The Yankees, who were second to the Orioles in the East division, were eliminated from the title chase when they lost to the Red Sox, 5-4, in 10 innings. The Yankees scored in the first inning on a double by Horace Clarke and single by Thurman Munson, but the Red Sox exploded for four runs in the eighth, two counting on a single by Tony Conigliaro.

The Yankees came back to tie the score in their half with singles by Clarke and Munson, a triple by Roy White and grounder by Ron Hansen. In the 10th, George Scott singled, Billy Conigliaro was hit by a pitch and Tom Satriano singled to knock the Yankees out of the race. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0    1  -   5  9  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  -   4  9  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .254      Clarke 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .253
Smith cf              6   1   2   0     0   1   .313      Munson c              5   1   2   1     0   1   .300
Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     3   0   .323      White lf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .300
T. Conigliaro rf      5   1   2   2     0   1   .264      Cater 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Petrocelli ss         4   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Scott 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .292        Hansen ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .295
B. Conigliaro lf      3   0   0   1     0   0   .272        Lyttle cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Ellis 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .245
  Satriano ph,c       1   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Woods rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .227
Peters p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .240      Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Wagner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     1   0   .190
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Lahoud ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Blefary ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .212
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Kenney pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .160

Totals               38   5   9   4     6   6             Totals               38   4   9   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  4,985
Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Yankees 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Murcer, Michael, McDaniel
Doubles: Clarke (24)
Triples: Woods (3), White (6)
Stolen Bases: Woods (3), Michael (3), Kenney (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (3)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Conigliaro (3)
GIDP: Clarke (12)
Hit by Pitch: B. Conigliaro (7,by Aker)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  7     7   4   4   2   5   0  30   4.29
Wagner                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.29
Lyle                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.06
Bolin W(6-11)           1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   4.75
Romo SV(6)              1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.30
Totals                 10     9   4   4   4   7   0  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             7     4   2   2   4   3   0  28   3.22
McDaniel                2     3   2   0   2   3   0  12   2.08
Aker L(4-2)             1     2   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.13
Totals                 10     9   5   3   6   6   0  47

Passed Balls: Montgomery (3)
Hit by Pitch: Aker (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews lined to left; Smith popped to first in
foul territory; Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke doubled to left; Munson singled to center
[Clarke scored]; White forced Munson (second to shortstop);
Cater grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second];
Murcer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (catcher to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); B. Conigliaro grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Woods
flied out to center; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first);
Peters grounded out (second to first); Andrews struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre walked; Clarke grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Stottlemyre out at second];
Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Smith to second]; T. Conigliaro grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Petrocelli was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to right; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott singled to center; B. Conigliaro lined to
center; Montgomery forced Scott (shortstop to second); Peters
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Ellis struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Woods walked [Ellis to second]; On a bunt Michael forced
Ellis (pitcher to third) [Woods to second]; Woods stole third
and Michael stole second; Stottlemyre made an out to second;
Clarke popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Smith
flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro singled
to right [Yastrzemski out at home (right to second to catcher)];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied to right; White grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cater singled to left; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott
singled to right; B. Conigliaro made an out to second;
Montgomery was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Ellis flied out to center; Woods tripled; Michael
popped to first in foul territory; Stottlemyre made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Peters walked; Andrews walked [Peters to second];
MCDANIEL REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Smith singled to
center [Peters to third, Andrews to second]; Yastrzemski popped
to third in foul territory; T. Conigliaro singled to center
[Peters scored, Andrews scored, Smith scored (error by Murcer)
(unearned) (no RBI), T. Conigliaro to second]; Petrocelli was
walked intentionally; Scott reached on an error by McDaniel [T.
Conigliaro to third, Petrocelli to second]; B. Conigliaro hit a
sacrifice fly to left [T. Conigliaro scored (unearned)];
Montgomery was called out on strikes; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke singled to right; Munson singled to center
[Clarke to second]; White tripled [Clarke scored, Munson
scored]; WAGNER REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Cater popped to
first in foul territory; LYLE REPLACED WAGNER (PITCHING); HANSEN
BATTED FOR MURCER; Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first)
[White scored]; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 9TH: LYTTLE REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING CF); LAHOUD BATTED
FOR LYLE; Lahoud singled to right; Andrews out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Lahoud to second]; On a bunt Smith
struck out; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; T. Conigliaro
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: BOLIN REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Woods struck out;
Michael flied out to center; BLEFARY BATTED FOR MCDANIEL;
Blefary walked; KENNEY RAN FOR BLEFARY; Kenney stole second;
Clarke was walked intentionally; Munson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 10TH: AKER REPLACED KENNEY (PITCHING); Petrocelli flied
out to center; Scott singled to center; B. Conigliaro was hit by
a pitch [Scott to second]; SATRIANO BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY;
Satriano singled to right [Scott scored, B. Conigliaro to
second]; FIORE BATTED FOR BOLIN; Fiore reached on a fielder's
choice [B. Conigliaro to third, Satriano to second (error by
Michael; assist by Clarke)]; Andrews popped to third in foul
territory; Smith forced Fiore (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 10TH: ROMO REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); SATRIANO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); White grounded out (second to first); Cater
was called out on strikes; Lyttle singled to shortstop; Ellis
singled to left [Lyttle out at third (left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 4.