Fritz Peterson gained his 20th victory, with the aid of Lindy McDaniel, when the Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 4-3, in the season-ending game for both clubs. Billy Conigliaro and Luis Alvarado hit homers for the Red Sox runs, Alvarado's blow was his first in the major leagues. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .253
Gibbs c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Alvarado ss           4   1   1   2     0   1   .224
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Murcer cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .251        Fiore 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Tepedino 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .316      T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Lyttle rf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .310      Scott 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
  Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      B. Conigliaro cf      4   1   2   1     0   0   .271
  Woods rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Lahoud lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Baker ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .231      Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .179
  Michael ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Kenney 3b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .193      Nagy p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Peterson p            3   1   1   0     0   1   .222        Petrocelli ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schofield ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .187

Totals               31   4   6   3     3   2             Totals               35   3   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 16,255
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Baker, B. Conigliaro
Doubles: Peterson (3), Gibbs (9), Montgomery (2), Scott (24)
Home Runs: B. Conigliaro (18), Alvarado (1)
Stolen Bases: Kenney (20)
Caught Stealing: Tepedino (1), Kenney (6), Lyttle (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(20-11)       8.1   8   3   3   1   4   2  34   2.90
McDaniel SV(29)         0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.01
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   4   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy L(6-5)             8     6   4   4   2   2   0  30   4.48
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.88
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Nagy (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); Gibbs
reached on an error by B. Conigliaro [Gibbs to second]; White
popped to first in foul territory; Murcer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Alvarado
grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Tepedino singled to right; Lyttle flied out to
right; Baker lined to center; Tepedino was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: T. Conigliaro lined to first; Scott lined to right;
B. Conigliaro homered; Lahoud popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney flied out to center; Peterson doubled to
left; Clarke flied out to right [Peterson to third]; Nagy threw
a wild pitch [Peterson scored]; Gibbs doubled to left; White
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery flied to center; Nagy made an out to
catcher; Andrews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Tepedino walked [Murcer to
second]; On a bunt Lyttle singled to third [Murcer to third,
Tepedino to second]; Baker grounded out (second to pitcher)
[Murcer scored, Tepedino to third, Lyttle to second]; Kenney
singled to center [Tepedino scored, Lyttle scored]; Kenney stole
second; Kenney was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Peterson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Alvarado struck out; Yastrzemski singled to
shortstop [Yastrzemski to second (error by Baker)]; T.
Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Scott was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke was called out on strikes; Gibbs grounded
out (second to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: B. Conigliaro flied out to right; Lahoud grounded
out (second to first); Montgomery doubled to left; Nagy grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Tepedino
made an out to second; Lyttle walked; Lyttle was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Andrews singled to center; Alvarado forced Andrews
(shortstop to second); Yastrzemski flied out to left; T.
Conigliaro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Baker lined to left; Kenney flied out to center;
Peterson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott doubled to right; B. Conigliaro flied out to
right; Lahoud struck out; Montgomery was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Gibbs flied
out to right; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING SS); PETROCELLI
BATTED FOR NAGY; Petrocelli flied out to left; Andrews walked;
Alvarado homered [Andrews scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); T. Conigliaro flied to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: LYLE REPLACED PETROCELLI (PITCHING); FIORE REPLACED
YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Murcer walked; On a bunt Tepedino
forced Murcer (third to shortstop); HANSEN BATTED FOR LYTTLE;
Hansen flied out to center; Michael forced Tepedino (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: WOODS REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING RF); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); B. Conigliaro singled to left; Lahoud
singled to second [B. Conigliaro to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED
PETERSON (PITCHING); SMITH BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Smith flied
out to right; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR LYLE; Schofield walked [B.
Conigliaro to third, Lahoud to second]; Andrews forced Schofield
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox
3.