August 31, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Luis TiantL: Jim Palmer
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
 BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
C2-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDGDoug Griffin2B2-4H-AB1 RP2.2IP0 ER · 2 K · WP8.2IP4 ER · 6 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 3
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BAOrioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — |
2DE Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18.0 |
4NY Yankees | 81 | 81 | .500 | 22.0 |
5TE Rangers | 64 | 95 | .403 | 37.5 |
6CL Guardians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43.0 |
2B: Powell
HR: Etchebarren
RBI: Powell 2, Etchebarren
LOB: 20
2B: Aparicio
RBI: Yastrzemski, Smith 2
SB: Smith, Petrocelli
CS: Peters
LOB: 19
Top 1 · BAL batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox edged the Orioles 4-3 at Fenway Park.
Luis Tiant got the win and Jim Palmer took the loss. Doug Griffin went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Andy Etchebarren went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
