Roy White scored on a sacrifice fly by John Ellis in the 11th inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox. White walked to lead off and when Danny Cater bunted, both runners were safe on a late throw to second. Ron Swoboda then sacrificed, putting White in postion to score on Ellis' fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  -   2  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Clarke 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Beniquez ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .353      Munson c              5   0   3   0     0   0   .261
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     2   0   .259        Hambright p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Smith cf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .298      Alou cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      White lf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .283
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .263      Cater 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Swoboda rf            3   1   2   1     1   1   .262
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Ellis 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .233
Moret p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .154
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Kenney ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                          Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .165
                                                            Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gibbs ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204

Totals               38   1   5   1     2   6             Totals               34   2   8   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  6,154
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Yankees 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Aker
Doubles: Griffin (21), Munson (15)
Home Runs: Swoboda (2)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Cater 2 (4), Swoboda (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ellis (3)
GIDP: Beniquez (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret                   9     6   1   1   4   3   1  35   2.83
Bolin L(4-3)            1.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   8   4.57
Totals                 10.2   8   2   2   5   3   1  43

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             7     4   1   1   1   4   0  26   2.82
Aker                    3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.42
Hambright W(3-1)        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.92
Totals                 11     5   1   1   2   6   0  40

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


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; Smith
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to first; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli lined to right; Scott flied out to
right; Oglivie singled to center; Fisk made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Cater made an
out to second; Swoboda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Moret popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffin
lined to right; Beniquez singled to right; Yastrzemski grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Ellis walked; Baker forced Ellis (second to
shortstop); On a bunt Stottlemyre hit into a double play
(pitcher to second) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith struck out; Petrocelli flied out to right;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson singled to
right; Alou flied out to right; White grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; Fisk
struck out; Moret grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Swoboda
singled to third; Ellis singled to left [Swoboda to third, Ellis
out at second (left to third to first)]; Baker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin doubled to shortstop; Beniquez grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center [Griffin to
third]; Smith singled to shortstop [Griffin scored]; Petrocelli
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Stottlemyre struck out; Clarke singled to center;
Munson singled to center [Clarke to second]; Alou lined to left;
White flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott struck out; Oglivie grounded out (first to
pitcher); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Swoboda
homered; Ellis grounded out (third to first); Baker walked;
HANSEN BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Hansen lined to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 8TH: AKER REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); Moret grounded out
(third to first); Griffin reached on an error by Aker [Griffin
to first]; Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson flied out to
right; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
singled to right; Petrocelli flied out to center; Scott struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: White walked; Cater out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [White to second]; Swoboda was walked intentionally;
Ellis popped to first in foul territory; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR
BAKER; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 10TH: KENNEY REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Oglivie
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk struck out; COOPER BATTED
FOR MORET; Cooper grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Cecil Cooper; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 10TH: BOLIN REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); GIBBS BATTED FOR
AKER; Gibbs popped to third in foul territory; Clarke singled;
Clarke was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Munson
doubled to left; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 11TH: GIBBS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HAMBRIGHT
REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); Griffin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
walked; Smith made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 11TH: White walked; Cater reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [White to second]; Swoboda out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [White to third, Cater to
second]; Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to right [White scored]; 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.