California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
June 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1971 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Boston Red Sox 10

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar ss 4 0 2 0
Johnson lf 1 0 0 0
  Cowan lf 3 0 1 0
Fregosi 1b 2 0 0 0
  Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
Conigliaro rf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien 2b 4 0 1 0
Berry cf 3 1 2 1
Moses c 3 0 1 0
Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Torborg ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Griffin 2b 5 1 3 1
Smith rf 5 1 2 1
  Thomas lf 1 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 3 1
  Lahoud rf 1 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 5 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 2 2 0
Conigliaro cf 4 2 2 0
Aparicio ss 1 3 1 2
  Kennedy ss 2 0 0 0
Josephson c 4 1 2 3
Peters p 5 0 2 1
Totals 40 10 17 9
California 010 000 000192
Boston 013 051 00x10171
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (5-6) 3.0 6 4 4 5 2
  Hassler   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Allen   0.2 6 5 4 0 0
  Reynolds   1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Fisher   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
17
10
9
7
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  W (6-4) 9.0 9 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
3

  E–Griffin (4).  DP–California 2, Boston 4.  2B–Boston Peters (3,off Messersmith); Josephson (7,off Messersmith).  HR–California Berry (3,2nd inning off Peters 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Yastrzemski (3,2nd base off Messersmith/Moses); Smith (5,3rd base off Hassler/Moses).  WP–Messersmith (6).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:33.  A–31,375.
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