Mel Stottlemyre not only pitched a four-hitter but also put the Yankees ahead with a homer in the seventh inning to defeat the Red Sox, 5-2. After Stottlemyre's smash snapped a 2-2 tie, the Yankees put the game away with two runs in the eighth on a walk to Bobby Murcer, triple by Roy White and single by Felipe Alou. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  2
Yankees      0  0  0    1  1  0    1  2  x  -   5  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Murcer cf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .345
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      White lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .285
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Alou 1b               3   0   3   2     1   0   .256
Scott 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .260      Swoboda rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .278
Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Montgomery c          2   0   0   1     0   1   .300      Kenney 3b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .243
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Stottlemyre p         3   1   1   1     0   0   .192
Peters p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   2   4   2     3   4             Totals               30   5   7   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 19,016
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Yankees 4
DP: Red Sox 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Smith, Peters, Kenney
Triples: Alou 2 (6), White (4)
Home Runs: Stottlemyre (1)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Montgomery (1)
GIDP: Michael (10), Swoboda (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(8-6)           7.1   6   5   4   3   2   1  31   4.99
Bolin                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Totals                  8     7   5   4   3   2   1  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(9-7)      9     4   2   1   3   4   0  35   2.91
Totals                  9     4   2   1   3   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy flied out to right; Aparicio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith walked; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Munson lined to left;
Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Scott walked; Conigliaro
reached on an error by Kenney [Scott to third, Conigliaro to
second]; Montgomery hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored
(unearned), Conigliaro to third]; Peters grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White made an out to shortstop; Alou walked;
Swoboda walked [Alou to second]; Michael grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Swoboda out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

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

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney was called out on strikes; Stottlemyre flied
out to center; Clarke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

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

YANKEES 4TH: Munson popped to second; Murcer singled to right;
White popped to first in foul territory; Alou tripled to left
[Murcer scored]; Swoboda flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Montgomery grounded out (first unassisted); Peters singled to
right; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Kenney
singled to shortstop; Kenney was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Peters [Kenney to second]; On a bunt Stottlemyre
made an out to pitcher; Clarke reached on an error by Smith
[Kenney scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clarke to first]; Clarke
stole second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); Smith
flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer popped to first in foul territory; White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou tripled to left; Swoboda
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Scott grounded out
(third to first) [Petrocelli to second]; Conigliaro singled to
right [Petrocelli scored, Conigliaro to second (on throw)];
Montgomery struck out; Peters grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); Kenney
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stottlemyre homered; Clarke
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Aparicio singled to
right; Smith forced Aparicio (second to shortstop); Yastrzemski
walked [Smith to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer
walked; White tripled to left [Murcer scored]; BOLIN REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [White scored]; Swoboda
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Alou out
at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Conigliaro grounded out (third to
first); LAHOUD BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Lahoud grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
5.