Posting the first shutout of his major league career, Bill Gogolewski pitched the Senators to a 2-0 victory over the Yankees. The Nats staked their rookie to a run in the first inning when Dave Nelson singled and Tommy McCraw tripled. The other run did not come until the ninth when Don Mincher singled and Elliott Maddox, running for him, stole second and scored on a single by Dick Billings. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Kenney 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Nelson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Mincher 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Murcer cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Maddox pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .206      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
McCraw lf,1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .219      Blomberg rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .270      Cater 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Allen 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .255      Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Billings c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Cullen ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Kline p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .153
Gogolewski p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .272

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   5             Totals               29   0   4   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  8,467
Left on Base: Senators 6, Yankees 2
DP: Senators 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Kenney
Doubles: Kenney (9)
Triples: McCraw (4)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (8)
GIDP: Cullen (9), White (9)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski W(4-3)       9     4   0   0   0   5   0  29   2.79
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  29

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(10-13)          9     6   2   2   2   5   0  35   2.89
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   5   0  35

Passed Balls: Billings (11)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger


SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson
singled to center; Mincher grounded out (second to first)
[Nelson to second]; McCraw tripled [Nelson scored]; Burroughs
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
struck out; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Billings
grounded out (third to first); Cullen popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to left; Blomberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Gogolewski struck out; Unser lined to shortstop;
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke flied out to center; Michael struck out;
Kline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Yankees 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Mincher flied out to center; McCraw grounded out
(first unassisted); Burroughs reached on an error by Kenney
[Burroughs to first]; Allen forced Burroughs (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney doubled; Munson grounded out (second to
first) [Kenney to third]; Murcer flied out to center; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Cullen singled to pitcher; Gogolewski popped to first in foul
territory; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg singled to left; Cater flied out to right;
Clarke popped to second; Billings allowed a passed ball
[Blomberg to second]; Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Mincher
grounded out (first to pitcher); McCraw grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Kline singled to right; On a bunt Kenney forced
Kline (third to shortstop); Kenney was out trying to advance to
second (catcher to shortstop to first to second to catcher);
Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 7TH: Burroughs singled to left; Allen walked [Burroughs
to second]; Billings was called out on strikes; Cullen grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Burroughs out at third]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer singled; White grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Murcer out at second]; Blomberg was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 8TH: Gogolewski flied out to left; Unser grounded out
(first to pitcher); Nelson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke was
called out on strikes; Michael grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 9TH: Mincher singled to center; MADDOX RAN FOR MINCHER;
McCraw struck out; Burroughs struck out; Maddox stole second;
Allen was walked intentionally; Billings singled to right
[Maddox scored, Allen to third]; Cullen forced Billings (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MCCRAW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
ALOU BATTED FOR KLINE; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kenney grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 0.