17   17  .388  .414
Ellis, Dock               BOS   38  .077    91    7   0   0   0    3   37    0   0    2    7  .077  .105
Lee, Bill                 BOS   35  .101    89    9   0   0   0    4   27    0   0    6    4  .101  .138
Carlton, Steve            BOS   38  .222    81   18   4   0   0    2   19    0   0    7   11  .272  .238
McLain, Denny             BOS   36  .160    81   13   0   0   0    2   36    0   0    8    2  .160  .181
Killebrew, Harmon         BOS   57  .329    70   23   2   0   6   13   14    0   0   16   20  .614  .435
Lewis, Allan              BOS   44  .271    59   16   3   0   0    6    9    3   3    9    2  .322  .358
Muser, Tony               BOS   39  .167    48    8   1   0   0    7    3    0   0    9    7  .188  .273
Bowa, Larry               BOS   27  .250    44   11   1   0   0    3    6    3   2    6    1  .273  .298
Mayberry, John            BOS   17  .036    28    1   0   0   0    1    6    0   0    1    0  .036  .100
Grabarkewitz, Billy       BOS    7  .368    19    7   3   0   0    0    8    1   0    3    0  .526  .368
Conigliaro, Billy         BOS    6  .250    16    4   0   0   0    3    3    0   0    2    1  .250  .368
Jaster, Larry             BOS    7  .071    14    1   0   0   0    0    5    0   0    2    0  .071  .071
Burroughs, Jeff           BOS    5  .400    10    4   0   0   0    2    2    0   0    0    1  .400  .500
York, Jim                 BOS    0  .000     7    0   0   0   0    1    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .125
Fingers, Rollie           BOS    0  .167     6    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .167  .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
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Knight, Ray               BOS    2  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    1  .000  .000
Lyle, Sparky              BOS    0  .000     1    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

Chicago-

1971 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Blanco, Ossie             CHW  146  .340   600  204  46   6  21   76  125   10   6  128   87  .542  .415
May, Carlos               CHW  144  .317   577  183  42   1  12   73   64   11   8  105   77  .456  .399
Melton, Bill              CHW  158  .283   558  158  28   0  33   98   89    6   3   90  113  .511  .396
Northrup, Jim             CHW  154  .284   546  155  28   4  22   59   71    2   3   68  104  .471  .353
Hansen, Ron               CHW  158  .210   528  111  18   2  10   68   77    1   2   51   51  .309  .303
Agee, Tommie              CHW  122  .335   502  168  32   2  26   40  105   22  15   84   95  .562  .389
Pagliaroni, Jim           CHW  130  .246   476  117  30   1  19   48   91    0   1   56   84  .433  .317
Harper, Tommy             CHW  123  .297   441  131  23   3  17   45   60   21  11   83   55  .478  .360
Beckert, Glenn            CHW   90  .280   307   86  13   4   3   19   19    3   1   38   36  .378  .329
Staehle, Marv             CHW   48  .233   163   38   1   0   0   17   21    0   2    8    6  .239  .313
Nash, Cotton              CHW  124  .242   132   32   6   0   2   13   29    0   0   19   11  .333  .313
Ward, Pete                CHW   46  .238   122   29   8   0   4   16   21    0   2   16   13  .402  .338
Adams, Doug               CHW   45  .281    96   27   6   0   0    8   19    0   0   11    7  .344  .337
Williams, Walt            CHW   26  .289    83   24   6   1   1    2    8    1   0    7    7  .422  .306
O'Toole, Jim              CHW   38  .125    80   10   1   0   0    1   27    0   0    5    3  .138  .136
John, Tommy               CHW   39  .152    79   12   0   0   0    4   21    0   0    3    4  .152  .193
Morales, Rich             CHW   58  .216    74   16   2   0   0    8   11    1   0    6    4  .243  .289
McKinney, Rich            CHW   35  .176    74   13   2   0   0    9   10    1   0    5    6  .203  .276
Peters, Gary              CHW   25  .206    68   14   2   0   0    2   16    0   0    5    4  .235  .229
Spence, Bob               CHW   37  .219    64   14   4   0   0   12   16    0   0    9    7  .281  .342
Bradford, Buddy           CHW   46  .258    62   16   3   0   3    4   18    0   1   10    5  .452  .313
Josephson, Duane          CHW   20  .283    60   17   3   0   2    3   10    0   1    6    6  .433  .317
Wood, Wilbur              CHW   32  .107    56    6   0   0   0    2   24    1   0    3    4  .107  .138
Robinson, Bill            CHW   21  .293    41   12   3   0   2    4    8    1   0    4   11  .512  .356
Caldwell, Mike            CHW   18  .079    38    3   1   0   0    2   18    0   0    2    0  .105  .125
Buzhardt, John            CHW    9  .091    22    2   0   0   0    0    9    0   0    1    0  .091  .091
Nelson, Roger             CHW    0  .500     6    3   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    2    0  .500  .500
Veale, Bob                CHW    0  .200     5    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .200  .200
Beene, Fred               CHW    0  .000     4    0   0   0   0    1    1    0   0    0    1  .000  .200
Eddy, Don                 CHW    0  .333     3    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    1    0  .333  .333
Edmondson, Paul           CHW    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .333
Rath, Fred                CHW    1  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Carroll, Clay             CHW    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    0    1   0    1    0  .000  .000
Bravo, Angel              CHW    3 1.000     1    1   0   0   0    2    0    0   0    2    0 1.000 1.000
Higgins, Dennis           CHW    0 1.000     1    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0 1.000 1.000

