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1971 BOSTON RED SOX ...
The players had split into two factions at the end of
the 1970 season, one led by
Tony
Conigliaro and the other by
Carl Yastrzemski. General manager Dick O'Connell was
ordered to do something about it and, as with the
Dick
Williams firing, Tom Yawkey always backed
Yastrzemski first. So the Sox traded
Tony C.
to the Angels. The Red Sox received second baseman Doug
Griffin, pitcher Ken Tatum and outfielder Jarvis Tatum in
return. To make matters worse, other trades soon followed as
remnants of the "Impossible Dream" team were cast aside.
The Sox already had a good very second baseman in
Mike Andrews, whom they turned around and shipped out
to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for the aging Luis
Aparacio, a great player in his day and still outstanding
with the glove. But Aparicio was now 37 and his offensive
production was non-existent. The Sox started by beating the Yankees, 3 to 1, on
"Opening Day" at Fenway, with
Ray Culp
tossing a one-hitter for seven innings. But then they lost
three straight in Cleveland. The Sox survived their second win against the Senators
on April 12th. With the Sox leading 10-2 and two outs in
the ninth inning, Washington put five runs up, but the Sox
lasted 10 to 7. In the next game,
Carl
Yastrzemski hit his first homer of the season and
newcomer, Duane Josephson knocked in two runs with a homer
and a double, as the Sox beat the Senators again, 5 to 3. In Detroit the Sox survived another ninth inning
grinder, outlasting the Tigers, 5 to 3, on April 16th.
They finished the road trip with Sonny Siebert pitching a
brilliant, 1 to 0, game against Detroit.
Yaz's
homer in the fourth inning was the difference. And so, the
trades made little difference on the field it seemed. The
Red Sox played nine of their first ten games on the road
and managed a 5-5 split. On April 21st, with
the score tied at 7-7 against the Indians at Fenway, and
Joe Lahoud on second base,
Carl Yastrzemski doubled to
left in the eighth inning.
Yaz had already gotten three
hits with a home run in the Sox, 9 to 7 win. Sonny Siebert beat the White Sox, 7 to 1, for his third
win on April 23rd. In doing so, he lowered his ERA to 0.54
George Scott helped him with with a three-run homer.
Scott
made the difference in the next game also. He lofted a
tie-breaking homer into the net, to give the Red Sox a 4
to 2 victory.
Rico Petrocelli's blast, with a man on in the
fourth inning, had tied the score. The Sox made it a sweep of the White Sox in the third
game, when
Yaz took a pitch, with the bases loaded in the
eighth inning. He had knocked in three runs and scored two
himself, while bringing his batting average up to .362. In
doing so, the Sox found themselves only 1/2 game behind
the Orioles. On April 28th, the Sox erupted against the Brewers,
beating the 10 to 3, and tied Baltimore for the AL East
lead. Sonny Siebert, who had given up only two earned runs
in more than 33 innings, got his fourth win without a
loss. Siebert helped himself with a homer into the net. The Sox took sole possession of first place on
April 30th, beating the
Twins, 4 to 3. The Twins had men on second and third in
the ninth inning, and once again,
Sparky Lyle was called
upon to save the game for the eighth time this month. The
Sox had got rolling by
winning 10 of 13 games at Fenway Park and started May in
first place.
The fans at Fenway Park were treated to a real smorgasbord of
baseball on May 2nd, as the Red
Sox swept a thrilling doubleheader from the Minnesota Twins by scores
of 1 to 0 and 9 to 8. The first game was a pitching masterpiece, with
Ray Culp serving up a brilliant two-hit victory over Bert Blyleven.
The second game was more pot luck, as the Red Sox came back to win
with a dramatic ninth inning rally.
SPARKY LYLE
They went on the road and continued to play well, going 5-2.
In Chicago, Sparky Lyle continued his run of 10 appearances without
giving up a run. He pitched three brilliant innings in the Red Sox,
4-3 victory on May 5th.
Carl Yastrzemski helped out by cutting down a
runner in the 9th inning. Gary Peters went the distance for the first
time this season, Doug Griffin enjoyed his first three hit game of
the year, as the Red Sox easily subdued Chicago, 10 to 1, on May 6th.
Lyle remained perfect in Milwaukee, pitching out of a ninth
inning bases-loaded jam, giving the Sox a 5-4 victory, on May 7th.
Billy Conigliaro knocked in three runs with a first inning homer, the
scored the winning run in the eighth, after he doubled. The Sox made
it six straight the next day, as
Reggie Smith knocked in all four
runs, with a homer and two singles, in a 4-2 win over the Brewers.
In Minnesota, on May 11th, Bill Lee pitched four scoreless innings to
protect a 5 to 4 Sox lead over the Twins. Two-run homers by
Carl Yastrzemski and Duane Josephson provided the offense's punch. The win
kept the Sox in first place, up 2 1/2 games over the two-time
defending AL East champion Baltimore Orioles. A series with the
Orioles was survived, as the teams split. In their first
meeting on May 14th at Fenway, Sonny Siebert won his sixth
game without a loss, shutting out Baltimore, 2 to 0, in a
pitching duel with Jim Palmer. The Sox lost the next game
to Dave McNally. On May 17th, a minor deal was made, that
eventually would reap great benefits for years to come. Veteran pitcher
Luis
Tiant, after breaking his clavicle, had unsuccessfully attempted a
comeback with the Atlanta Braves Triple A team in Richmond.
After 30 days, with a 1-3 record and a 6.26 ERA, Atlanta released him.
