The seven-game winning streak of the Red Sox was stopped by Stan Bahnsen, who pitched the Yankees to a 6-0 victory. The Yankees scored the only run they needed when Horace Clarke singled and Bobby Murcer doubled in the first inning.

A single by Ron Blomberg and doubles by Thurman Munson and Danny Cater added two runs in the sixth. Munson wrapped up the scoring by hitting a homer with two men on base in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   6 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .238      Kennedy 2b,ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Kenney 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Aparicio ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .192
Murcer cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .338        Hunter 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyttle cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
White lf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .291      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Blomberg rf           4   2   3   0     1   0   .387      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Munson c              4   2   2   4     1   1   .256      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Cater 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Michael ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Montgomery c          4   0   2   0     0   1   .302
Bahnsen p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Lahoud ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   6  10   6     5   3             Totals               33   0   7   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 29,309
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Red Sox 8
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Kenney, Kennedy
Doubles: Murcer (11), Blomberg (3), Munson (9), Michael (9), Petrocelli (16)
Home Runs: Munson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bahnsen (3)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(8-7)          9     7   0   0   2   2   0  35   2.79
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   2   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(9-6)             7     8   3   3   4   2   0  34   3.26
Brett                   1.2   2   3   3   1   1   1   8   3.86
Tatum                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.97
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   3   1  43

Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (4), Culp (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - John Rice


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Kenney flied out to
center [Clarke to second]; Murcer doubled to left [Clarke
scored]; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Culp threw a
wild pitch [Murcer to third]; Blomberg walked; Munson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
singled to third [Aparicio to second (error by Kenney)]; Smith
walked; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater singled to shortstop; Michael forced Cater
(first to shortstop); Bahnsen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro singled to center;
Montgomery singled to center [Conigliaro to second]; Bahnsen
threw a wild pitch [Conigliaro to third, Montgomery to second];
Culp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Murcer flied
out to center; White walked; Blomberg doubled [White to third];
Munson walked; Cater popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy popped to shortstop; Aparicio made an out
to shortstop; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael flied out to left; Bahnsen popped to
shortstop; Clarke popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory;
Petrocelli doubled to left; Scott grounded out (third to first);
Conigliaro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney lined to right; Murcer grounded out (pitcher
to first); White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery struck out; Culp grounded out (first to
pitcher); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg singled to center; Munson doubled
[Blomberg scored]; Cater flied out to right; Michael doubled to
right [Munson scored]; Bahnsen struck out; Clarke walked; Kenney
lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio singled to center; Smith forced Aparicio
(second to shortstop); Yastrzemski forced Smith (first to
shortstop); Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: HUNTER REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING 2B); KENNEDY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); White grounded out (first unassisted); Blomberg
singled to second; Munson reached on an error by Kennedy
[Blomberg to third, Munson to first]; Cater grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro
struck out; Montgomery singled to right; LAHOUD BATTED FOR CULP;
Lahoud walked [Montgomery to second]; Kennedy made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 8TH: BRETT REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Michael flied out
to right; Bahnsen struck out; Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Hunter popped to second; Smith singled to right;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Kenney singled to left; Murcer lined to right;
White walked [Kenney to second]; Blomberg forced White (second
to shortstop) [Kenney to third]; Munson homered [Kenney scored,
Blomberg scored]; TATUM REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Cater
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: LYTTLE REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Scott flied
out to left; Conigliaro lined to left; Montgomery flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 0.