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American League Championship Series
Boston Red Sox (117-45) v Chicago White Sox (99-63)

Complete Team Pitching Stats-(team leaders in bold)

Boston-

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   56.0  1.77   41   0   5   1   0   39   15  9.16
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   83.1  1.84   63   0   7   4   6   65    9  7.34
Santiago, Jose            BOS   23.1  1.93   14   0   1   0   0   21   13 13.50
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   66.1  2.44   64   0   3   3  46   46   10  9.36
Lee, Bill                 BOS  258.0  2.72   35  35  24   4   0  114   56  9.91
Ellis, Dock               BOS  256.0  3.23   38  38  27   4   0  157   90 11.18
Brett, Ken                BOS   40.0  3.38   23   0   0   2   0   17   16 13.05
York, Jim                 BOS   74.1  3.63   55   0   7   3   1   69   31 11.62
Moret, Roger              BOS   14.1  3.77    4   2   1   1   0    7    7 13.81
Carlton, Steve            BOS  249.2  4.07   38  38  19   9   0  208  101 13.05
McLain, Denny             BOS  232.0  4.31   36  36  19  11   0  192   90 13.62
Jaster, Larry             BOS   70.2  4.46   29   7   3   2   0   49   16 13.50
Guidry, Ron               BOS    1.0  9.00    1   0   0   0   0    0    1 27.00

Chicago-

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Buzhardt, John            CHW   58.2  1.99   10   9   3   1   1   29   14  9.82
Peters, Gary              CHW  175.0  2.37   25  25  14   5   0  133   45  9.57
Caldwell, Mike            CHW  124.2  2.53   19  18  11   2   0   55   29  9.60
John, Tommy               CHW  260.0  2.56   39  39  20  11   0  153   55  9.17
Beene, Fred               CHW   90.1  2.59   61   0  12   8   2   58   35  9.46
Edmondson, Paul           CHW   15.0  3.00    6   0   1   1   0   12   11 12.60
Wood, Wilbur              CHW  202.2  3.38   32  32   8   9   0  113   58 11.10
Carroll, Clay             CHW   69.1  3.38   48   0   4   2   7   44   25 12.33
Eddy, Don                 CHW   26.0  3.46   22   0   2   0   0   16   12 14.19
Higgins, Dennis           CHW   41.1  3.48   37   0   3   5  21   30   24 12.63
O'Toole, Jim              CHW  236.0  3.81   38  38  17  13   0  145   93 12.09
Rath, Fred                CHW    7.0  3.86    2   1   1   0   0    6    5 14.14
Nelson, Roger             CHW   67.2  4.26   43   0   1   4   1   40   24 12.50
Veale, Bob                CHW   61.0  4.57   35   0   1   1   2   62   26 12.39
Hinton, Rich              CHW   21.0  6.00   12   0   1   1   0   10   10 15.00

[bigpapi]

National League Championship Series
St. Louis Cardinals (98-64) v San Fransisco Giants (109-53)

Complete Team Batting Stats-(team leaders in bold)