Sox general manager, Dick O'Connell signed him
to a contract with Louisville, in the International
League, at the recommendation of Louisville manager,
Darrell Johnson and Sox pitching coach, Lee Stange. It
would prove to be one of the best deals the Red Sox ever
made.
On the field, the Sox survived a shaky ninth inning to
beat the Tigers at Fenway Park, 3 to 2. The next day, May
18th, Jim Lonborg picked up his first win in almost a
year.
Rico Petrocelli's three-run homer gave him a 5 to 3
win over Detroit. Sonny Siebert (7-0) kept his perfect record intact on
May 19th with a 7 to 2 win over the Yankees.
Billy Conigliaro's three run homer in the eight inning was the
game winner. The next night both
Rico and
George Scott
blasted two-run homers, to lead the Sox over the Yankees,
once again, 5 to 2.
Yastrzemski also enjoyed a three
hit game. The Sox ended their homestand, going 5-1 over the iron
in their division, Baltimore, Detroit and New York. They
thus enjoyed a 3 game lead in the AL East. On May 21st the Sox traveled down to Baltimore to face
their division rivals. In their first game on May 21st,
the Orioles spoiled a dramatic performance from
Jim Lonborg, who was taken out after being one out away from a
victory, when he was taken out. The Orioles tied the game,
but then lost to the Sox in the 10th inning, 8 to 4. After losing the next two games, Sonny Siebert beat the
Orioles, in the second game of a doubleheader, 2 to 1, on
May 23rd. He also took Orioles pitcher, Dave McNally, deep
in the fifth inning, to give himself the two runs he would
need. The Sox then lost two straight to Washington, before
beating them, 3-2, on May 26th behind
Ray Culp. It was Bob
Montgomery who supplied the punch with three hits along
with Billy Conigliaro, who hit his fifth double in the
last two games. The next day, the Sox split the four game
series by beating the Senators, 6 to 2. Gary Peters helped
himself win by knocking in two runs with a bases loaded
single, and
Rico Petrocelli and
Reggie Smith homered to
account for four of the Sox runs. SONNY SIEBERT In one of the most ballyhooed games of the year, the
undefeated Sonny Siebert made it nine straight wins,
beating the Vida Blue, who had won ten straight games, 4
to 3, on May 28th. It
was a battle of home runs, but the game winning hit was a
single by George Scott in the eighth inning.
Rico Petrocelli had two homers, good for three runs. By Memorial Day, the Red Sox were 29-16, and in first
place. They led the Orioles by 2 1/2 games and the Tigers
by four.
After previous years, which had seen the Sox
fall substantially behind Baltimore in the first half of
the season, it was at least heartening to be giving chase
in June. But it didn’t take long for the slump to
come. It was the Kansas City Royals, who would finish second
in the AL West, that were the thorn in the side of the Sox
and they came into Boston and swept. On May 31st,
the Royals buried the Sox twice, 7 to 3 and 9 to 4. The
next day the Sox were handed their 4th straight loss, 4 to
2, and a sweep of the series by K.C. The Sox lead in the
AL East, over Baltimore was just one game. At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees too their turn and
whipped the Sox, 6 to 1, handing Sonny Siebert his first
loss of the season. Coupled with a win by the Orioles, the
Sox dropped out of first by percentage points. It was Ray Culp who put a momentary stop to the slide
on June 3rd, beating the Yankees, 3 to 2.
Culp got two of
the Sox hits, and
Yaz broke out of a slump by knocking in
the winning run in the eighth inning. The Sox then beat up the Angels, 10 to 1, on June 4th
at Fenway. Doug Griffin and
Carl Yastrzemski had three
hits apiece and the only man not to get a hit was
Rico Petrocelli. But the two game winning streak was the best
the Sox could put together, losing the next two games to
the Angels. In Oakland, Ray Culp again slowed the Sox skid, by
beating the A's, 5 to 1. He spun a 3-hitter, striking out
11, including Reggie Jackson and Mike Epstein three times
each. But the next day, the A's were on top, 6 to 1. And then the Sox made the return trip to the heartland
and the Royals swept them again in three games. On June
11th, Luis
Tiant made his Red Sox debut and couldn't get
out of the second inning, giving up five runs and losing 6
to 3. In between the two sweeps, the Red Sox went 3-10.
They had started in first place, up by 1 1/2 games and
when it was all over, they were five games back of the
Orioles, and in third place. In Anaheim, it took 15 innings before Doug Griffin
lined a single to left, scoring Luis Aparicio for a 4 to 3
win on June 14th. Two nights later
Jim Lonborg knocked in
one run and
Carl Yastrzemski drilled a two-run homer in
the ninth inning to give
Lonborg a gutsy, 4 to 1 win. The Sox lost two of the three games they played in
Washington, pushing them 6 games behind Baltimore. But in
the last game of the series, on June 20th, John Kennedy's
two-out ninth inning single gave the Sox a dramatic 4 to 3
victory. But the Sox came off the canvas. On June 21st, George
Thomas was released by the Sox while
Ken Harrelson
announced the he was retiring from baseball to pursue a
career as a professional golfer. The next day the Sox
split a doubleheader with the Indians at Fenway.
George Scott's two-run home gave Sonny Siebert his 10th win, a
2-0 shutout, in the second game. In the final game of the series with Cleveland,
Ray Culp beat Sam McDowell, 2 to 1.
