Curt Blefary hit an inside-the-park homer to win the first game of a doubleheader for the Yankees, 1-0, but the right fielder's error enabled the Senators to come back and take the second game, 4-3. Steve Kline pitched a shutout for Yankees, his first in the major leagues.

The Senators, who had been held scoreless for 23 straight innings by Yankee pitchers, broke the drouth in the nightcap when Elliott Maddox singled and Frank Howard doubled for a run in the sixth. After two walks, Bernie Allen singled, driving in two runs to tie the score at 3-3, and when Blefary bobbled the ball, Richie Scheinblum scored from first base with the winning tally. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 1, Washington Senators 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1971 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Unser rf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Kenney 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Flood cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .150
White lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .188        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Cater 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .412
Blefary rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Maddox pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Woods rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Foy 3b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .467
Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      French c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .308        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kline p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Casanova c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Harrah ss             2   0   1   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ragland 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Cullen 2b,ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                          Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Scheinblum ph,rf    0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Senators 6
DP: Yankees 0, Senators 2
Doubles: Clarke (1), Harrah (1), Epstein (1)
Home Runs: Blefary (1)
Stolen Bases: White (2)
Caught Stealing: Cater (1), French (1)
GIDP: Kenney (1)
Hit by Pitch: Clarke (1,by Bosman)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(1-0)            9     5   0   0   2   4   0  33   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  33

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(1-1)           8     3   1   1   1   2   1  26   0.53
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Bosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Kenney was
called out on strikes; White grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Flood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to pitcher); Cater
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blefary homered; Munson
popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein flied out to center; Foy grounded out
(shortstop to first); French grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (second to pitcher); Kline
grounded out (pitcher to first); Clarke grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah doubled to left; Cullen grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harrah to third]; Bosman struck out; Unser
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Senators 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney singled to center; White walked [Kenney to
second]; Murcer flied out to left; Cater flied into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Kenney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Flood grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Blefary popped to third; Munson flied out to right;
Michael grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Foy singled to left; French forced Foy (first to
shortstop); Harrah was called out on strikes; French was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Kline popped to second; Clarke was hit by a pitch;
Kenney grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosman
popped to first in foul territory; Unser singled to left; Flood
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Senators 0.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Cater singled to left; Cater was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: Howard flied out to center; Epstein doubled to
right; Foy singled to left [Epstein to third]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR
FRENCH; McCraw lined to shortstop; ALLEN BATTED FOR HARRAH;
Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Senators 0.

YANKEES 8TH: CASANOVA REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING C ); RAGLAND
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); CULLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Blefary flied out to center; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Michael was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: WOODS REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Cullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR BOSMAN;
Scheinblum walked; Unser forced Scheinblum (second to
shortstop); Flood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

YANKEES 9TH: SCHEINBLUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KNOWLES
REPLACED FLOOD (PITCHING); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Kline grounded out (third to first); Clarke doubled to left;
Kenney grounded out (third to first) [Clarke to third]; White
was walked intentionally; White stole second; Murcer was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 9TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Epstein walked;
MADDOX RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Foy grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Maddox to second]; Casanova popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 0.