St. Louis-

1971 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Flood, Curt               STL  158  .311   679  211  40   5  12   47   77   11   6  108   77  .437  .361
Alley, Gene               STL  160  .272   621  169  26   9  12   47   96   13   6   97   68  .401  .322
Clemente, Roberto         STL  150  .336   593  199  31   8  34   36   63   10   2  103  139  .587  .371
Stargell, Willie          STL  153  .288   569  164  29   3  39   77  145    2   0  109  120  .555  .376
Cepeda, Orlando           STL  135  .291   491  143  26   2  25   29   65    4   5   56   64  .505  .335
Hart, Jim Ray             STL  124  .263   467  123  27   0  21   46   89    0   1   55   88  .456  .334
Green, Dick               STL  142  .237   451  107  16   1  13   42   75    4   0   51   36  .364  .307
Edwards, Johnny           STL  130  .262   424  111  25   3   3   39   65    0   0   40   51  .356  .323
Brown, Ollie              STL   95  .238   265   63   6   0   8   25   47    2   2   21   31  .351  .300
Gagliano, Phil            STL  139  .255   255   65   5   0   3   27   31    1   0   31   28  .310  .332
Martin, J.C.              STL   80  .238   227   54   2   0   1   20   35    1   0   20   11  .260  .302
McCarver, Tim             STL   54  .328   195   64  15   1   2   19   26    1   0   25   25  .446  .384
Wicker, Floyd             STL  153  .354   164   58  17   0   3   18   32    1   1   31   32  .512  .418
Johnson, Alex             STL   86  .310   116   36   9   1   1   15   18    1   2   19   14  .431  .394
Brock, Lou                STL  112  .343   108   37   7   0   2    7   18    7   5   21   28  .463  .383
Campbell, Jim             STL   25  .370    92   34  10   0   1    7   12    2   1   19   11  .511  .406
Stanley, Mickey           STL   52  .257    70   18   1   1   3    3   12    0   0    9   15  .429  .284
Spiezio, Ed               STL   34  .224    67   15   2   0   0    7    7    1   0    8    2  .254  .307
Torrez, Mike              STL   38  .164    67   11   0   0   0    1   21    0   0    5    3  .164  .176
Splittorff, Paul          STL   33  .169    59   10   1   0   0    3   21    0   0    5    1  .186  .210
Keough, Joe               STL   30  .250    56   14   3   0   0    2    8    0   0    6    1  .304  .276
Stange, Lee               STL   27  .178    45    8   1   0   0    3   21    0   0    2    2  .200  .229
Montgomery, Monty         STL   30  .171    41    7   1   0   0    3   14    0   0    0    0  .195  .227
Cosman, Jim               STL   25  .189    37    7   1   0   0    2   10    0   0    3    5  .216  .231
Williams, Jimy            STL   13  .350    20    7   1   0   1    3    2    0   0    3    5  .550  .435
Sullivan, John            STL   24  .400    15    6   0   0   0    2    2    0   0    1    1  .400  .471
Niekro, Joe               STL    8  .077    13    1   0   0   0    2    3    0   0    0    0  .077  .200
Miller, Rick              STL    9  .500    12    6   2   0   0    2    1    1   0    3    1  .667  .571
Hilgendorf, Tom           STL    0  .000     6    0   0   0   0    0    4    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Knowles, Darold           STL    0  .200     5    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .200  .200
Heintzelman, Tom          STL    7  .500     4    2   0   0   0    1    1    1   0    0    0  .500  .600
Kelleher, Mick            STL    5  .000     4    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Campisi, Sal              STL    0  .000     3    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    1    0  .000  .250
Day, Boots                STL    2  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Folkers, Rich             STL    0  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    1  .000  .000
Granger, Wayne            STL    0 1.000     1    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    1 1.000 1.000
Taylor, Chuck             STL    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Loudermilk, Mathew        STL    1  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Parker, Harry             STL    0  .000     0    0   0   0   0    2    0    0   0    0    0  .000 1.000

San Fransisco-

1971 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Fuentes, Tito             SFG  154  .325   667  217  41   6   8   45   88   10   3  119   66  .441  .373
Bonds, Bobby              SFG  151  .274   603  165  21   5  51   77  146   29   9  125  130  .579  .357
Cash, Dave                SFG  147  .284   596  169  23   4   0   37   40   24  23   79   45  .336  .327
Mays, Willie              SFG  144  .331   568  188  44   7  40   68   83   12   4  115  128  .644  .402
Etheridge, Bobby          SFG  137  .245   477  117  31   3   0   39   87    0   2   44   33  .323  .305
Brown, Gates              SFG  131  .282   450  127  14   2  17   47   59    3   1   65   62  .436  .348
McCovey, Willie           SFG  148  .286   427  122  27   1  22   60   88    2   1   64   90  .508  .372
Haller, Tom               SFG  127  .288   410  118  19   2  18   43   75    1   1   54   73  .476  .354
Kingman, Dave             SFG  139  .267   318   85  19   0  21   21   78    4   1   46   61  .525  .313
Tenace, Gene              SFG  142  .197   249   49  10   1   8   66   54    1   0   34   21  .341  .371
Rojas, Cookie             SFG   62  .264   246   65  12   2   1   14   25    3   3   29   23  .341  .308
Shannon, Mike             SFG   86  .272   184   50   8   3   5   10   34    2   0   24   30  .429  .315
Henderson, Ken            SFG  100  .237   139   33   7   2   4   22   24    3   0   20   15  .403  .342
Mason, Don                SFG   46  .137   139   19   4   0   0   12   16    0   0   10    6  .165  .208
Severson, Rich            SFG   47  .275    91   25   4   0   0    6   16    4   0    9    5  .319  .320
Marichal, Juan            SFG   36  .179    84   15   3   0   0    5   24    0   0   11    4  .214  .222
Perry, Gaylord            SFG   39  .143    84   12   0   0   0    3   26    0   0    1    4  .143  .172
Bolin, Bobby              SFG   28  .174    69   12   1   0   0    2   25    1   0    6    4  .188  .197
McDowell, Sam             SFG   28  .140    50    7   0   0   0    2   24    0   0    0    2  .140  .173
Bosman, Dick              SFG   22  .140    50    7   1   0   0    0   19    0   0    5    4  .160  .140
Derrick, Mike             SFG   11  .298    47   14   3   0   2    2   11    1   0    5    5  .489  .320
Marshall, Dave            SFG   17  .136    22    3   1   0   0    4    7    0   2    0    1  .182  .269
Sadecki, Ray              SFG    6  .273    22    6   0   0   0    0    4    0   0    1    2  .273  .273
Anderson, Dwain           SFG    7  .100    20    2   0   0   0    2    6    0   0    1    1  .100  .182
Tillman, Bob              SFG   14  .250    16    4   0   0   1    0    4    0   0    2    3  .438  .250
Rosario, Jimmy            SFG   11  .200    15    3   1   0   0    1    2    0   0    1    1  .267  .250
Reynolds, Bob             SFG    0  .000     7    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Sparma, Joe               SFG    2  .000     7    0   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Segui, Diego              SFG    1  .000     7    0   0   0   0    0    5    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Cox, Casey                SFG    0  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Barton, Bob               SFG    1  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Severinsen, Al            SFG    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Barr, Jim                 SFG    0  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

