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