Billy Conigliaro, who had
been benched because of his poor attitude, played and
knocked out two doubles and a triple to score one run. Joe Lahoud's homer supplied the other run. Baltimore came to Fenway for a four-game set and Boston
grabbed three wins, triggering a 12-3 stretch that got
them to within 2 1/2 games by the end of the month. After losing the first game to Baltimore and falling 8
games behind the Orioles, the Red Sox swept a doubleheader
on June 26th. In the
first game, Gary Peters was one pitch away from a 2-0 win,
when Boog Powell launched a two-run homer, with two outs
in the ninth inning, to tie the game. But in the 10th
inning, with two outs and runners on second and first,
Frank Robinson misjudged Luis Aparicio's (4 for 4) line
drive, giving the Sox the game, 2 to 1. In the second
game, Sonny Siebert breezed to his 11th win, with a
six-hit, 10 to 2 win. He drove in five runs with a two-run
homer, a two-run double, and a run producing groundout. In the final game,
Ray Culp pitched the Sox to a 3 to 1
victory. Unlike their other battles, the Sox jumped on Jim
Palmer right away. Doug Griffin's single and Aparicio's
double set-up
Reggie Smith's two run double off the wall,
that gave the Sox a lead they never relinquished. On June 28th, the Sox beat the Senators with seven runs
in the eighth inning, 10 to 4.
Luis
Tiant got thru three
innings, but was forced out of the game in the fourth
inning after giving up a walk, two singles and a double
that accounted for three runs. John Kennedy's first homer
of the year tied the game in the seventh. In the next
game, it was a five run second inning, with Kennedy
hitting another home run, that gave the Sox a 6 to 2 win
over Washington. In Detroit,
Carl Yastrzemski slammed a three-run homer,
one of his three hits, and
George Scott added a two-run
blow, to give the Sox a 6 to 4 win over the Tigers, on
June 30th. In the next game,
Rico Petrocelli delivered his
biggest hit of the season. The Tigers had broken a 5-5 tie
in the eighth with two runs, but in the ninth, with two
out and one on,
Rico slammed a line drive into the upper
deck, to give the Sox their seventh straight win, 8 to 7. The Sox started July by losing two games to the Yankees
at Fenway. But in the second loss,
Luis
Tiant gave up only
three hits through seven innings, but Roy White's two-run
homer provided the difference in the 2-1 loss.
Carl Yastrzemski, mired in another slump was booed by the
crowd, and after his fourth out he let it get to him and
gestured toward the stands. In the third game, on July 4th, the Sox bats supplied
the fireworks. Joe Lahoud, filling in for
Yaz, hit home
runs in his first two times at bat.
George Scott followed Lahoud's first home with another bomb, with
Petrocelli on
board, as the Sox went on to win, 7 to 4. The Sox homer
barrage continued in the next game, which the Sox won, 12
to 7. Trailing 7-6 in the sixth inning, on
July 5th,
Rico Petrocelli started with a triple off the wall, followed by
homers, once again, from
Scott and Lahoud. In Cleveland, John Kennedy's game winning triple with a
man on, in the sixth inning, gave the Sox a 3 to 2 win on
July 6th. The Sox split a doubleheader the next day, with
Ray Culp pitching like a machine and shutting out the
Tribe, 4 to 0.
Reggie Smith and
Carl Yastrzemski both
homered to help
Culp's cause. However
Luis
Tiant was
beaten in the nitecap. The final game was won thanks to
Bob Montgomery's ninth inning two-run homer that gave the
Sox a 5 to 3 win on July 8th. In other news, both
Yaz and
Luis Aparicio were voted as starters for the American
League All Stars. But after going 14-4, the Sox took the foot off the gas
just prior to the All-Star break, losing three straight in
the Bronx and ending up 5 1/2 back.
Just before the All-Star break, on July 9th in Anaheim,
Tony C. announced his retirement. His
eyesight was giving him trouble again and he boarded a
plane to come home. Upon hearing the news,
Billy Conigliaro exploded. He accused
Yaz and
Reggie Smith of
destroying whatever unity there was in the Sox outfield,
and getting him benched. He furthermore blamed
Yaz for the
Sox getting rid of manager
Johnny Pesky,
Ken Harrelson and
his brother. Things got so bad in the clubhouse, that
Yastrzemski and the two Conigliaro brothers had to meet in
an attorney's office to settle their differences. The second half of the schedule started pretty well on
July 15th.
Luis
Tiant pitched his best game for the Sox so far, as
Rico Petrocelli slammed a three run homer in the 13th
inning to win the game against the Twins at Fenway.
Tiant
pitched 10 innings and struck out nine, but the win went
to Bill Lee (8-2). The next game saw Sonny Siebert win his
13th game and
Rico smash another homer, with the Sox
coasting to a 9-4 win. The Sox swept a doubleheader from
the Milwaukee Brewers, at Fenway, on July 17th.
Carl Yastrzemski snapped out of his doldrums with two homers,
good for 4 RBIs. Joe Lahoud also knocked out his 10th
homer after George Scott doubled in the third inning of
the first game, with the Sox winning 13 to 11. In the
second game,
Reggie Smith's homer supplied the power in a
rain-shortened, 5 to 3 win in the second game. On July 20th, the
Chicago White Sox walked
Yaz to take their chances with
Rico Petrocelli. Phil Gagliano was on second in the bottom
of the ninth inning, and
Rico shot the ball past third
base to give Boston a 5 to 4 walk-off win. The Red Sox
knocked the hapless White Sox around in the next game, 6
to 1, allowing Sonny Siebert to win his 14th game. The 6-2 home stand against the Twins, Brewers and White
Sox, meant that for the first time
since 1967, the Red Sox were in legitimate contention for
first place this late in the season. In Minnesota, thanks to homers by
Reggie Smith and
George Scott,
Ray Culp won his 12th game, 8 to 6, on July
23rd. The next night, the Sox bounced back in the last two
innings of the game, to beat the Twins, 6 to 3. John
Kennedy's homer tied the game in the eighth inning and
Scott drove in the winning run in the ninth inning,
following a double from
Reggie. The wins allowed the Sox
to close to within 2 1/2 games in the AL East. But next, a four-game series in Milwaukee, with the Sox
losing three and scoring only one run in those games, was
an ominous foreshadowing of the impending collapse. The
Sox fell to 5 1/2 games behind. In Chicago, after losing
the first game,
Jim Lonborg pitched 6 2/3 innings of
hitless ball and beat the White Sox, 6 to 0 on July 31st.