[bigpapi]

National League Championship Series
St. Louis Cardinals (98-64) v San Fransisco Giants (109-53)

Complete Team Pitching Stats-(team leaders in bold)

St. Louis-

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Parker, Harry             STL   34.0  1.59   25   0   2   2   2   19    8  9.79
Chlupsa, Bob              STL   11.1  2.38    5   0   1   1   0   10    3 11.12
Folkers, Rich             STL   80.1  2.69   58   0   6  11  17   48   31 10.87
Granger, Wayne            STL   60.0  2.85   53   0   5   2  25   34   15 10.35
Hilgendorf, Tom           STL  117.1  2.99   78   0   7   4   9   61   44 11.74
Torrez, Mike              STL  223.2  3.10   38  38  14   9   0  121   65 11.35
Knowles, Darold           STL   99.0  3.73   70   0   8   6   6   58   36 11.73
Taylor, Chuck             STL  109.2  3.78   73   0   8   3   5   64   29 11.82
Montgomery, Monty         STL  161.1  3.90   30  30   9   5   0  106   51 11.99
Splittorff, Paul          STL  192.0  4.13   33  33  13   8   0   95   53 12.09
Campisi, Sal              STL   55.1  4.23   35   0   5   1   0   31   27 14.48
Stange, Lee               STL  142.1  4.62   27  27  12   8   0   71   59 12.20
Niekro, Joe               STL   84.1  5.02   29   8   5   5   0   42   35 14.94
Cosman, Jim               STL  132.2  5.16   25  25   5   7   0   81   57 14.45
Loudermilk, Mathew        STL    5.0  5.40    1   1   0   1   0    3    3 16.20

San Fransisco-

1971 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Robertson, Rich           SFG    3.0  0.00    2   0   0   0   1    1    3 12.00
Bryant, Ron               SFG    2.0  0.00    1   0   0   0   0    1    1  9.00
Sadecki, Ray              SFG   93.0  2.42   38   6   6   3   2   67   29 10.45
Cox, Casey                SFG   33.1  2.70   17   0   0   1   0   15   12 10.80
Perry, Gaylord            SFG  274.2  2.88   39  39  18   6   0  184   62  9.54
Reynolds, Bob             SFG  112.1  2.88   74   0   7   9  15   72   35  9.69
Bosman, Dick              SFG  134.2  2.94   22  22  15   3   0   77   30 10.36
Marichal, Juan            SFG  253.2  3.26   36  36  20   9   0  183   85 11.00
Linzy, Frank              SFG   46.0  3.33   45   0   7   6  23   23   14 11.15
Bolin, Bobby              SFG  184.0  3.47   28  28  16   6   0  147   61 10.86
Severinsen, Al            SFG   67.1  4.28   51   0   4   4   6   31   32 11.76
Segui, Diego              SFG   50.0  4.68   30   1   1   0   1   34   21 12.60
Barr, Jim                 SFG   11.1  4.76   10   0   0   1   0    3    2 14.29
Sparma, Joe               SFG   63.2  5.09   34   2   4   0   1   51   30 13.99
McDowell, Sam             SFG  150.2  5.14   28  28  11   7   0  171   98 14.87

Up next are the game by game recaps of the ALCS and review of the NLCS!

[bigpapi]

ALCS Game 1-Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox

Game One-In a surprising move, the Red Sox started Bill Lee over Dock Ellis in Game One and Lee responded by pitching a complete game, allowing just 2 runs and scattering 9 hits, but Tommy John was better, pitching 8 innings and allowing just 1 unearned run as the White Sox took the first game of the series 2-1.

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
October 15, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0    1  5  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x    2  9  1

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .311
T. Harrah (2B)        2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .271
T. Simmons (C)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .287
O. Brown (CF)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .267
B. Lee (P)            3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .101
TOTALS               29  5  2  1  0  0  4  0

   HBP:  D. Baylor
   GIDP:  R. Santo, T. Conigliaro, O. Brown, T. Harrah

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  8.0  9  1  0  2  2  2 102   2.72
          TOTALS  8.0  9  1  0  2  2  2 102

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Harper (RF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .297
O. Blanco (1B)        3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .340
C. May (LF)           3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .317
B. Melton (3B)        4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .283
T. Agee (CF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .335
J. Pagliaroni (C)     4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .246
R. Hansen (SS)        3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .210
G. Beckert (2B)       3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .280
 R. Morales (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .216
T. John (P)           3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .152
 D. Higgins (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   1.000
TOTALS               31  9  1  2  0  2  2  0

   2B:  O. Blanco, B. Melton
   GIDP:  T. Agee

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. John  8.0  4  1  0  1  0  2  89   2.56
      D. Higgins  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  2  22   3.48
          TOTALS  9.0  5  2  0  1  0  4 111

     WP: T. John
     LP: B. Lee
     SV: D. Higgins

     Temperature: 43F
     Wind: 7 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 44,492
     Time: 2:16

ALCS Game Two-Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox

Game Two-Trailing 3-2 entering the 8th inning, Toby Harrah had 2 run singles in the 8th and 9th innings as Boston tied the series at a game apiece winning 8-3.

