The Yankees, who scored their first two runs with the help of errors by Mike Andrews, added a pair in the seventh inning on a single by Ron Blomberg and doubles by Jake Gibbs and Danny Cater to defeat the White Sox, 4-2. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      17, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  2
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .300      Clarke 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .231
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Kenney 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Reichardt lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .315      Murcer cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .339
Melton 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .289      White lf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .289
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Blomberg rf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .357
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Gibbs c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .217
Hershberger cf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Cater 1b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .251
Alvarado ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Baker ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Horlen p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Kline p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Muser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     0   2             Totals               29   4   7   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  8,614
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Yankees 4
DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Andrews 2, Kenney
Doubles: Gibbs (5), Cater (9)
Triples: Reichardt (2)
Caught Stealing: Reichardt (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Kenney (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Melton (2), Blomberg (1)
GIDP: Kelly (1), Kenney (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen L(4-7)           6     7   4   2   0   2   0  25   3.79
Forster                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.99
Hinton                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     7   4   2   1   2   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(8-8)            9     7   2   1   0   2   0  32   3.14
Totals                  9     7   2   1   0   2   0  32

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Andrews was called out
on strikes; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke reached on an error by Andrews [Clarke to
first]; Kenney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Clarke to second]; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Clarke to third]; White singled to second [Clarke scored
(unearned)]; Blomberg singled to right [White to third, Blomberg
out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (first to pitcher); Herrmann made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Gibbs grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater
flied out to center; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hershberger popped to shortstop; Alvarado
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horlen grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Kline singled to left; Clarke flied out to right;
Kenney grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Andrews
flied out to right; Reichardt singled to left; Reichardt was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer reached on an error by Andrews [Murcer to
first]; White singled to right [Murcer to third]; Blomberg hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Murcer scored (unearned)]; Gibbs
grounded out (first unassisted) [White to second]; Cater
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; May
was called out on strikes; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Kline grounded out
(second to first); Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Hershberger singled to right; Alvarado singled to
left [Hershberger to second]; On a bunt Horlen forced
Hershberger (pitcher to third) [Alvarado to third (error by
Kenney), Horlen to second]; Kelly grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Alvarado scored (unearned), Horlen to third]; Andrews
popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Murcer flied
out to left; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to left; Melton singled to
center [Reichardt to second]; May forced Reichardt (pitcher to
third) [Melton to second]; Herrmann flied out to left;
Hershberger forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to catcher; Gibbs doubled to right
[Blomberg to third]; Cater doubled to left [Blomberg scored,
Gibbs scored]; FORSTER REPLACED HORLEN (PITCHING); Baker walked;
On a bunt Kline forced Cater (pitcher to third) [Baker to
second]; Clarke forced Kline (third to second) [Baker to third];
Kenney forced Clarke (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Alvarado flied out to right; MUSER BATTED FOR
FORSTER; Muser singled to center; Kelly grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Muser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: HINTON REPLACED MUSER (PITCHING); Murcer flied out
to left; Debut game for Rich Hinton; White flied out to
center; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Andrews popped to catcher in foul territory;
Reichardt tripled to center; Melton hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Reichardt scored]; May grounded out (second to
first); Steve Kline: 100 pitches; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Yankees 4.