Jake Gibbs batted in two runs with a homer in the first inning and Danny Cater drove in two more with a double in the fifth to supply the Yankees with a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Tommy Harper homered with two men on base for the Brewers in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kenney 3b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .256      Harper lf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .243
Gibbs c               5   1   2   2     0   1   .218      Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Murcer cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .338        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White lf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .283      Pena 1b,ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Blomberg rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Kosco rf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .212
Cater 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .252        Voss ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Clarke 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Ellis 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Baker ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .116      Mitchell cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .125
Kekich p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Kubiak ss,2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  McDaniel p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Rodriguez c           1   1   0   0     2   0   .182
                                                            Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
                                                          Slaton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
                                                            Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Yates ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Lopez pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Briggs 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .285

Totals               33   4   8   4     7   1             Totals               30   3   5   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 16,688
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Brewers 6
DP: Yankees 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Slaton
Doubles: Cater (11), Clarke (13)
Home Runs: Gibbs (4), Harper (8)
Stolen Bases: White (9), Kenney (7)
Caught Stealing: Blomberg (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kubiak (7)
GIDP: Kosco (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(5-4)           6.2   5   3   3   4   3   1  28   3.72
McDaniel SV(3)          2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   5.37
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   3   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(5-3)           5     6   4   4   5   0   1  25   4.34
Weaver                  2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.82
Sanders                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9     8   4   4   7   1   1  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: Kenney walked; Gibbs homered [Kenney scored];
Murcer lined to first; White walked; Blomberg flied out to
right; White stole second; Cater grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper flied out to right; On a bunt Theobald made
an out to pitcher; Pena grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke walked; Clarke was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Slaton [Clarke to second]; Baker popped to
third in foul territory; Kekich hit into a double play (second
to first) [Clarke out at home (first to third)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Kosco walked; Ellis struck out; Mitchell singled
[Kosco to second]; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Kosco to third, Mitchell to second]; Rodriguez was walked
intentionally; Slaton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney singled to center; Gibbs grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kenney to second]; Murcer grounded out
(second to first) [Kenney to third]; White walked; Blomberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Harper flied out to left; Theobald singled to
center; Pena singled to right [Theobald to second]; Kosco
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pena
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Clarke
grounded out (second to first); Baker singled to left; Kekich
singled to right [Baker to third]; Kenney forced Kekich (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitchell
flied out to center; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Gibbs popped to first in foul territory; Murcer
walked; White flied out to right; Blomberg singled to center
[Murcer to third]; Cater doubled to left [Murcer scored,
Blomberg scored, Cater to third (on throw)]; Clarke grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR
SLATON; Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Harper grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: WEAVER REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Baker flied
out to center; Kekich popped to first in foul territory; Kenney
walked; Kenney stole second; Gibbs struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena
grounded out (third to first); Kosco walked; Ellis flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to left; Blomberg walked; Blomberg was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Mitchell grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
struck out; Rodriguez walked; YATES BATTED FOR WEAVER; Yates
singled to shortstop [Rodriguez to second]; LOPEZ RAN FOR YATES;
Harper homered [Rodriguez scored, Lopez scored]; MCDANIEL
REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Theobald grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); BRIGGS
REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING 1B); PENA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); KUBIAK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cater grounded out
(first unassisted); Clarke doubled to center; Baker lined to
left; McDaniel flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Pena popped to second; VOSS BATTED FOR KOSCO; Voss
made an out to shortstop; Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: VOSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kenney grounded
out (first unassisted); Gibbs singled to right; Murcer flied out
to left; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Mitchell walked; Kubiak out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Mitchell to second]; RATLIFF BATTED FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Ratliff made an out to third; Briggs popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 3.