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
October 16, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3    8 10  2
     White Sox (CHW) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    3  7  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  1  1  2  1  1  1  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    3  1  2  3  1  2  0  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        5  3  0  2  0  1  1  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .311
T. Harrah (2B)        5  2  0  0  0  4  0  0    .271
T. Simmons (C)        5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .287
O. Brown (CF)         2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0    .267
D. Ellis (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .077
 J. Lahoud (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .279
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 J. Foy (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .261
 C. Upshaw (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               37 10  5  8  2  8  6  0

   2B:  R. Smith 2, D. Baylor 2
   HR:  T. Conigliaro, R. Petrocelli
   HBP:  R. Santo

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Ellis  6.0  4  5  1  3  3  7 100   3.23
      R. Fingers  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  16   1.84
       C. Upshaw  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  17   1.77
         S. Lyle  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  12   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0  7  5  1  3  3 11 145

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Agee (CF)          5  2  0  1  1  1  0  1    .335
O. Blanco (1B)        5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .340
C. May (LF)           5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .317
B. Melton (3B)        2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .283
J. Northrup (RF)      4  1  0  1  0  1  1  1    .284
J. Pagliaroni (C)     3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .246
R. Hansen (SS)        3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .210
G. Beckert (2B)       3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .280
J. O'Toole (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .125
 C. Nash (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .242
 C. Carroll (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 F. Beene (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 R. Nelson (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 D. Adams (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .281
TOTALS               33  7  5  3  1  3 11  2

   HR:  T. Agee
   GIDP:  B. Melton, J. Northrup

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. O'Toole  6.0  5  0  1  2  2  3  87   3.81
      C. Carroll  1.1  3  2  1  3  3  2  42   3.38
        F. Beene  1.1  2  3  0  3  3  1  44   2.59
       R. Nelson  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   8   4.26
          TOTALS  9.0 10  5  2  8  8  6 181

     WP: R. Fingers
     LP: C. Carroll

     Temperature: 45F
     Wind: 5 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 44,492
     Time: 3:20

ALCS Game Three-Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox

Game Three-a 5 run 8th inning, capped by a 2 run HR by Ron Santo moved Boston within one game of the World Series with a 6-3 win. Steve Carlton pitched 6 solid innings solidifying the decision to start him over Denny McClain in the ALCS.

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
October 18, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0    3  8  0
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 x    6  8  1

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Harper (RF)        5  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .297
G. Beckert (2B)       4  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .280
T. Agee (CF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .335
B. Melton (3B)        4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .283
O. Blanco (1B)        4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .340
J. Pagliaroni (C)     3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .246
B. Bradford (LF)      4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .258
R. Hansen (SS)        4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .210
W. Wood (P)           3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .107
 F. Beene (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Nash (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .242
TOTALS               36  8  2  3  0  3  9  0

   2B:  O. Blanco, B. Melton

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         W. Wood  6.2  7  3  1  4  4  3 109   3.38
        F. Beene  1.1  1  0  0  0  0  0  17   2.59
          TOTALS  8.0  8  3  1  4  4  3 126

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  1  0  0  0  3  1  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .311
T. Harrah (2B)        3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .271
T. Simmons (C)        2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .287
O. Brown (CF)         3  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .267
S. Carlton (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 J. Foy (P)           0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .261
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 L. Bowa (P)          1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .250
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               29  8  3  6  1  6  3  0

   2B:  D. Baylor, T. Harrah
   HR:  R. Santo
   GIDP:  T. Conigliaro, T. Simmons

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  6.0  7  1  0  2  2  6 105   4.07
      R. Fingers  1.0  1  1  0  1  1  1  22   1.84
         J. York  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  13   3.63
         S. Lyle  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  13   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0  8  2  0  3  3  9 153

     WP: R. Fingers
     LP: W. Wood
     SV: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 46F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 2:43

The rest of the series is next!

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ALCS Game Four-Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox

Game Four-Behind series MVP Rico Petrocelli's 2 run HR, and moreso Bill Lee's complete game 4 hit shutout, Boston advanced to their second straight World Series as Boston beat Chicago 6-0 in the clincher! Petrocelli went 5-14 with 2 HR and 6 RBI in the series.