August started with two outstanding pitching
performances in a doubleheader against the White Sox.
Ray Culp won the opener, 5 to 1, and by Gary Peters won the
nitecap, 6 to 1. After Luis
Tiant got knocked around in the first game
in Baltimore,
Bill Lee (9-2) came out of the bullpen and
gave up just two hits. Except for an error, Lee mowed down
the last 19 batters on August 2nd. The killer blows came in the homestand from August 5th-18th. The entire
two-week stretch was at Fenway, yet the Red Sox went 4-11,
falling to the Tigers, the future AL West champion Oakland
A’s, the Royals (of course) and the Angels. By the time
the carnage was over, the deficit in the AL East was 10
1/2 games and pennant fever in the Fens was history. There were some highlights such as what happened on
August 16th, when
Billy Conigliaro slammed a three-run
homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the
Angels 6 to 5. Two days later it was Phil Gagliano's
clutch seventh inning double that beat the Angels, 4 to 3. The next road trip was more of the same, with the Sox
going 3-7 and dropping to 13 1/2 games behind. Things
started off well with Gary Peters outdueling the super
phenom, Vida Blue, in Oakland, 1 to 0, on August 20th. But the Sox lost
the next three games. After losing five straight games, the Sox finally beat
the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. On August 26th,
Ray Culp shutout the Royals, 7 to 0, avoiding the dubious
distinction of becoming the first Red Sox club, in modern
history, to lose its entire season schedule to one team.
Culp gave
up six hits while
Reggie Smith lauched a
three-run homer, his 26th. In Anaheim,
Reggie collected three hits, including
another homer, and drove in four runs, as the Sox defeated
the angels, 6 to 2, on August 28th. But the Sox returned
home, having gone 3-7. The Sox closed the month at home against the Orioles.
On August 31st,
Carl Yastrzemski singled off
the wall against Jim Palmer, in the ninth inning, to give the Red Sox
a 4 to 3. The win went to
Luis
Tiant, who hadn't won a game in over
a year when he beat the Athletics, while pitching for the Twins. In August the Sox were 10-19 and had fallen another 9
games behind the Orioles, 14 1/2 games off the pace. Things got worse as players began to openly criticize
manager Eddie Kasko. Attendance dropped as none of the
players hit above the .300 mark.
The Sox took 2 of 3 from the Orioles as September
started. On September 2nd, Sonny Siebert, who had lost
five in a row, pitched a three-hitter, allowing only three
men to reach second base, and walking two batters. But
what a day he had, because at the plate, he knocked out
two home runs, in beating Baltimore, 3 to 0. Against the Indians, the next night, the Sox drubbed
the last place Tribe, 9 to 2, belting out four home runs.
Carl Yastrzemski snapped out of his doldrums, hitting his
first homer in 32 days, and
George Scott knocked out two
"taters". LUIS APARICIO In Detroit, Luis Aparicio had a four-hit night, on
September 9th, including a home run. He drove in five runs
in the Sox 6 to 5 win. In the second game of the series,
Gary Peters was one pitch away from a shutout, winning 6
to 1.
Rico Petrocelli homered and drove in another run in
the sixth inning. After losing four in a row, the Sox moved into
Cleveland, where Joe Lahoud beat the Indians with a ninth
inning double on September 15th, giving the Red Sox a 6 to
5 victory. In the next game, rookie Rick Miller
highlighted an 11-hit attack with his first major league
home run and a run scoring single, as the Sox pounded out
a 10 to 7 win. Rookie John Curtis got credit for the win,
his first in the majors. They then thumped the Senators, 10 to 7, in a
donnybrook that featured three homers, a triple, a single
and a wild pitch that accounted for five runs in the sixth
inning. Consecutive home runs by
Reggie Smith and
Petrocelli wiped out a Washington lead. In the final game
of the series,
Rico slammed his 27th homer, his fourth in
five games, leading the Sox to a 4 to 3 win on September
19th. The Sox had taken four of the five game on the
short road trip. Luis Aparicio's 10th inning single drove home rookie
Cecil Cooper with the winning run in a gritty 3 to 2 win
against the Tigers at Fenway Park, on September
21st. Jim Lonborg pitched a complete game to get the win. Rookie Rogelio Moret beat the Senators 4-0, winning his
fourth game and his first shutout, giving up only four
hits, on September 24th. Rookie John Curtis got the
victory the next day, as the Sox beat the Nats, 6 to 3.
Only Doug Griffin,
Reggie
Smith and
Rico Petrocelli were
the starters who played. The hot Red Sox made it a clean
sweep sweeping Washington, 8 to 1, in the final game of
the series.
Jim Lonborg pitched his second complete
game and earned his 10th win. The Sox finished the season losing three straight games
in their final series with the Orioles.
