Bobby Murcer, Felipe Alou and Jerry Kenney batted in two runs apiece to account for the Yankees' scoring in a 6-2 victory over the Brewers. Mel Stottlemyre, who became a 10-game winner, held the Brewers to six hits. Both their runs were unearned. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1971 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 13  2
Brewers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kenney 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .255      Harper lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Munson c              5   2   2   0     0   0   .252      Kubiak ss             4   1   0   0     0   0   .221
Murcer cf             5   1   3   2     0   1   .342      May cf                3   1   0   0     0   0   .293
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Tepedino 1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .169
Alou 1b               5   1   4   2     0   0   .272      Briggs 1b,rf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
Blomberg rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Voss rf,cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .254
  Lyttle rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Ratliff c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .161
Michael ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Ellis 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .227
  Baker ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Theobald 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .287
Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .228      Parsons p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     1   2   .164        Mitchell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Pena ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .213

Totals               38   6  13   6     2   7             Totals               33   2   6   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 28,958
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Brewers 8
DP: Yankees 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Kenney, Michael, Ellis 2
Doubles: Kenney (7)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Kenney (6), Baker (1)
GIDP: Blomberg (1), Kubiak 2 (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(10-9)     9     6   2   0   4   6   0  37   2.91
Totals                  9     6   2   0   4   6   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(8-12)         5     9   4   4   0   2   0  23   2.60
Morris                  2     0   0   0   1   4   0   8   3.35
Krausse                 2     4   2   2   1   1   0  11   3.63
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   7   0  42

Wild Pitches: Stottlemyre (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont


YANKEES 1ST: Kenney doubled to center; Munson singled to right
[Kenney to third, Munson to second (on throw)]; Murcer singled
to right [Kenney scored, Munson scored]; White popped to second;
Alou singled to left [Murcer to third]; Blomberg made an out to
second; Michael struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Kubiak
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); May lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Stottlemyre
flied out to right; Kenney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Voss
grounded out (first unassisted); Ratliff was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to center; Murcer singled to center
[Munson to second]; White grounded out (first unassisted)
[Munson to third, Murcer to second]; Alou singled to center
[Munson scored, Murcer scored]; Blomberg grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Ellis walked; Theobald forced Ellis (third to
second); Parsons grounded out (second to first) [Theobald to
second]; Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael singled to center; Clarke grounded out
(second to first) [Michael to second]; Stottlemyre was called
out on strikes; Kenney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Kubiak reached on an error by Michael [Kubiak to
first]; BAKER REPLACED MICHAEL (PLAYING SS); May reached on an
error by Kenney [Kubiak to second, May to first]; Briggs singled
to center [Kubiak scored (unearned), May to third]; Voss forced
Briggs (second to shortstop) [May scored (unearned)];
Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Voss to second]; Ratliff struck
out; Ellis was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Murcer singled to pitcher; Murcer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); White reached on an error by Ellis
[White to first]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Theobald singled to left; MITCHELL BATTED FOR
PARSONS; Mitchell flied out to center; Harper singled to center
[Theobald to second]; Kubiak grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: MORRIS REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Blomberg
struck out; Baker struck out; Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
singled to right; Voss lined to left; Ratliff walked [Briggs to
second]; Ellis walked [Briggs to third, Ratliff to second];
Theobald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: TEPEDINO REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); VOSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Stottlemyre walked; Dave May left injured; Kenney reached
on an error by Ellis on a sacrifice bunt [Stottlemyre to third,
Kenney to second]; Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer
struck out; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: PENA BATTED FOR MORRIS; Pena popped to first in
foul territory; Harper singled to right; Kubiak grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harper out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Alou singled;
Blomberg singled to second [Alou to second]; Baker out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alou to third, Blomberg to
second]; Clarke was walked intentionally; Stottlemyre struck
out; Kenney singled to left [Alou scored, Blomberg scored,
Clarke to second]; Munson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: LYTTLE REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING RF); Tepedino
struck out; Briggs was called out on strikes; Voss singled to
center; Ratliff grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; White flied out to
center; Alou singled to center; Lyttle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Ellis flied out to center; Theobald walked; KOSCO
BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Kosco flied out to left; Harper lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 2.