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
October 19, 1971

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

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Harper (RF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .297
G. Beckert (2B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .280
T. Agee (CF)          3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .335
B. Melton (3B)        3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
O. Blanco (1B)        3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .340
J. Pagliaroni (C)     3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .246
B. Bradford (LF)      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .258
R. Hansen (SS)        3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .210
T. John (P)           2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .152
 C. Carroll (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Nash (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .242
TOTALS               29  4  0  0  0  0  3  0

   GIDP:  J. Pagliaroni, G. Beckert

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. John  7.1 10  4  1  4  2  5 127   2.56
      C. Carroll  0.2  2  0  1  2  0  1  14   3.38
          TOTALS  8.0 12  4  2  6  2  6 141

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         3  2  2  1  0  1  0  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  2  1  1  1  2  0  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .311
T. Harrah (2B)        4  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .271
T. Simmons (C)        4  1  0  2  1  1  0  0    .287
O. Brown (CF)         4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .267
B. Lee (P)            4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .101
TOTALS               35 12  4  6  2  5  6  1

   2B:  R. Santo, R. Smith 2, T. Conigliaro, O. Brown
   HR:  T. Simmons, R. Petrocelli
   GIDP:  T. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  9.0  4  0  0  0  0  3  95   2.72
          TOTALS  9.0  4  0  0  0  0  3  95

     WP: B. Lee
     LP: T. John

     Temperature: 51F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 2:23

The Red Sox will face off against the surprising St. Louis Cardinals, who disposed of the San Fransisco Giants, winning the series in 4 games. Up next will be World Series results!

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World Series Game One-Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals

Game One-Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli each hit 2 run HR's and Dock Ellis pitched 7 shutout innings as Boston blasted the Cardinals 10-0 in Game One.

Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
October 26, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 0   10  8  0
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  5  2

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  1  1  2  1  2  0  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        4  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .311
T. Harrah (2B)        4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .271
T. Simmons (C)        5  2  0  2  0  2  0  0    .287
O. Brown (CF)         4  1  0  1  0  2  2  0    .267
D. Ellis (P)          3  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .077
 J. French (P)        0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .316
 L. Jaster (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .071
TOTALS               37  8  6 10  2 10  8  0

   2B:  T. Conigliaro, T. Simmons 2, O. Brown
   HR:  R. Smith, R. Petrocelli

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Ellis  7.0  5  1  0  0  0  6 105   3.23
       L. Jaster  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  4  27   4.46
          TOTALS  9.0  5  1  0  0  0 10 132

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Flood (CF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .311
T. McCarver (C)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .328
R. Clemente (RF)      4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .336
W. Stargell (LF)      4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .288
J. Hart (3B)          4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .263
J. Campbell (1B)      4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .370
G. Alley (SS)         2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .272
D. Green (2B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .237
P. Splittorff (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .169
 J. Niekro (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .077
 F. Wicker (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .354
 C. Taylor (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 L. Brock (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .343
 S. Campisi (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               32  5  1  0  0  0 10  0

   2B:  W. Stargell
   3B:  G. Alley

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   P. Splittorff  3.0  4  2  1  7  6  3  58   4.13
       J. Niekro  2.0  3  0  1  2  0  3  41   5.02
       C. Taylor  2.0  1  0  0  1  0  2  27   3.78
      S. Campisi  2.0  0  4  0  0  0  0  43   4.23
          TOTALS  9.0  8  6  2 10  6  8 169

     WP: D. Ellis
     LP: P. Splittorff

     Temperature: 49F
     Wind: 8 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 50,126
     Time: 2:58

World Series Game Two-Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals

Game Two-Rookie Toby Harrah hit a grand slam, and ended the game with 6 RBI, and Rico Petrocelli and Tony C. added HR's as Boston took a 2-0 series lead with a 9-3 win.

Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
October 27, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 3    9 14  1
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0    3 11  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    5  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  2  1  2  1  1  1  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        5  2  0  2  0  0  1  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  2  1  0  0  0  0  0    .311
J. Lahoud (CF)        3  2  2  2  0  0  0  0    .279
T. Harrah (2B)        5  2  0  1  1  6  1  0    .271
T. Simmons (C)        5  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
B. Lee (P)            3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .101
 H. Killebrew (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .329
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 J. York (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               39 14  5  9  3  9  7  0

   2B:  T. Conigliaro, J. Lahoud
   HR:  T. Conigliaro, R. Petrocelli, T. Harrah
   GIDP:  T. Simmons, J. Lahoud

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          B. Lee  7.0  8  2  0  3  3  6  81   2.72
      R. Fingers  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  10   1.84
         J. York  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  1  27   3.63
          TOTALS  9.0 11  2  0  3  3  7 118

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Flood (CF)         5  1  0  0  0  2  1  0    .311
T. McCarver (C)       5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .328
R. Clemente (RF)      5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .336
W. Stargell (LF)      5  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .288
J. Hart (3B)          4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .263
J. Campbell (1B)      4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .370
G. Alley (SS)         3  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    .272
D. Green (2B)         4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .237
M. Montgomery (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .171
 C. Taylor (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 F. Wicker (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .354
 T. Hilgendorf (P)    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 S. Campisi (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 L. Brock (P)         0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .343
 D. Knowles (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 W. Granger (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   1.000
 J. Edwards (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .262
TOTALS               37 11  2  3  0  3  7  0

   3B:  G. Alley
   GIDP:  J. Hart

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   M. Montgomery  3.0  5  3  1  4  4  4  79   3.90
       C. Taylor  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  1  28   3.78
   T. Hilgendorf  1.0  1  1  1  2  2  0  23   2.99
      S. Campisi  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  25   4.23
      D. Knowles  1.0  2  0  1  1  1  2  23   3.73
      W. Granger  1.0  3  0  0  2  2  0  15   2.85
          TOTALS  9.0 14  5  3  9  9  7 193

     WP: B. Lee
     LP: M. Montgomery

     Temperature: 44F
     Wind: 4 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 50,126
     Time: 3:17

The rest of the 1971 World Series is next!