George Scott regressed, after appearing to
come into his own in 1970. And the great
Carl Yastrzemski, had a one-year loss of power, only slugging
.392, even as he got on base to the tune of a .381 OBP.
Rico Petrocelli had changed positions, going from
short to third to accommodate Aparacio, but
Petrocelli’s
bat didn’t lose its bunch. He posted a .354 OBP and
slugged .461.
Reggie Smith, one of the outstanding young
players in baseball, had numbers of .352/.489.
Two other players chipped in. Rightfielder Joe Lahoud, who replaced
Tony Conigliaro, had a
.330/.438 stat line. And Tony’s younger brother Billy popped 11 home runs in a reserve role, while
slugging .436.
The Sox
top two starting pitchers,
Ray Culp and 34-year-old Sonny
Siebert, each significantly improved their ERAs, bringing
them down to 2.42 and 2.91 respectively.
But pitching improved across the league and it wasn’t
enough to prevent the Sox from still ranking 10th in ERA
in the American League.
Gary Peters, also 34-years-old, struggled to
a 4.37 ERA, though he did win 14 games.
Jim Lonborg made
26 starts with a pedestrian ERA of 4.13. But among a few
encouraging signs was the 9-2 record compiled by rookie
pitcher Bill
Lee.
The other good news
came in the bullpen, where
Sparky Lyle put up a 2.75 ERA
and saved 16 games, a decent number at a time when saves
weren’t nearly as common as they are today. The Red Sox finished third again with a record of
85-77, 18 games behind the Orioles. After four years of finishing way in the rearview mirror
of the leaders,
they had done a little bit more.
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| GAME LOG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE | RECORD | PLACE | GB/GF | OPPONENT | SCORE | PITCHER | W/L | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/06/1971 | 1-0 | 1st | - | New York Yankees | W | 3-1 | Ray Culp | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/07/1971 | 1-0 | 1st | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/08/1971 | 1-1 | 3rd | -1/2 | at Cleveland Indians | L | 3-2 | Ken Tatum | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/09/1971 | 1-0 | 1st | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/10/1971 | 1-2 | 4th | -2 | at Cleveland Indians | L | 11-10 | Ken Brett | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/11/1971 | 1-3 | 6th | -2 1/2 | at Cleveland Indians | L | 7-2 | Gary Peters | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/12/1971 | 2-3 | 3rd | -2 | at Washington Senators | W | 10-7 | Ray Culp | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/13/1971 | 3-3 | 3rd | -1 1/2 | at Washington Senators | W | 5-3 | Sonny Siebert | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/14/1971 | 3-4 | 4th | -2 1/2 | at Washington Senators | L | 6-5 | Bob Bolin | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/15/1971 | 3-4 | 5th | -2 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/16/1971 | 4-4 | 2nd | -3 | at Detroit Tigers | W | 5-3 | Gary Peters | 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/17/1971 | 4-5 | 4th | -3 | at Detroit Tigers | L | 10-9 | Ken Tatum | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/18/1971 | 5-5 | 2nd | -3 | at Detroit Tigers | W | 1-0 | Sonny Siebert | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/19/1971 | 5-6 | 4th | -3 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | L | 6-5 | Bill Lee | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/20/1971 | 6-6 | 3rd | -2 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | W | 4-1 | Gary Peters | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/21/1971 | 7-6 | 3rd | -1 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | W | 9-7 | Sparky Lyle | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/22/1971 | 7-6 | 3rd | -1 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/23/1971 | 8-6 | 2nd | -1 1/2 | Chicago White Sox | W | 7-1 | Sonny Siebert | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/24/1971 | 9-6 | 2nd | -1/2 | Chicago White Sox | W | 4-2 | Mike Nagy | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/25/1971 | 10-6 | 2nd | -1/2 | Chicago White Sox | W | 5-4 | Sparky Lyle | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/26/1971 | 10-6 | 1st | - | Milwaukee Brewers | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/27/1971 | 10-7 | 2nd | -1 | Milwaukee Brewers | L | 4-2 | Ray Culp | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/28/1971 | 11-7 | 1st | - | Milwaukee Brewers | W | 10-3 | Sonny Siebert | 4-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/29/1971 | 11-7 | 2nd | -1/2 | Minnesota Twins | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/30/1971 | 12-7 | 1st | +1/2 | Minnesota Twins | W | 4-3 | Bill Lee | 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/01/1971 | 12-8 | 1st | +1/2 | Minnesota Twins | L | 7-3 | Gary Peters | 2-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/02/1971 | 13-8 | 1st | +1 | Minnesota Twins | W | 1-0 | Ray Culp | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-8 | 1st | +1 | W | 9-8 | Ken Tatum | 1-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/03/1971 | 14-8 | 1st | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/04/1971 | 15-8 | 1st | +1 | at Chicago White Sox | W | 4-3 | Bill Lee | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/05/1971 | 15-8 | 1st | +1 | at Chicago White Sox | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/06/1971 | 16-8 | 1st | +1/2 | at Chicago White Sox | W | 10-1 | Gary Peters | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/1971 | 17-8 | 1st | +1 | at Milwaukee Brewers | W | 5-4 | Bill Lee | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/08/1971 | 18-8 | 1st | +1 1/2 | at Milwaukee Brewers | W | 4-2 | Sonny Siebert | 5-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/1971 | 18-9 | 1st | +2 | at Milwaukee Brewers | L | 6-1 | Mike Nagy | 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/10/1971 | 18-9 | 1st | +2 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/11/1971 | 19-9 | 1st | +2 1/2 | at Minnesota Twins | W | 5-4 | Gary Peters | 4-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/12/1971 | 19-10 | 1st | +1 1/2 | at Minnesota Twins | L | 1-0 | Ray Culp | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/13/1971 | 19-10 | 1st | +1 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/14/1971 | 20-10 | 1st | +2 1/2 | Baltimore Orioles | W | 2-0 | Sonny Siebert | 6-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/15/1971 | 20-11 | 1st | +1 1/2 | Baltimore Orioles | L | 7-4 | Mike Nagy | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/16/1971 | 20-11 | 1st | +1 1/2 | Baltimore Orioles | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/17/1971 | 21-11 | 1st | +2 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | W | 3-2 | Ray Culp | 4-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/18/1971 | 22-11 | 1st | +2 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | W | 5-3 | Jim Lonborg | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/19/1971 | 23-11 | 1st | +2 1/2 | New York Yankees | W | 7-2 | Sonny Siebert | 7-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/20/1971 | 24-11 | 1st | +3 | New York Yankees | W | 5-2 | Bill Lee | 4-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/21/1971 | 25-11 | 1st | +4 | at Baltimore Orioles | W | 8-4 | Ken Tatum | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/22/1971 | 25-12 | 1st | +3 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 5-2 | Ray Culp | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/23/1971 | 25-13 | 1st | +2 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 12-3 | Gary Peters | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26-13 | 1st | +3 | W | 2-1 | Sonny Siebert | 8-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/24/1971 | 26-14 | 1st | +2 1/2 | Washington Senators | L | 8-6 | Bob Bolin | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/25/1971 | 26-15 | 1st | +2 | Washington Senators | L | 6-5 | Cal Koonce | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/26/1971 | 27-15 | 1st | +2 | Washington Senators | W | 3-2 | Ray Culp | 5-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/27/1971 | 28-15 | 1st | +3 | Washington Senators | W | 6-2 | Gary Peters | 5-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/28/1971 | 29-15 | 1st | +4 | Oakland Athletics | W | 4-3 | Sonny Siebert | 9-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/29/1971 | 29-16 | 1st | +3 | Oakland Athletics | L | 12-8 | Mike Nagy | 1-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/30/1971 | 29-16 | 1st | +2 1/2 | Oakland Athletics | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/31/1971 | 29-17 | 1st | +1 1/2 | Kansas City Royals | L | 7-3 | Ray Culp | 5-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29-18 | 1st | +1 1/2 | L | 9-4 | Gary Peters | 5-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/01/1971 | 29-19 | 1st | +1 | Kansas City Royals | L | 4-2 | Jim Lonborg | 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/02/1971 | 29-20 | 1st | - | at New York Yankees | L | 6-1 | Sonny Siebert | 9-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/03/1971 | 30-20 | 1st | +1/2 | at New York Yankees | W | 3-2 | Ray Culp | 6-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/04/1971 | 31-20 | 1st | +1/2 | California Angels | W | 10-1 | Gary Peters | 6-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/05/1971 | 31-31 | 2nd | -1/2 | California Angels | L | 3-2 | Jim Lonborg | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/06/1971 | 31-22 | 2nd | -1 1/2 | California Angels | L | 5-2 | Sonny Siebert | 9-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/07/1971 | 31-22 | 2nd | -1 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/08/1971 | 32-22 | 2nd | -1 1/2 | at Oakland Athletics | W | 5-1 | Ray Culp | 7-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/09/1971 | 32-23 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | at Oakland Athletics | L | 6-1 | Gary Peters | 6-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/10/1971 | 32-23 | 2nd | -3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/11/1971 | 32-24 | 2nd | -4 | at Kansas City Royals | L | 6-3 | Luis Tiant | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/12/1971 | 32-25 | 2nd | -4 | at Kansas City Royals | L | 7-0 | Jim Lonborg | 1-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/13/1971 | 32-26 | 3rd | -5 | at Kansas City Royals | L | 4-3 | Sonny Siebert | 9-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/14/1971 | 33-26 | 3rd | -4 1/2 | at California Angels | W | 4-3 | Sparky Lyle | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/15/1971 | 33-27 | 3rd | -4 1/2 | at California Angels | L | 5-4 | Sparky Lyle | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/16/1971 | 34-27 | 3rd | -4 1/2 | at California Angels | W | 4-1 | Jim Lonborg | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/17/1971 | 34-27 | 3rd | -5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/18/1971 | 34-28 | 3rd | -6 | at Washington Senators | L | 5-4 | Sparky Lyle | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/19/1971 | 34-29 | 3rd | -6 | at Washington Senators | L | 2-0 | Ray Culp | 7-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/20/1971 | 35-29 | 3rd | -6 | at Washington Senators | W | 4-3 | Bob Bolin | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/21/1971 | 35-29 | 3rd | -6 | Cleveland Indians | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/22/1971 | 35-30 | 3rd | -7 | Cleveland Indians | L | 9-3 | Bill Lee | 4-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36-30 | 3rd | -6 1/2 | W | 2-0 | Sonny Siebert | 10-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/23/1971 | 37-30 | 2nd | -6 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | W | 2-1 | Ray Culp | 8-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/24/1971 | 37-30 | 3rd | -7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/25/1971 | 37-31 | 3rd | -8 | Baltimore Orioles | L | 7-3 | Sparky Lyle | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/26/1971 | 38-31 | 3rd | -7 | Baltimore Orioles | W | 3-2 | Gary Peters | 7-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39-31 | 3rd | -6 | W | 10-2 | Sonny Siebert | 11-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/27/1971 | 40-31 | 2nd | -5 | Baltimore Orioles | W | 3-1 | Ray Culp | 9-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/28/1971 | 41-31 | 2nd | -4 | Washington Senators | W | 10-4 | Bob Bolin | 2-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/29/1971 | 42-31 | 2nd | -4 | Washington Senators | W | 6-2 | Jim Lonborg | 3-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/30/1971 | 43-31 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | at Detroit Tigers | W | 6-4 | Gary Peters | 8-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/01/1971 | 44-31 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | at Detroit Tigers | W | 8-7 | Bill Lee | 5-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/02/1971 | 44-32 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | New York Yankees | L | 6-0 | Ray Culp | 9-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/03/1971 | 44-33 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | New York Yankees | L | 2-1 | Luis Tiant | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/04/1971 | 45-33 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | New York Yankees | W | 7-4 | Bill Lee | 6-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/05/1971 | 46-33 | 2nd | -3 | New York Yankees | W | 12-7 | Bob Bolin | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/06/1971 | 47-33 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | at Cleveland Indians | W | 3-2 | Sonny Siebert | 12-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/07/1971 | 48-33 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | at Cleveland Indians | W | 4-0 | Ray Culp | 10-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48-34 | 2nd | -3 | L | 4-3 | Luis Tiant | 0-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/08/1971 | 49-34 | 2nd | -3 | at Cleveland Indians | W | 5-3 | Bill Lee | 7-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/09/1971 | 49-35 | 2nd | -4 | at New York Yankees | L | 5-2 | Gary Peters | 8-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/10/1971 | 49-36 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | at New York Yankees | L | 5-3 | Sparky Lyle | 3-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/11/1971 | 49-37 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | at New York Yankees | L | 3-2 | Ray Culp | 10-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/12/1971 | All Star Game Break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/13/1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/14/1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/15/1971 | 50-37 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | Minnesota Twins | W | 3-0 | Bill Lee | 8-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/16/1971 | 51-37 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | Minnesota Twins | W | 9-4 | Sonny Siebert | 13-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/17/1971 | 52-37 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | Milwaukee Brewers | W | 11-3 | Jim Lonborg | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53-37 | 2nd | -3 | W | 5-3 | Ray Culp | 11-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/18/1971 | 53-38 | 2nd | -4 | Milwaukee Brewers | L | 5-4 | Gary Peters | 8-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/19/1971 | 53-38 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | Milwaukee Brewers | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/20/1971 | 54-38 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | Chicago White Sox | W | 5-4 | Bob Bolin | 4-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/21/1971 | 55-38 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | Chicago White Sox | W | 6-1 | Sonny Siebert | 14-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/22/1971 | 55-39 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | Chicago White Sox | L | 4-2 | Jim Lonborg | 4-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/23/1971 | 56-39 | 2nd | -3 1/2 | at Minnesota Twins | W | 8-6 | Ray Culp | 12-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/24/1971 | 57-39 | 2nd | -3 | at Minnesota Twins | W | 6-3 | Gary Peters | 9-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/25/1971 | 57-40 | 2nd | -2 1/2 | at Minnesota Twins | L | 6-2 | Luis Tiant | 0-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/26/1971 | 57-41 | 2nd | -3 | at Minnesota Twins | L | 2-1 | Sonny Siebert | 14-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/27/1971 | 58-41 | 2nd | -4 | at Milwaukee Brewers | W | 4-3 | Jim Lonborg | 5-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58-42 | 2nd | -4 | L | 5-1 | Ray Culp | 12-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/28/1971 | 58-43 | 2nd | -5 | at Milwaukee Brewers | L | 5-0 | Gary Peters | 9-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/29/1971 | 58-44 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | at Milwaukee Brewers | L | 3-0 | Luis Tiant | 0-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/30/1971 | 58-45 | 2nd | -6 1/2 | at Chicago White Sox | L | 5-1 | Sonny Siebert | 14-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/31/1971 | 59-45 | 2nd | -6 1/2 | at Chicago White Sox | W | 6-0 | Jim Lonborg | 6-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/01/1971 | 60-45 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | at Chicago White Sox | W | 5-1 | Ray Culp | 13-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61-45 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | W | 6-1 | Gary Peters | 10-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/02/1971 | 62-45 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | at Baltimore Orioles | W | 7-4 | Bill Lee | 9-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/03/1971 | 62-45 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | at Baltimore Orioles | pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/04/1971 | 62-46 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 5-4 | Ken Tatum | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/05/1971 | 63-46 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | W | 5-4 | Gary Peters | 11-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/06/1971 | 63-47 | 2nd | -4 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | L | 2-0 | Ray Culp | 13-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/07/1971 | 63-48 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | L | 12-8 | Sonny Siebert | 14-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/08/1971 | 63-49 | 2nd | -5 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | L | 8-2 | Luis Tiant | 0-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/09/1971 | 64-49 | 2nd | -5 | Detroit Tigers | W | 12-11 | Sparky Lyle | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/10/1971 | 64-50 | 2nd | -6 | Oakland Athletics | L | 6-5 | Sparky Lyle | 4-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64-51 | 2nd | -6 1/2 | L | 7-5 | Ray Culp | 13-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/11/1971 | 64-52 | 2nd | -7 1/2 | Oakland Athletics | L | 5-3 | Rogelio Moret | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/12/1971 | 64-53 | 2nd | -8 1/2 | Oakland Athletics | L | 9-2 | Ken Brett | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/13/1971 | 64-54 | 2nd | -9 1/2 | Kansas City Royals | L | 5-1 | Jim Lonborg | 6-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/14/1971 | 64-55 | 2nd | -9 1/2 | Kansas City Royals | L | 6-1 | Gary Peters | 11-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/15/1971 | 64-56 | 3rd | -9 1/2 | Kansas City Royals | L | 5-1 | Ray Culp | 13-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/16/1971 | 65-56 | 3rd | -9 1/2 | California Angels | W | 6-5 | Sparky Lyle | 5-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/17/1971 | 65-57 | 2nd | -10 1/2 | California Angels | L | 4-3 | Ken Tatum | 2-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/18/1971 | 66-57 | 2nd | -10 1/2 | California Angels | W | 4-3 | Jim Lonborg | 7-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/19/1971 | 66-57 | 3rd | -10 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/20/1971 | 67-57 | 2nd | -9 1/2 | at Oakland Athletics | W | 1-0 | Gary Peters | 12-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/21/1971 | 67-58 | 2nd | -10 1/2 | at Oakland Athletics | L | 4-1 | Ray Culp | 13-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/22/1971 | 67-59 | 3rd | -11 1/2 | at Oakland Athletics | L | 9-3 | Rogelio Moret | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67-60 | 3rd | -12 | L | 2-1 | Sonny Siebert | 14-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/23/1971 | 67-60 | 3rd | -12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/24/1971 | 67-61 | 3rd | -13 | at Kansas City Royals | L | 5-4 | Luis Tiant | 0-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/25/1971 | 67-62 | 3rd | -14 | at Kansas City Royals | L | 7-5 | Gary Peters | 12-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/26/1971 | 68-62 | 3rd | -14 | at Kansas City Royals | W | 7-0 | Ray Culp | 14-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/27/1971 | 68-63 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | at California Angels | L | 1-0 | Sonny Siebert | 14-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/28/1971 | 69-63 | 3rd | -14 | at California Angels | W | 6-2 | Rogelio Moret | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/29/1971 | 69-64 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | at California Angels | L | 2-1 | Jim Lonborg | 7-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/30/1971 | 69-64 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/31/1971 | 70-64 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | Baltimore Orioles | W | 4-3 | Luis Tiant | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/01/1971 | 70-65 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | Baltimore Orioles | L | 8-2 | Ray Culp | 14-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/02/1971 | 71-65 | 3rd | -13 1/2 | Baltimore Orioles | W | 3-0 | Sonny Siebert | 15-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/03/1971 | 72-65 | 3rd | -13 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | W | 9-2 | Rogelio Moret | 2-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/04/1971 | 72-66 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | L | 11-9 | Jim Lonborg | 7-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/05/1971 | 73-66 | 3rd | -13 1/2 | Cleveland Indians | W | 8-1 | Gary Peters | 13-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/06/1971 | 73-67 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | at New York Yankees | L | 5-3 | Ray Culp | 14-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73-68 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | L | 3-0 | John Curtis | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/07/1971 | 74-68 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | at New York Yankees | W | 9-3 | Sonny Siebert | 16-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/08/1971 | 74-69 | 3rd | -15 | at New York Yankees | L | 2-1 | Bob Bolin | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/09/1971 | 75-69 | 3rd | -15 | at Detroit Tigers | W | 12-6 | Jim Lonborg | 8-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/10/1971 | 76-69 | 3rd | -15 | at Detroit Tigers | W | 6-1 | Gary Peters | 14-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/11/1971 | 76-70 | 3rd | -15 1/2 | at Detroit Tigers | L | 1-0 | Ray Culp | 14-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/12/1971 | 76-71 | 3rd | -16 | at Detroit Tigers | L | 3-2 | John Curtis | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/13/1971 | 76-72 | 3rd | -16 1/2 | New York Yankees | L | 4-0 | Sonny Siebert | 16-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/14/1971 | 76-73 | 3rd | -16 1/2 | New York Yankees | L | 6-3 | Rogelio Moret | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/15/1971 | 77-73 | 3rd | -15 1/2 | at Cleveland Indians | W | 6-5 | Sparky Lyle | 6-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/16/1971 | 78-73 | 3rd | -15 1/2 | at Cleveland Indians | W | 10-7 | John Curtis | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/17/1971 | 79-73 | 3rd | -15 | at Washington Senators | W | 10-7 | Bob Bolin | 5-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/18/1971 | 79-74 | 3rd | -14 | at Washington Senators | L | 6-1 | Ken Brett | 0-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/19/1971 | 80-74 | 3rd | -14 | at Washington Senators | W | 4-3 | Rogelio Moret | 3-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/20/1971 | 80-74 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/21/1971 | 81-74 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | W | 3-2 | Jim Lonborg | 9-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/22/1971 | 82-74 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | Detroit Tigers | W | 3-2 | Mike Garman | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/23/1971 | 82-74 | 3rd | -14 1/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/24/1971 | 83-74 | 3rd | -15 | Washington Senators | W | 4-0 | Rogelio Moret | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/25/1971 | 84-74 | 3rd | -15 | Washington Senators | W | 6-3 | John Curtis | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/26/1971 | 85-74 | 3rd | -15 | Washington Senators | W | 8-1 | Jim Lonborg | 10-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/27/1971 | 85-74 | 3rd | -15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/28/1971 | 85-75 | 3rd | -16 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 10-2 | Ray Culp | 14-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 85-76 | 3rd | -17 | L | 5-4 | Gary Peters | 14-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09/29/1971 | 85-77 | 3rd | -18 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 1-0 | Mike Garman | 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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