The Yankees were held to only three hits, but Roy White homered after a pass to Jerry Kenney in the sixth inning to beat the Red Sox, 2-1. Luis Tiant, who was the loser, singled in the second for the Red Sox run off Fritz Peterson, who yielded nine hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      3, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Kenney 3b             1   1   0   0     3   0   .252      Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .193
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .337      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
White lf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .291      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Blomberg rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .364      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
  Cater ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .257      Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Alou 1b,rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Montgomery c          3   0   2   0     1   0   .321
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Tiant p               2   0   2   1     0   0   .667
Peterson p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .054        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .538
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Josephson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               30   2   3   2     6   5             Totals               34   1   9   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 28,878
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 8
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Murcer (12), Tiant (1), Montgomery (2)
Home Runs: White (12)
GIDP: Conigliaro (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(7-7)         9     9   1   1   2   1   0  36   3.46
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   1   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(0-2)            7     3   2   2   3   5   1  27   7.20
Lyle                    2     0   0   0   3   0   0   9   2.51
Totals                  9     3   2   2   6   5   1  36

Passed Balls: Montgomery (3)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Kenney
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy flied out to center; Aparicio flied out to
center; Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to left; Blomberg grounded out
(first to pitcher); Munson singled to center; Alou forced Munson
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled to left; Scott singled to right
[Petrocelli to second]; Conigliaro grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Scott to second, Petrocelli out at third];
Montgomery walked; Tiant singled to left [Scott scored,
Montgomery out at third (left to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to center; Peterson flied out to
left; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio
singled to right; Smith was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney walked; Murcer doubled to left [Kenney to
third]; White struck out; Blomberg was walked intentionally;
Munson lined to second; Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Peterson
was called out on strikes; Clarke made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery flied out to right; Tiant doubled to
center; Kennedy lined to center; Aparicio grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Kenney walked; Murcer struck out; White homered
[Kenney scored]; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Munson
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith popped to second; Yastrzemski popped to
catcher in foul territory; Petrocelli walked; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Alou made an out to shortstop; Michael struck out;
Peterson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Montgomery doubled to center; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TIANT;
Gagliano grounded out (third to first); Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
1.

YANKEES 8TH: LYLE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Clarke flied out
to left; Kenney walked; Murcer flied out to left; Lyle threw a
wild pitch [Kenney to second]; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli
forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: CATER BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson walked; Montgomery allowed a passed
ball [Munson to second]; Alou grounded out (third to first);
Michael was walked intentionally; Peterson lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Scott grounded out (third to first);
Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery singled
to center; JOSEPHSON BATTED FOR LYLE; Josephson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.