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World Series Game Three-St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox

Game Three-
Rico Petrocelli went 3-4 with his 3rd HR in as many days, and Tony Conigliaro added a 3 run HR as Boston moved within one game of it's first World Series championship since 1918 with an 11-3 belting of the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox
October 29, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0    4 11  0
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 1 x   11 14  2

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Flood (CF)         5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .311
T. McCarver (C)       4  3  1  1  0  1  0  0    .328
R. Clemente (RF)      3  1  2  0  0  1  1  0    .336
W. Stargell (LF)      5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .288
J. Hart (3B)          5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .263
J. Campbell (1B)      4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .370
G. Alley (SS)         3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .272
D. Green (2B)         2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .237
 F. Wicker (P)        1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .354
 P. Gagliano (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .255
M. Torrez (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .164
 S. Campisi (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 L. Brock (P)         1  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .343
 T. Hilgendorf (P)    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 R. Folkers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J. Edwards (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .262
 C. Taylor (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               37 11  4  4  1  4  9  0

   3B:  T. McCarver
   HR:  L. Brock
   GIDP:  D. Green, W. Stargell
   CS:  G. Alley

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       M. Torrez  3.2  5  4  2  6  6  2  87   3.10
      S. Campisi  1.1  0  1  0  0  0  1  17   4.23
   T. Hilgendorf  1.0  4  1  1  2  2  1  33   2.99
      R. Folkers  1.0  3  3  0  1  1  0  33   2.69
       C. Taylor  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  0  18   3.78
          TOTALS  8.0 14  9  3 10 10  4 188

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  2  1  1  0  2  0  0    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    4  3  1  2  1  4  1  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    3  2  1  1  1  3  0  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        2  0  3  0  0  0  1  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .311
J. Lahoud (CF)        5  3  0  2  0  0  2  0    .279
T. Harrah (2B)        5  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .271
T. Simmons (C)        3  2  2  3  0  0  0  0    .287
S. Carlton (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 D. McLain (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .160
 J. Foy (P)           0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .261
 C. Upshaw (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 T. Muser (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33 14  9 11  3 11  4  0

   2B:  J. Lahoud, R. Petrocelli
   HR:  T. Conigliaro, R. Petrocelli, T. Harrah
   HBP:  T. Conigliaro
   GIDP:  R. Santo 2, T. Harrah

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  5.0  7  2  0  2  2  4  95   4.07
       D. McLain  2.0  2  2  1  2  2  3  41   4.31
       C. Upshaw  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  10   1.77
         S. Lyle  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  1  19   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0 11  4  1  4  4  9 165

     WP: S. Carlton
     LP: M. Torrez

     Temperature: 52F
     Wind: 6 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 33,339
     Time: 4:02

World Series Game Four-St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox

Game Four-Paul Splitorff held the Sox scoreless for 6 innings, and left with a 1-0 lead, however, Toby Harrah and backup C Jim French, playing only because of an injury to Ted Simmons each had RBI singles, and Sparky Lyle came in in the 9th to close down the first World Championship for the Boston Red Sox in 53 years as Boston closed out the series with a 2-1 win!! Rico Petrocelli was named Series MVP going 5-16 with 3 HR's and 8 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox
October 30, 1971

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  7  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x    2  9  0

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Flood (CF)         4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .311
T. McCarver (C)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .328
R. Clemente (RF)      4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .336
W. Stargell (LF)      3  2  1  0  0  0  1  0    .288
J. Hart (3B)          4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .263
J. Campbell (1B)      4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .370
G. Alley (SS)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .272
P. Gagliano (2B)      4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .255
P. Splittorff (P)     2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .169
 F. Wicker (P)        0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .354
 D. Knowles (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 W. Granger (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   1.000
 L. Brock (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .343
TOTALS               34  7  2  1  1  1 11  0

   2B:  W. Stargell, C. Flood
   HR:  C. Flood

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   P. Splittorff  6.0  4  3  0  0  0  2  84   4.13
      D. Knowles  1.2  5  0  0  2  2  1  43   3.73
      W. Granger  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   4   2.85
          TOTALS  8.0  9  3  0  2  2  3 131

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         3  1  1  0  0  0  0  1    .322
R. Petrocelli (SS)    3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .291
T. Conigliaro (RF)    4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .309
D. Baylor (LF)        4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .255
R. Santo (3B)         4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .311
T. Harrah (2B)        4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .271
O. Brown (CF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .267
J. French (C)         3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .316
D. Ellis (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .077
 H. Killebrew (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .329
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 J. Lahoud (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .279
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  9  3  2  0  2  3  1

   2B:  T. Harrah
   GIDP:  R. Santo

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Ellis  7.0  6  1  1  1  1  9 112   3.23
      R. Fingers  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  2  19   1.84
         S. Lyle  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  10   2.44
          TOTALS  9.0  7  2  1  1  1 11 141

     WP: R. Fingers
     LP: D. Knowles
     SV: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 37F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 3:06

Boston Red Sox 1971 World Series Champions!!!!!

Up next will be minor league stats, and final league leaders!

