| Jim Shellenback, whose only triumphs this season have come in complete-game performances against the Yankees, did it for the third time, pitching the Senators to a 3-1 victory. Frank Howard had three hits for the Nats and scored twice, both times on singles by Don Mincher. [The Sporting News] |
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, July 1, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Yankees 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Senators 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 9 3 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Michael ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Unser rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Munson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .169 Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Howard lf 3 2 3 0 1 0 .300 Alou cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 McCraw pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Cater 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Billings c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .250 Hansen 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Mincher 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .289 Blomberg rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Boehmer 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Kekich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Cullen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Clarke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Shellenback p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .176 Waslewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 0 0 Totals 32 3 9 2 5 5 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 3,775 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Senators 11 DP: Yankees 0, Senators 2 Errors: Michael 2, Harrah, Randle 2 Doubles: Cater (7), Billings (3), Howard (15) Caught Stealing: Mincher (2) Sacrifice Hits: Munson (1), Cullen (2) GIDP: Alou (7), Hansen (3) Hit by Pitch: Swoboda (1,by Shellenback) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich L(1-4) 7 9 3 1 3 5 0 33 4.62 Waslewski 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3.16 Totals 8 9 3 1 5 5 0 38 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shellenback W(3-4) 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 32 3.53 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Shellenback (2) Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty YANKEES 1ST: 26 minute rain delay before start of game; Michael singled to center; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Michael to second]; Swoboda was hit by a pitch; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Swoboda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to center; Billings reached on an error by Michael [Howard to second, Billings to first]; Mincher singled to left [Howard scored (unearned), Billings to third]; Mincher was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 1. YANKEES 2ND: Cater doubled to left; Hansen popped to second [Cater to third]; Blomberg reached on an error by Randle [Cater scored (RBI), Blomberg out at second (first to shortstop)]; Boehmer popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 2ND: Harrah struck out; Randle was called out on strikes; Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. YANKEES 3RD: Kekich grounded out (third to first); Michael lined to shortstop; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 3RD: Shellenback singled to third [Shellenback out at second (shortstop to second)]; Unser flied out to center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. YANKEES 4TH: Swoboda flied out to right; Alou reached on an error by Harrah [Alou to first]; Cater singled to center [Alou to third]; Hansen grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cater out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 4TH: Howard walked; Billings singled to center [Howard to second]; Mincher struck out; Harrah popped to second; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg singled to right; Boehmer forced Blomberg (second unassisted); Kekich forced Boehmer (first to shortstop); Michael forced Kekich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 5TH: Cullen flied out to left; Shellenback grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser singled to right; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. YANKEES 6TH: Munson lined to center; Swoboda flied out to right; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 6TH: Howard singled to left; Billings doubled to left [Howard to third]; Mincher singled to center [Howard scored, Billings to third]; Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Billings out at home (shortstop to catcher), Mincher to third]; Randle lined to center; Cullen reached on an error by Michael [Mincher scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harrah to second, Cullen to first]; Shellenback was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 3. YANKEES 7TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Hansen lined to center; Blomberg reached on an error by Randle [Blomberg to first]; Boehmer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 3. SENATORS 7TH: Unser popped to third in foul territory; Maddox walked; Howard doubled to left [Maddox to third]; MCCRAW RAN FOR HOWARD; Billings was walked intentionally; Mincher popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 3. YANKEES 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CLARKE BATTED FOR KEKICH; Clarke lined to left; Michael lined to right; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 3. SENATORS 8TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Randle walked; Cullen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; Shellenback flied to left in foul territory; Unser was walked intentionally; Maddox forced Unser (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 3. YANKEES 9TH: Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (third to first); Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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