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Below is a quick recap of some of the Sox top prospects and their minor league stats:

Batting:
John Mayberry (AAA) .341/.494/.587 30-122 140 BB 123 R Minor League Batter of the Year
Larry Bowa (AAA) .355/.421/..447 0-90 30 doubles 9 triples 19 steals
Billy Grabarkewitz (AA) .339/.492/.502 17-108 140/133 BB/K ratio 18 steals
Billy Conigliaro (AA) .333/.407/.496 13-99 29 doubles
Jeff Burroughs (A) .357/.483/.597 22/97 103 BB 107 R 26 doubles
Ray Knight (R) .336/.404/.487 7-47 26/22 BB/K ratio
Greg Gross (R) .382/.490/.484 0-31 33/12 BB/K ratio

Pitching:
Roger Moret (AAA) 12-3 3.29 139 IP 67 K's
Ron Guidry (AAA) 6-1 2.04 57 IP's 1 shutout
(AA) 9-1 2.98 145 IP's 92/27 K/BB ratio Minor League Pitcher of the Year
Dick Ruthven (A) 11-5 3.23 170 IP's
Mike Flanagan (R) 6-2 3.12 69 1/3 IP's 36 K's
Rich Gossage (R) 4-0 1.57 69 IP 44 K's 4 saves
Dan Quisenberry (R) 0-0 0.48 37 1/3 IP 7/4 K/BB ratio 9/9 in save chances

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1971 Final League Batting Leaders:

AL BAA: Tony Oliva (MIN) .348, Ossie Blanco (CHW) .340, Willie Horton (DET) .338
NL BAA: Jim Lefebvre (LA) .354, Tom Paciorek (MON) .340, Roberto Clemente (STL) .338

AL HR: Tony Conigliaro (BOS), Reggie Smith (BOS) 45, George Foster (CLE) 39
NL HR: Bobby Bonds (SF) 51, Willie Mays (SF) 40, Willie Stargell (STL) 39

AL RBI: Tony Conigliaro (BOS) 130, George Foster (CLE) 129, Reggie Smith (BOS) 119
NL RBI: Roberto Clemente (STL) 139, Steve Garvey (LA) 133, Bobby Bonds (SF) 130

AL Hits: Ossie Blanco (CHW) 204, Manny Sanguillen (BAL) 193, Reggie Smith (BOS) 193
NL Hits: Tito Fuentes (SF) 217, Jim Lefebvre (LA) 215, Curt Flood (STL) 211

AL Doubles: Boog Powell (BAL) 46, Ossie Blanco (CHW) 46, Roy White (NY) 44
NL Doubles: Rusty Staub (HOU) 44, Amos Otis (NY) 44, Willie Mays (SF) 44

AL Triples: Zoilo Versailles (MIN) 14, 3 tied with 9
NL Triples: Willie Davis (LA) 10, Gene Alley (STL) 9, 3 tied with 8

AL HBP: Don Baylor (BOS) 14, Frank Robinson (BAL) 11, 3 tied with 9
NL HBP: Ron Hunt (CHI) 16, Doug Rader (MON) 9, 3 tied with 8

AL OBP: Reggie Smith (BOS) .426, Roy White (NY) .424, Willie Horton (DET) .422
NL OBP: Dick Allen (PHI) .447, Darrell Evans (ATL) .434, Jim Lefebvre (LA) .430

AL SLG: Reggie Smith (BOS) .619, Tony Conigliaro (BOS) .601, Willie Horton (DET) .595
NL SLG: Willie Mays (SF) .644, Roberto Clemente (STL) .587, Bobby Bonds (SF) .579

AL OPS: Reggie Smith (BOS) 1.045, Willie Horton (DET) 1.017, Roy White (NY) .983
NL OPS: Willie Mays (SF) 1.046, Dick Allen (PHI) 1.006, Darrell Evans (ATL) .997

AL Runs: Reggie Smith (BOS) 144, Ossie Blanco (CHW) 128, 3 tied with 113
NL Runs: Bobby Bonds (SF) 125, Amos Otis (NY) 124, Darrell Evans (ATL) 120

AL Sacrifice Hits: Dave Nelson (CLE) 18, Milt Pappas (WAS) 18, 2 tied with 17
NL Sacrifice Hits: Cesar Gutierrez (SD) 21, Mark Belanger (MON) 20, Sandy Alomar (NY) 19

AL Steals: Dave Nelson (CLE) 42, Luis Aparicio (WAS) 35, Bert Campaneris (OAK) 32
NL Steals: Joe Morgan (HOU) 48, Sandy Alomar (NY) 35, Sonny Jackson (NY) 34

AL Strikeouts: Frank Baker (CLE) 129, Frank Howard (NY) 127, Ron Davis (CLE) 126
NL Strikeouts: Bobby Bonds (SF) 146, Willie Stargell (STL) 145, Jimmy Wynn (HOU) 126

AL Walks: Reggie Smith (BOS) 106, Jack Hiatt (CLE) 100, Bill Melton (CHW) 98
NL Walks: Darrell Evans (ATL) 137, Dick Allen (PHI) 109, Johnny Briggs (PHI) 108

Up next are the final pitching league leaders!